У перший день виплат субсидій грішми, так званої монетизації, громадянам України перерахували 19,4 мільйони гривень. Як повідомили в Кабінеті міністрів 12 березня, кошти оформили понад 11 тисячами переказів. «На карти зараховано 204 224 перекази на суму 333,4 мільйонів гривень. Кампанія триває», – йдеться в повідомленні. Виплати монетизованих субсидій почалися через мережу державного банку «Ощадбанк». В …
Category: Бізнес
Бізнесові новини. Бізнес (також відомий як підприємство або фірма) є установою, що бере участь у виробництві продукції, торгівлі товарами чи послугах споживачам. Компанії – найбільш поширені у капіталістичній економіці, де більшість з них приватні та засновані задля одержання прибутку, отже збільшення багатства їхнім власникам
Trade Chief: US Working on Steel, Aluminum Tariff Relief for Mexico, Canada
The United States is working on a plan to lift tariffs from Mexican and Canadian steel and aluminum but preserve the gains that domestic producers have received from the duties so far, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Tuesday. “What I’m trying to do is a have a practical solution to a real problem …
Lopez Obrador Rebuts Finance Ministry over $2.5B Mexico Refinery Funding
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday denied any delay to a flagship refinery project in his home state after the deputy finance minister was quoted as saying $2.5 billion for its construction will be moved to state oil firm Pemex. The planned investment for the Dos Bocas refinery “can go to exploration and …
Official: US Plans ‘Very Significant’ Additional Venezuela Sanctions
The United States is preparing to impose “very significant” Venezuela-related sanctions against financial institutions in the coming days, U.S. special envoy Elliott Abrams said on Tuesday. Abrams did not elaborate on the fresh measures but his warning came a day after the U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on Russian bank Evrofinance Mosnarbank for helping Venezuelan state …
Self-driving Test Vehicle Added to Auto History Museum
One of General Motors’ first self-driving test vehicles is going on display at an automotive history museum in suburban Detroit. The Henry Ford history attraction announced Tuesday that it has acquired a modified pre-production Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle. The GM-donated vehicle originally made its debut testing on the streets of San Francisco in 2016. Now …
At Age 30, World Wide Web Is ‘Not the Web We Wanted’
At the ripe old age of 30 and with half the globe using it, the World Wide Web is facing growing pains with issues like hate speech, privacy concerns and state-sponsored hacking, its creator says, trumpeting a call to make it better for humanity. Tim Berners-Lee on Tuesday joined a celebration of the Web and …
US Warns of WTO Action Over ‘Discriminatory’ New Digital Taxes
The U.S. is weighing a complaint at the World Trade Organization against “discriminatory” new taxes on digital giants such as a Facebook and Google which are being planned by France and other EU nations, a top US trade official said Tuesday. “We think the whole theoretical basis of digital service taxes is ill-conceived and the …
Pawn Business Growing in US
You never know what you will find in a pawnshop. Where else can you find a snow blower parked next to a mink jacket? Or an ornate 19th century mantle clock from France next to modern-day laptop computers? At Top Dollar Pawn in Waldorf, Maryland, a man comes in wanting to sell the gold caps …
China Tweaks Tech Supremacy Plan
For the first time in recent years, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s annual Government Work Report did not mention Made in China 2025, the country’s ambitious plan to achieve high-tech dominance, and that has analysts asking whether Beijing is going to completely overhaul the plan or keep it going quietly behind the scenes. Made in China …
US Warns Germany a Huawei Deal Could Hurt Intelligence Sharing
The United States on Monday warned Germany about future “information sharing” if it uses “untrusted vendors” in its 5G telecom infrastructure amid debate over whether Chinese IT giant Huawei is an espionage risk. The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. Ambassador Richard Grenell sent a letter to German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier on Friday warning …
Global Backlash Over Boeing 737 MAX-8 Growing After Deadly Crash
Australia and Singapore have suspended the Boeing 737 Max 8 passenger jet from operating in their respective airspaces, joining a growing list of countries taking precautionary measures involving the troubled plane after its second fatal crash in five months. Airlines in countries across the globe, including China, Indonesia, Brazil and Mexico, have grounded all …
Apple: ‘It’s Show Time’ March 25, TV Service Announcement Expected
Apple on Monday invited media to a March 25 event at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, where it is expected to launch a television and video service. Sources previously told Reuters that the company is targeting April for the launch of a streaming television service that will likely include subscription …
Governments Seek UN Scrutiny of Technologies to Cool the Climate
As climate change accelerates, the United Nations Environment Assembly will this week consider whether to start assessing, and setting rules on, technologies that could pull carbon out of the atmosphere or block some of the sun’s warmth to cool the Earth. Delegates at the week-long meeting in Nairobi will debate a proposal from Switzerland, backed …
Гривня зміцнилася ще на 8 копійок стосовно долара – НБУ
Гривня зміцнилася ще на вісім копійок стосовно долара, повідомив Національний банк України. На 12 березня офіційний курс встановлений на рівні 26 гривень 31 копійки за долар. Євро здешевшав на 18 копійок – до 25 гривень 58 копійок. Національний банк України 7 березня відзначив, що «курс гривні під впливом ринкових факторів зміцнюється упродовж останніх тижнів». Серед причин зміцнення …
Pakistani Politician: US Should Have a Marshall Plan for South Asia
The United States should announce a Marshall Plan for South Asia if it wants to compete with China in projecting its “economic soft power” in the region, according to Pakistan’s young political leader, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. “I think (the) United States and other powers that are now considering cutting and running from Afghanistan, instead of jealously …
Erdogan’s Economic Woes Grow Ahead of Key Elections in Turkey
The Turkish economy has fallen into recession for the first time in a decade, according to data released on Monday. The timing could not be worse for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with critical local elections scheduled for the end of the month. According to state figures, the gross domestic product shrank by 2.4 percent in …
US Sanctions Bank Jointly Owned by Russia, Venezuela
The U.S. on Monday sanctioned a Moscow-based bank jointly owned by Russian and Venezuelan state-owned companies for its support for Venezuela’s embattled President Nicolas Maduro and the country’s state-controlled oil industry. The U.S. Treasury said it was targeting Evrofinance Mosnarbank, which was founded in 2011 to help provide financing for joint Russia-Venezuela oil and infrastructure …
НБУ посилив гривню до долара на 9 копійок
Національний банк України встановив на 11 березня курс 26 гривень 39 копійок за долар. Це на дев’ять копійок менше, ніж встановлений на 7 березня курс. Національний банк України 7 березня відзначив, що «курс гривні під впливом ринкових факторів зміцнюється упродовж останніх тижнів», і назвав причини такої тенденції. Читайте також: НБУ назвав 4 причини зміцнення гривні Зараз …
High-Tech Baton Lets Blind Musicians Follow Conductor’s Lead by Feel
A company that designs and develops musical instruments for people with physical disabilities has created a conductor’s baton which allows the visually-impaired to follow its movements. As Faith Lapidus reports, this opens up the potential for blind musicians to join more orchestras. …
Boeing Likely to Face New Questions After Another 737 Crash
Investigators rushed to the scene of a devastating plane crash in Ethiopia on Sunday, an accident that could renew safety questions about the newest version of Boeing’s popular 737 airliner. The Boeing 737 Max 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines crashed shortly after taking off from the capital of Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people on …
White House: Trump Wants 5% Cut in 2020 Domestic Spending
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow says that President Donald Trump will call for a 5 percent “across the board” cut in domestic government spending in 2020 when he proposes his new budget on Monday. “It will be a tough budget,” Kudlow told the Fox News Sunday show. “We’re going to do our own caps …
Parliament Facing Brexit Decisions, More Drama, Deadline
After months of Brexit deadlock, this is it: decision time. At least for now. With Britain scheduled to leave the European Union in less than three weeks, U.K. lawmakers are poised to choose the country’s immediate direction from among three starkly different choices: deal, no deal or delay. A look at what might happen: …