Covid-19: Financing the eSports Industry

Coronavirus isn’t the first pandemic our kind has had to face. This article has a look into how previous generations dealt with diseases such as the Plague and Spanish Flu all the way back to the 14th century.

As a global industry, steel prices and exports have been falling as demand decreases. Whilst the media reports on British Steel have focused on job losses, Brexit-related issues have played a greater role on its sudden demise.

Munich, 16 October 2013 – There is currently a high level of uncertainty on the international financial markets, due to the budget dispute in the USA surrounding the proposed raising of the borrowing limit. The markets are waiting with bated breath to see whether the Democrats and the Republicans will be able to agree on raising the debt ceiling, which currently stands at just under 17 trillion US dollars. The key question for investors is whether the USA and other countries will be able to pay back the debts they have taken on or whether, as in the case of the debt cut in Greece, they can expect to see losses on their investments. A recent study based on sustainability rating agency oekom research’s country ratings shows that sustainability ratings are a reliable indicator of countries’ solvency and that taking sustainability ratings into account allows investors to make a better assessment of the overall risks.