DFSIN Toronto West (1-416-695-1433), a financial center serving the Toronto, Ontario area, offers an expanded selection of critical illness insurance plans. Toronto, Canada – January 7, 2022 – With the company’s critical illness insurance offerings, customers can enjoy crucial protection against dreaded illnesses such as cancer, heart attacks and strokes. The lump sum payment they […]
Growth in the UK service sector fell to its lowest level in 10 months as the emergence of the Omicron variant slowed the UK recovery. December was the worst month for the UK services economy since February 2021, when the last lockdown, according to data firm IHS Markit. Service companies suffered a sharp drop in […]
Service providers in the UK had a difficult December as the Covid-19 variant Omicron saw spending on face-to-face consumer services sharply lower due to business uncertainty and staff absences. As a result, commercial activity at the end of 2021 was the weakest since the start of the rebound in containment measures last spring. This is […]
Hello and welcome to our continued coverage of the global economy, financial markets, euro area and business. Stock markets are collapsing today after the US central bank revealed it may raise interest rates sooner or faster than expected, to bring US inflation under control. The minutes of the Federal Reserve’s December meeting, released last night, […]
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People sit at a restaurant using plexiglass dividers to protect customers from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Shibuya area of Tokyo, Japan on July 29, 2021. REUTERS / Androniki Christodoulou Register now for FREE and unlimited access to Reuters.com Register TOKYO, Jan.6 (Reuters) – Activity in the service sector in Japan grew at a slower […]
It was another busy economic calendar for the eurozone this morning. The focus of attention was on the Member States and euro area services sector and composite PMIs. Member States For Spain, the services PMI fell from 59.8 to 55.8 against a forecast of 57.5. Activity in the service sector in Italy also grew more […]
The country continues to return to work today after another ‘Covid Christmas’. The BEC confirmed this week that around 18pc of the workforce is absent due to positive Covid tests or close contact with someone positive for Covid. We present to you our breakdown of potential disruption across different industries as the country begins to […]
In an effort to boost digital transactions in the country, the State Bank of India (SBI) has announced that it will not charge any service fees on Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) transactions up to Rs 5 lakh through its digital banking channels. Informing clients in a tweet, the country’s largest public sector lender said that […]
Indian service companies continued to post growth in sales and business activity in December. Expansion rates moderated but were nonetheless marked by historical norms. However, despite strong gains from new work in recent months, companies were able to bring their workloads under control and, as a result, reduce their headcount by the end of 2021. […]
The owners of the Russian-inspired restaurant in Portland say the tip system is rooted in inequality. PORTLAND, Oregon – Kachka, a famous Russian-inspired restaurant in Portland, will replace tips with a 22% service charge when it reopens after its vacation on Thursday. Company owners are instituting a fee to support their pay equity plan, which […]