News from November 2021
OPINION: Death by FDA
By Thomaz Burckhardt | Nov 4, 2021
On October 29, 2021, 2,025 Americans died from COVID-19.
U.S. international trade in goods and services, September 2021
By Press Release | Nov 4, 2021
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $80.9 billion in September, up $8.1 billion from $72.8 billion in August, revised.
Not yet on track: Climate threat demands more ambitious global action
By Kristaliana Georgieva | Nov 2, 2021
New IMF analysis shows gaps in ambition and policy needed to achieve emissions curbs that contain global warming.
IMF and Niger reach staff-level agreement on a new economic program
By Andrew Kanyegirire | Nov 2, 2021
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Mr. Ari Aisen held virtual meetings from October 25 to November 1, 2021 to conclude discussions on IMF financial support via an Extended Credit Facility in support of the authorities’ economic reform program.
IMF executive board concludes 2021 Article IV consultation with St. Kitts and Nevis
By Randa Elnager | Nov 2, 2021
On September 13, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with St. Kitts and Nevis.
IMF releases the 2021 Financial Access Survey results
By David Sharrock | Nov 2, 2021
On November 1st, 2021, the International Monetary Fund released the results of the twelfth annual Financial Access Survey (FAS). [1] The survey results reveal considerable expansion in the usage of digital financial services during the pandemic, while the usage of traditional financial services remained stable.
Kumu social media platform lines up Series C funding to fuel growth
By David Hutton | Nov 1, 2021
Launched in 2018, the Kumu social media platform has grown into largest in Philippines.
Florida psychology professor views cognition as more than the brain
By Marjorie Hecht | Nov 1, 2021
Psychology increasingly characterizes cognition as the process of an individual acting in the environment in which he or she develops, instead of a kind of computational processing of information in the brain.