Brief economic corona news from September 15
FHI, Federation of Technology Industries – September 15, 2020
- The growth of the Dutch economy will be slightly higher next year and unemployment will be much lower. That is what the Central Planning Bureau (CPB) thinks based on the government measures in the 2021 budget. In the Macro Economic Outlook, the CPB arrives at an unemployment rate of 5.9 percent, compared to an estimate of 6.5 percent in August.
- According to MKB Nederland director Leendert-Jan Visser, various SME companies with laboratories can help increase the testing capacity for the coronavirus. There are also companies working on alternative and faster tests for the new coronavirus, Like this said Visser in the Radio 1 program SpraakmakersHe calls on the RIVM to speed up the process.
- The Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine producer, has entered into a partnership with pharmaceutical company Novavax, writes the FDThe two companies want to produce two billion corona vaccines.
- The capacity of intensive care units in Dutch hospitals is up to three times greater than in March and April, reports the ADThis is mainly due to a significantly shorter length of stay in the ICU.
- Airbus wants to give employees two months extra salary if they use a voluntary departure scheme. This should prevent forced redundancies at the aircraft manufacturer, writes Bloomberg.
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