The World Bank scandal over manipulating China’s ratings is raising concerns among economists

Economists and investment funds are concerned about the revelation that the World Bank’s (WB) leadership has put “disproportionate pressure” on employees to improve China’s rating in the bank’s influential Doing Business 2018 report and its subsequent withdrawal. The cancellation of a report that rated countries on how easy it is to do business could make … Read more

In Les Andelys, the city council discusses projects for 2021

Politics. The budget orientation debate of the city council on Saturday February 20, 2021 made it possible to outline future projects. End of works, projection on the Levant or study of the state of public buildings are on the menu. The city council held on Saturday February 20, at the Houssay gymnasium, had as its … Read more

Pregnant, Laura Smet talks about how she lived confinement

When confinement began, she had just learned that she was pregnant. – Together for seven years, Laura Smet and Raphaël Lancrey-Javal married civilly in 2019, then religiously on June 15, 2019, Johnny Hallyday’s birthday. If the actress formalized her pregnancy last July, she explained in an interview with Télé Star that she had learned the … Read more

“I’m not completely recovered”: former candidate of “Koh-Lanta”, Steeve evokes the consequences of his participation in the adventure game

An adventure that has left its mark on Steeve. – Steeve is a former “Koh-Lanta” finalist. A little over a year and a half ago, he participated in the program “Koh-Lanta: the war of the chiefs”. But this trying adventure has left its mark, as Steeve explained in Nice Matin. For the newspaper, the Niçois … Read more

“I’m not going to be a coach for 20 years”

Posted on Saturday June 27, 2020 at 4:11 p.m. By Belgian — The Real Madrid coach told reporters on Saturday. – – The current Real Madrid coach, Zinedine Zidane, does not want to remain a coach until retirement age. “I will not be a coach for 20 years I will retire earlier”, said the 48-year-old … Read more

Coronavirus: China confines half a million people and evokes a “serious and complex” situation

The country largely contained the epidemic. But the emergence of some 300 new cases in the city in the space of just over two weeks is fueling fears of a second wave of contamination. – Lhe China confined nearly half a million people on Sunday near the capital Beijing, affected since mid-June by a rebound … Read more

Jacques Brel’s daughter talks about the relationship with her father: “He asked me one day not to call him dad anymore”

Very absent, Jacques Brel was not very involved in his role as father. – With his wife Thérèse Michielsen, Jacques Brel had three daughters: Chantal, France and Isabelle. On the occasion of Father’s Day in France, France spoke of his relationship with his father Jacques Brel, during an interview with Version Femina magazine, reports RTL. … Read more

Boris Jonhson evokes thousands of passports for Hong Kong citizens

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that it would offer millions of residents Hong Kong passports and possible access to British citizenship if China continues to impose its national security law on the territory. “Many people in Hong Kong fear that their way of life – which China is committed to maintaining – will … Read more

Coronavirus. WHO cites “potentially positive data” of certain treatments

The World Health Organization (WHO) spoke Tuesday, May 12, of potentially positive data concerning certain treatments appearing to limit the severity or duration of coronavirus diseaseShe also said that she would focus on the more promising four or five. ” We need more data “ We have certain treatments which seem, according to studies which … Read more

Maggie De Block (OpenVld) reacts violently to remarks by a member of her party who talks about “a dictatorship of lockdown”

Posted on Monday, April 27, 2020 at 10:20 p.m.— “A dictatorship of lockdown” is how Els Ampe defines confinement. – – There is tension in Open Vld on Monday. First on Twitter, Els Ampe, a member of the Flemish party, attacked Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès: “Belgians can’t take it any more, businesses go bankrupt and … Read more