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A health-care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a UHN COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Toronto on Thursday, January 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Canada has slipped to 38th in the world when it comes to vaccination rates per 100 people, according to Bloomberg
Infectious diseases expert says while Canada s vaccine efforts have been slow, he believes the situation will improve
Without the ability to produce vaccines domestically yet, Canada is dependent on foreign-based companies for its supply
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – As COVID-19 vaccines continue to be administered across the country, a new ranking shows Canada is lagging behind many other nations when it comes to just how fast we’re inoculating our population.
Posted on January 27th, 2021
Livia Yap, Courtesy Bloomberg News
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(Bloomberg) Sri Lanka stocks have returned a world-beating 30% so far in 2021 as domestic investors get more active.
Local individuals were responsible for 79% of total market turnover last year, according to the nation’s stock exchange, amid a 70% increase in new accounts from 2019. At the same time, overseas investors were exiting they sold $272.8 million of shares, data compiled by Bloomberg showed.
As the pandemic rebound got underway, abundance of global liquidity, substantial rate cuts and domestic retail participation have helped fuel the rally,” Joshua Crabb, a Hong Kong-based money manager at Robeco, said in an interview. Keep in mind the currency has also weakened, which makes exports more competitive, encourages tourism and introduces inflation, which helps nominal assets like equities.”