From France to China to India to the US, we are a global community at home. Hunkered down in our rooms, we are collectively fighting a virus that we are still learning about—and as consumers, we are changing our day-to-day behaviors in the face of government orders and advisories and continued increases in confirmed COVID-19 cases.
IMF experts present a forecast for global growth, in particular with regard to pandemic-induced disruptions to economic activity, commodity prices, financial conditions and government support.
Redmadrobot presents a review of digital technologies used in residential real estate. The publication studies the current state of the market for smart home systems and identifies barriers to this technology.
Nassim Taleb, Distinguished Professor of Risk Engineering, Polytechnic Faculty, NYU is best known as the author of the famous black swan theory, a metaphor that describes rare and unlikely events that have significant consequences. By the way, the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic is a classic black swan event. Two years ago, the American essayist and professor took part in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, where he spoke at the Sberbank plenary session ‘Transitional World: What Will Tomorrow Bring?’
The Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency, with support from the Russian Direct Investment Fund and scientific advice from I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, have published the Russian version of the first handbook on coronavirus prevention and treatment. The Handbook was compiled by the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine according to clinical experience. The Roscongress Foundation analysts present a digest of the facts set out in the Handbook.
