1.The joint China-World Health Organization (WHO) novel coronavirus traceability research report, released in Geneva on the 30th, said it was “highly unlikely” that novel coronavirus would introduce humans through the laboratory.
2.White House: plans to vigorously develop offshore wind energy, strengthen domestic supply chains and create high-paying jobs. By 2030, the United States will deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power capacity to power 10 million households and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 78 million tons per year.
3.At a time when there are more than 550000 deaths of COVID-19 in the United States, the White House has set up a task force to investigate the Trump administration. According to Capitol Hill, NBC news and other news, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy said in a letter on the 29th local time that it would set up a task force to investigate whether the Trump administration intervened in scientific research.
4.Us President Joe Biden has announced that he will expand vaccination coverage in the United States over the next three weeks, expanding the range of people who can be vaccinated from those at high risk of infection to include 90 percent of American adults, and doubling the number of vaccination sites. But public health experts are still warning that the epidemic in the United States may face a new round of growth, and officials warn that not everyone who meets the criteria can be vaccinated soon.
5.On March 31, local time, the second reading of the Russian Federation Council (House of Lords) passed a law on the term of office of the President. According to the law, President Putin can serve another two terms after the end of his current term. According to the law just passed, Putin can continue to participate in the presidential election in 2024, and if he wins in a row, he is likely to be re-elected until 2036.
6.Us President Joe Biden has announced that he will expand vaccination coverage in the United States over the next three weeks, expanding the range of people who can be vaccinated from those at high risk of infection to include 90 percent of American adults, and doubling the number of vaccination sites. But public health experts are still warning that the epidemic in the United States may face a new round of growth, and officials warn that not everyone who meets the criteria can be vaccinated soon.
7.The special revised version of the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization (CMIM) Agreement signed by ASEAN, China, Japan and South Korea (103rd) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors as well as the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority of China has officially entered into force. The main amendment is to add a local currency contribution clause to the Chiang Mai Initiative multilateralization agreement, that is, in addition to US dollar-denominated loans, members can provide local currency-denominated loans based on voluntary and demand-driven principles. Increase the proportion of Chiang Mai initiative multilateralization decoupled from IMF loans from 30% to 40%. Identify other technical issues, including changes related to the withdrawal of the London Interbank offered rate (LIBOR).
8.France is currently experiencing a third wave of outbreaks, with more than 53000 new cases reported on March 31st. On the same day, French President Jean-Claude Macron announced that the city would be closed for at least a month across the country.
9.Russia has registered the world’s first novel coronavirus vaccine for animals and will begin mass production in April. Clinical trials of the vaccine began in October last year, including dogs, cats, arctic foxes, minks and foxes, according to the Russian Animal and Plant Health Supervision Service. The results showed that all the animals vaccinated with the vaccine produced novel coronavirus antibodies at 100%.
10.After FTSE Russell announced that it will include Chinese treasury bonds in the FTSE World Treasury Index, it will further enhance the international development level of China’s financial market. Under the general environment that China continues to promote financial reform and the two-way opening of the capital account is unabated, there will be a structural change in the demand of international investors. Global reserve funds and passive and active investors will continue to increase the allocation of RMB bonds or RMB assets. It is predicted that the scale of overseas capital inflows will accumulate to 4 trillion yuan from 2021 to 2025.
Post time: Apr-02-2021