Digital catch-up needed in post-Covid recovery
Summary:> One of the economic realities exposed in the Covid-19 pandemic is the importance of digitalization of the economy.> Fact check: The US, Israel, and the UK started vaccination in … Read More
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How Biden’s election affects the world
The successful holding of the US presidential election on November 3 is a welcome relief to the world. Several weeks ago, the Covid-19 outbreak and its resulting economic fallout, national … Read More
US Elections, Trump vs Biden: Impact on the world and the PH
The most consequential election, perhaps, in the post-World War 2 era, the November 3 race for the American presidency will likely redefine the United States and the global order that … Read More
The world BC (before Covid-19) and AC (after Covid-19): Role of government
COVID-19 is an epochal event that promises to shake up the historical timeline when we look back on the year 2020. So many aspects of our daily lives changed during the pandemic … Read More
What is happening while waiting for the Covid-19 vaccine
The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) situation gets more critical around the world as new daily confirmed cases increased from 14,000 in February to 290,000 in July. As of August 7, more … Read More
10 technology trends transforming our lives post-Covid-19
First of two partsThe unprecedented lockdowns and quarantines in the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic had affected more than half of the global population for different durations of time. The … Read More
10 technology trends transforming our lives post-Covid-19
First of two partsThe unprecedented lockdowns and quarantines in the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic had affected more than half of the global population for different durations of time. The … Read More
Covid ‘zero’ and a second wave of infections
Wuhan, the city in Central China that was the epicenter of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), reported zero confirmed coronavirus domestic infection cases on March 17. It kept the zero … Read More
Will the peso lose control to Facebook’s world-dominating Libra?
A Facebook announcement on June 18 that it is sponsoring the non-profit Libra Association to launch the blockchain-based digital currency, Libra, in 2020 has opened a Pandora’s box on the … Read More
FB challenges world’s central banks
The announcement on June 18 by Facebook to launch a blockchain digital currency, Libra, in 2020 has opened the Pandora’s box on the current digital currency challenges to different national … Read More