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Bank of Japan Ramps Up Stimulus as Virus Hits Economy
Apr.26 -- The Bank of Japan removed limits on its purchases of government bonds, joining global counterparts in their unprecedented expansion of monetary stimulus as the coronavirus hammers the world economy. Sayuri Shirai, a former BOJ...
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Hotel Chocolat Successfully Pivoted to 100% Online: CEO
Apr.16 -- Angus Thirlwell, chief executive officer at Hotel Chocolat Group Plc, discusses closing all 125 stores due to coronavirus pandemic, receiving aid from the U.K. government and redeploying dividend capital. He speaks on...
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Alibaba's Lazada: More SMEs Getting Online as E-Commerce Demand Rises
Apr.26 -- Pierre Poignant, chief executive officer of Lazada Group SA, Southeast Asia’s largest e-commerce platform owned by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., discusses how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting his business and shares his...
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Air India Sale Likely to Happen, Former SpiceJet COO Says
Dec.17 -- Sanjiv Kapoor, an aviation veteran who’s held management positions at SpiceJet Ltd. and Vistara, the Indian affiliate of Singapore Airlines, discuses the prospects for India's aviation industry. He speaks with Haslinda Amin and...
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Omicron's Spread Pushed Global Cases Over 1 Million Again
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor and Virologist Andrew Pekosz discusses the omicron variant, the hospitalization rate for the variant and the infection rate of children. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance." The...
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Scientists Are Racing to Eliminate the World's Fastest Spreading Tropical Disease
Oct.28 -- Dengue is the fastest spreading tropical disease, with 40% of the world’s population is currently at risk. Transmitted by mosquitoes, so far there’s been little progress in fighting back. One organization is using a naturally...
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U.K. Airlines Ask Government for Support
The U.K.'s biggest airlines have asked the government for economic support as the travel restrictions threaten to upend the peak Christmas season for a second year. Bloomberg's Siddharth Philip reports on "Bloomberg Markets: European Open."
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Spotify Adds Covid Notices as Rogan Boycott Grows
Spotify Technology SA made internal rules public Sunday on what content is and isn't allowed on the service and will add notices to any material addressing the coronavirus. The streaming service is facing a growing controversy over its...
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New Zealand Economy to Remain Resilient, Minister Says
New Zealand Finance Minister Grant Robertson, who is also the deputy prime minister, discusses the concerns about the omicron variant, the outlook for the economy, and the policies of the government and the central bank. He also talks...
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IMF Cuts China's 2022 Growth Forecast to 4.4% From 4.8%
Helge Berger, the International Monetary Fund's mission chief for China, discusses the outlook for the world's second-largest economy, fiscal and monetary policies. The IMF has cut its economic growth forecast for this year to 4.4% from...
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Covid Pandemic in India Has Not Peaked Yet, Doctor Says
Apr.30 -- Dr. Giridhara Babu, professor of Epidemiology at the Indian Institute of Public Health, discusses the Covid-19 situation in the country, which is now the main hotspot of the pandemic. The number of confirmed cases stands at...
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Covid-19 and the Travel Industry
Aug.12 -- Gloria Guevara Manzo, chief executive officer at World Travel and Tourism Council, discusses the potential for a covid-19 vaccine, the economic recovery and how airlines have responded to the virus. She speaks on “Bloomberg...
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U.S. Monitoring China Covid Cases Impact on Supply Chain
The Biden administration is monitoring real-time data obtained from businesses operating in China to determine whether outbreaks of the omicron variant of coronavirus pose a risk to U.S. supply chains, according to an official. Yvonne...
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Japan Gambles on Successful Tokyo Olympics Amid Pandemic
Jun.08 -- The Japanese government, the International Olympic Committee and major stakeholders are gambling political reputations and billions of dollars on staging the Tokyo Olympic Games amid the coronavirus pandemic, with seven weeks...
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How the Pandemic Has Impacted Small Businesses
Sep.14 -- Steve Vamos, chief executive officer at Xero Ltd., discusses the impact of coronavirus on small businesses, how quickly the recovery is going and how the virus has hit the company’s strategic ambitions. He speaks on “Bloomberg...
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BlackRock Pursuing Partnerships in China: Buckingham
Jun.23 -- Geraldine Buckingham, head of Asia-Pacific at BlackRock Inc., talks about the outlook for global markets amid the coronavirus outbreak, and the asset manager's strategy for China. She speaks with Shery Ahn and Paul Allen on...
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Salesforce Staff Has Option to Keep Working From Home
Jun.15 -- Dan Bognar, head of strategy for Asia at Salesforce.com Inc., discusses how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting the San Francisco-based software maker’s operations and its customers. Bognar manages a team of 300+ consultants...
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Traders' Remote Working to Be 'Semi-Permanent': IPC CEO
Jul.02 -- Robert Santella, chief executive officer of IPC Systems, a technology and service provider for financial firms, discusses how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting the financial-services industry and his company. He speaks with...
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H.K. Restaurants Closing Down Amid Pandemic: Kampery Group
Jul.23 -- Simon Wong, chairman of Hong Kong's Kampery Group, whose businesses range from manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing, importing and exporting, looks at how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting businesses in the city. Wong is...
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Goldman Sachs AM: ESG Investing Is 'More Than a Trend'
Jun.22 -- Sheila Patel, who heads Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s asset-management unit, discusses how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting the firm's clients, the implications of the political tensions between the U.S. and China, and the...
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Regulators Still Cautious on Buybacks, Says Allianz CFO
Feb.19 -- Giulio Terzariol, chief financial officer at Allianz SE, discusses company buybacks, the covid impact he’s seeing for 2021 and the company’s business strategy. He speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe.”
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Singapore Says Use of Reserves Depends on Pandemic's Course
Feb.16 -- Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat discusses the government's budget and its efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The country plans to rein in its budget deficit as the economy recovers, while digging deeper into...
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Kossan Rubber CEO: Pandemic to Boost Glove Demand by 30%-50%
May.14 -- Kuang Sia Lim, founder and chief executive officer of Malaysia's Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd., which produces 28 billion disposable latex gloves annually, talks about the rising demand for its products amid the coronavirus...
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Implications of Covid-19 on Southeast Asia Businesses
Jul.29 -- Rachel Barger, Southeast Asia president and managing director at SAP, discusses the implications of Covid-19 on Southeast Asia’s businesses and how they can help companies with the reset. She speaks exclusively on “Bloomberg...