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SBP ready to face coronavirus crisis amid financial crisis

[ad_1] Records KARACHI: Pakistan State Bank (SBP) Governor Reza Baqir said the central bank was ready to tackle the “mother of all external shocks” as the country is going through a financial crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic . In an interview with Bloomberg, Baqir said: “The political response during …

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Heineken says coronavirus drowned Q1 beer sales

[ad_1] Governments closed restaurants and bars around the world, banned sporting events, and urged people to stay home to reduce the spread of COVID-19. FILE: Heineken Beer on display during the DirecTV-sponsored Vulture Festival Opening Night Party at The Top of The Standard on May 20, 2016 in New York …

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Closure of coronavirus in South Africa: is the alcohol ban working?

[ad_1] Image copyright fake pictures Screenshot Police arrested people caught drinking in public Banning the sale and transport of alcohol during the closure of the coronavirus in South Africa has emptied hospital beds, ruined businesses, sparked violence and political strife, and has sparked great interest in pineapples, writes BBC Andrew …

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Netflix sees record records during pandemic crashes

[ad_1] Netflix gained 15.8 million paying customers from January to March, with a global total of 182.9 million. Photo: Reuters Streaming giant Netflix more than doubled its own projections for new customers as quarantined audiences gorged on series like Tiger kingBut the company predicted a weaker second half of the …

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Amazon Web Services Launches Cape Town Data Center Region

[ad_1] The biggest in the world Enterprise cloud computing hyperscaler Amazon Web Service (AWS) has launched its Cape Town data center, the first on the continent. The AWS Africa (Cape Town) region brings Amazon.com’s owned cloud giant “Availability Zones” to 73 worldwide in 23 geographic regions and comes a year …

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AWS Cape Town region becomes active

[ad_1] Amazon Web Services (AWS) went live with its Cape Town region on April 22, 2020. Starting this morning, AWS administrators could enable the Cape Town region for their account through the AWS portal. The region is called “Africa (Cape Town)” with the label “af-south-1”. AWS regions consist of a …

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