The federal budget deficit is on course to reach $2.3 trillion for the 2021 fiscal year even if Congress does not pass another economic rescue bill, an amount slightly lower than the $3 trillion level it topped last year but still the second-highest deficit since World War II, the Congressional Budget Office said in new forecasts released Thursday.
Yet the updated projections show an improving fiscal picture for the government than what the budget office forecast last fall. The budget office now sees the U.S. economy recovering faster than it previously expected , buoyed by stimulus and the ability of American businesses to adapt to the pandemic.
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Faculty Member leaves Rollins due to department's restricted budget, establishes independent
The founding director of the Department of External and Competitive Scholarship, Dr. Jayashree Shivamoggi, has left her position after 15 years. She made her exit due to the lack of increase in the department's budget.
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Shivamoggi, known affectionately by students as Dr. Jay, started her work at Rollins in 2003, when the department was just getting its start. Before its establishment, students had to work within their departments to discover opportunities for scholarships outside the college.
Amendments To Company Law Pursuant To Budget 2021-22 - Corporate/Commercial Law - India
On 1 February 2021, the Hon'ble Finance Minister presented the Union Budget 2021-22. The budget speech referred to certain proposals on company matters to facilitate ease of doing business. In furtherance to that, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs notified amendments to the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules (CA 2013) made thereunder.
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An amendment is made to the Companies (Specification and Definitions Details) Rules, 2014, whereby the threshold limit of paid-up capital and turnover to qualify as a 'small company' has been increased. Accordingly, a company that has:
India's Budget points to a loosening of fiscal policy: Fitch Ratings | Business Standard News
IANS | Mumbai/Hong Kong Last Updated at February 11, 2021 13:50 IST
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The debt/GDP trajectory is core to our sovereign rating assessment, meaning higher deficits and a slower consolidation path will make India's medium-term growth outlook take on a more critical role in our analysis, says Fitch Ratings.
India entered the pandemic with little fiscal headroom from a rating perspective. Its general government debt/GDP ratio stood at 72 per cent in 2019, against a median of 42 per cent for 'BBB' rated peers.
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Cash-Tight Libya Oil Firm to Get Part of $2 Billion Package - Bloomberg
The central bank will transfer the funds under an interim financial arrangement for two months until a unified budget is approved for all of 2021, said the people, who asked not to be identified as they’re not authorized to speak to the media.
Representatives from Libya, which has been split for years between rival administrations in the east and west, agreed last week on a new executive authority comprised of a prime minister and three-member presidency council to steer the OPEC member until elections slated for December.
Eik fasteignafélag hf.: Management results 2020 and financial budget 2021
According to management results EBITDA for the year amounted to ISK 5,038 million which is in line with management's updated forecast which was announced on Nasdaq in June 2020.
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Due to continuing uncertainty as to the effects of COVID-19 on the Company's operations, the Company publishes forecasted EBITDA instead of forecasted income and expenses. The Company retains the 3% forecast range used when its updated forecast was published in June 2020.
Report highlights centuries of racial oppression in Virginia, General Assembly releases budget
Uber's Food Delivery Business Nearly Matches Ride-Sharing - The New York Times
While Uber's ride-hailing business remains slow because of travel restrictions related to the pandemic, the company said on Wednesday that its food delivery business was booming.
Uber said its overall revenue in the fourth quarter of last year was $3.2 billion, a 16 percent decline from the previous year. Its losses for the quarter, $968 million, were a 12 percent improvement.
Ride hailing declined precipitously during the early days of the pandemic. Although there has been some recovery, Uber is still not back where it was at the beginning of 2019.
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