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US Economy Could Lose $10B To Chinese Travel Ban 

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economy $10.3 economy” and the virus, Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, told Reuters on Tuesday (Feb. in 2020 instead of 2 percent. . Since the 2002 SARS outbreak, Chinese tourism to the U.S. tourism dollars, most of that in 2020, Oxford Economics estimates. billion in lost tourism dollars.

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Some Restaurants Opt For A Long Winter’s Nap

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Adults with positive SARS-CoV-2 test results were approximately twice as likely to have reported dining at a restaurant than were those with negative SARS-CoV-2 test results.”. Admittedly, things look bleak for restaurants, even as life resumes and economies reopen. America doesn’t have the appetite for this. We’ve had it.

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Taiwan’s Fintech Push: Harnessing Innovation and Expanding Global Ties

The Fintech Times

Taiwan, along with South Korea, Hong Kong SAR, and Singapore, forms the group known as the ‘Four Asian Tigers,’ renowned for their rapid industrialisation since the 1960s. These economies have since developed into fully advanced nations. Taiwan’s gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is over $35,000.

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Alipay+ and Partner E-Wallets Drive Sustainable Travel in Year-End Global Campaign

Fintech Finance

The campaign, which will last till December 31, will first be launched for the destinations of Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. As a result, merchants in the Chinese mainland, Macao SAR, Japan, South Korea and Singapore benefited the most from the surge in cross-border mobile payment.

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Alipay Sets Sights on Tourism in Asia, As New Partnerships Boost Travel to South Korea and China

The Fintech Times

The partnership aims to enhance the travel experience for international visitors exploring the island destination of Jeju by providing convenient digital payment services and exclusive offers and contributing to boosting the local economy. per cent from 58,609 during the same period last year.

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Alipay+ Promotes Sustainable Cross-Border Travel with Year-End Campaign

The Fintech Times

These e-wallets include Alipay (Chinese mainland), AlipayHK (Hong Kong SAR, China), Touch ‘n Go eWallet by TNG Digital (Malaysia), GCash (the Philippines), and TrueMoney (Thailand). billion payment accounts of over 25 digital wallets, banking apps and buy now, pay later (BNPL) apps.

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WHO Warns Europe Is Entering ‘Acute’ Phase Of Pandemic

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Health experts suspect that the latest surge in infections is being fueled in part by the emergence of a more contagious strain of the virus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19. During 2020, at least 26 million people in Europe were reported to have contracted the illness, resulting in more than 580,000 deaths, CNBC added.

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