Brief economic corona news from November 23
FHI, Federation of Technology Industries – November 23, 2020
- The RIVM reports 5214 new corona infections on Monday, 182 fewer than Sunday. There are 35 more patients with corona in hospitals than on Sunday.
- AstraZeneca reports that its corona vaccine is 60 to 90 percent effective depending on the dose. The EU has purchased 300 million doses of the so-called Oxford vaccine.
- French Finance Minister Le Maire said in an interview with Bloomberg TV that he can guarantee the survival of Air France. This was reported by Reuters. According to the minister, the close cooperation with KLM is also a necessity for the airline.
- Because many people are working from home and fewer people are on the road, there is no need to build new roads. That say traffic experts in the ADThey also call for road pricing or peak hour charges.
- According to the latest Graydon Barometer payment behavior improved slightly in the third quarter. The average term for paying business invoices in the third quarter was 39.3 days.