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TUI announced a merger of its travel division with the British tour operator First Choice in March 2007, [10] which was approved by the European Commission on 4 June 2007, on the condition that the merged company sell Budget Travel in Ireland. [11] TUI held a 55% stake in the new company, TUI Travel PLC, which began operations in September 2007 ...
In essence, Singapore borrows to invest, not to spend. Therefore, unlike other countries, Singapore is a net creditor with no debt to anyone, and has a net debt-to-GDP ratio of 0%, maintained for almost three decades since 1995. [9] Accordingly, Singapore is the only country in Asia with a AAA sovereign credit rating from all major rating ...
The scheme was completed in October 2005, ahead of the forecast completion date in 2006. MTRCL said that part of the cost had to be assumed by passengers. [119] HK$0.10 per passenger trip was levied on Octopus card users to help fund the HK$2 billion retrofit programme. This levy was ended in 2013 after raising more than HK$1 billion. [120]
In quarter 4 of 2020, the economy contracted from 6.0% to 0.0% dropping inflation slightly. The GDP of Denmark did rise somewhat in quarter 1 of 2021 to 0.9%. [ 350 ] Denmark experienced low inflation from 2019 to 2021, reaching a point where the economy experienced an inflation rate of 0% during the peak of the pandemic.
The company provides housing finance to individuals and corporations for purchase/construction of residential houses. [13] [17] The type of loans offered by company include loans for purchase and construction of a residential units, purchase of land, home improvement loans, home extension loans, non-residential premise loans for professionals and loan against property and repayment options ...
Election Deposit Between the date of the writ of election and 12:00 noon on nomination day, the applicant must submit a deposit amounting to three times of 8% of the total allowances payable to an elected Member of Parliament in the preceding calendar year, rounded to the nearest $500. [149] The deposit for the 2023 presidential election is S ...
China's unemployment landscape has become a pressing concern, particularly among its youth. Official figures indicate a relatively stable urban surveyed unemployment rate of 5.0% as of late 2024, with annual unemployment projected to decline slightly from 5.2% in 2023 to 5.1% in 2024. However, youth unemployment paints a more troubling picture.
On 24 June, the Health Ministry concluded a purchase agreement with Novavax for its non-mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, with shipments expected to arrive in Singapore before the end of 2021. [28] On 28 July, IHH Healthcare Singapore obtained approval to import the Sinopharm BIBP vaccine (BBIBP-CorV) via the special access route (SAR). [29]