The Netherlands: Hundreds of UK firms turn to Netherlands with Brexit transition wrapping up

Hundreds of British companies are working on opening a branch in the
Netherlands by the end of this year, when the Brexit transition period
ends. The Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) is receiving
Daily requests for information from British companies, AD reports.
open a Dutch branch. "And that number will grow in the near future. The
search in the Netherlands as business location halted in March due to
he coronavirus, which meant that investments were postponed, but now
everyone feels the increasing time pressure," Michiel Bakhuizen of the
NFIA said to the newspaper.


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The Netherlands (finally) considers nationwide face mask obligation

Following the Netherlands’ announcement of the stricter measures against the coronavirus on Monday, calls for a national facemask obligation in the country are rising. The Dutch government’s current measure– that shopkeepers in the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague should only allow customers wearing a face mask to enter their shops – is perceived as unclear, according to the Dutch Lower House. Read more at: The Netherlands considers nationwide face mask obligation

US Elections: Why stock-market investors are starting to freak out about the 2020 election - by Mark DeCambre

 Less than a month and a half from the 2020 presidential elections and
investors are starting to get panicky about the race for the White House
and what that presidential contest means for already rocky markets in
the coming weeks



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Why stock-market investors are starting to freak out about the 2020 election - MarketWatch

Switzerland: Geneva voters approve 'world's highest' minimum wage - The Local

Geneva voters on Sunday came out in support of introducing a minimum
wage, guaranteeing every worker in one of the world's priciest cities at
least $25 an hour. 



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Geneva voters approve 'world's highest' minimum wage - The Local

Brexit negotiations between EU and Britain: EU′s Charles Michel lashes out at UK over withdrawal treaty

European Council President Charles Michel took a thinly veiled swipe at
the United Kingdom on Friday over its threats to renege on parts of the
EU withdrawal treaty it signed in January.


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Brexit: EU′s Charles Michel lashes out at UK over withdrawal treaty | News | DW | 25.09.2020

USA: An 'ominous’ report reminds us the U.S. economy is far from OK - by Sam Ro

On the one hand, we should be encouraged by how much the ;economy has improved since the most intense days of the Covid-19 pandemic." On the other hand, the economy is far from fully recovered , but the good news is that this was the fourth consecutive week the number was below 1 million.

Read more at: An 'ominous’ report reminds us the U.S. economy is far from OK: Morning Brief

EU: ECB plots Amazon-style market to prevent Wall Street COVID debt swoop

Europe is working on an Amazon-style website to sell hundreds of
billions of euros of bank loans which have been soured by the
coronavirus crisis, in a bid to shore up the economy and challenge the
dominance of big Wall Street debt investors. Read more at: 

ECB plots Amazon-style market to prevent Wall Street COVID debt swoop | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide