risk

File Photo: A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health Orgnaization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Denis Balibouse
Coronavirus chronicle

Omicron risk remains 'very high': WHO

"The rapid growth rate is likely to be a combination of both immune evasion and intrinsic increased transmissibility of the Omicron variant."

A health worker administers a vaccine during the launch of the South African leg of a global Phase III trial of Sinovac's Covid-19 vaccination of children and adolescents, in Pretoria, South Africa, September 10, 2021. Photo: Reuters
Africa

'Extreme' vaccine discrimination risks leaving Africa behind - report

Representational Image. Photo: Edology
Banking

Bangladesh Islamic banks face higher asset risks with lower loss buffers: Moody’s

Evan Gunter & Abbay Latour
Thoughts

The risks and opportunities of private debt

An exterior view of China Evergrande Centre in Hong Kong, China March 26, 2018. Photo :Reuters
China

China Evergrande shares plummet to 11-year low on default risks

Where has all the money gone?
Thoughts

Where has all the money gone?

Photo: Screenshot from a YouTube video
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Pregnant women with Covid at greater risk 

Photo: Google Maps
Bangladesh

51 districts at Covid-19 risk zone now: DGHS

Sometimes everyday risks are the most dangerous of all. Photo: Bloomberg
Panorama

Why we sometimes die when trying to avoid risk

EU's Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni, Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe, World Bank President David Malpass, Italy's Finance Minister Daniele Franco, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Managing Director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva, Germany's Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Mathias Cormann, Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso pose for a family photo during the G7 finance ministers meeting at Lancaster House in London, Britain, June 5, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/Pool
World+Biz

G7 backs making climate risk disclosure mandatory

FILE PHOTO: A pregnant woman receives a vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, U.S., February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
Coronavirus chronicle

More risks to pregnant women, their newborns from Covid-19 than known before - study

Japan is home to some of the oldest operating businesses in the world. Photo: Reuters
Global Economy

Recession risk looms as Japan eyes 3rd state of emergency to contain pandemic

The study followed nearly 8,000 people in Britain for about 25 years, beginning when they were 50 years old.Credit...Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/picture alliance via Getty Images via The New York Times
Science

Sleeping too little in middle age may increase dementia risk, says study