In order to understand a complex global medical tourism healthcare market and compare countries in a meaningful and manageable way, we often turn to composite indicators or indices. There is a mix of public, private, national, and international institutions, all providing data toward a constantly evolving marketplace. Most notable are the World Competitiveness Index, Globalization …
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gBy: Mr. Krishna Pandey, PhD Research Fellow, MBA (IB) Chairman, Domestic Medical Tourism Organization “Each and every country will give first priority to upgrade their own healthcare system to develop international and domestic medical tourism destination” On 17 May, 2020 there are 4,723,190 confirmed cases worldwide in 215 countries with 313,273 deaths worldwide. Europe has …
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The World Travel and Tourism Council has warned the COVID-19 pandemic could cut 50 million jobs worldwide in the travel and tourism industry. Asia is expected to be the worst affected. Once the outbreak is over, it could take up to 10 months for the industry to recover. The tourism industry currently accounts for 10% …
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Global economy heads for deepest recession since Great Depression as business comes to near standstill Inflation in the wealthiest countries has collapsed at the fastest pace since the financial crisis, as the coronavirus pandemic outbreak sinks the world into the deepest recession for almost a century. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said …
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Warren Buffett, the legendary American investor, has sold his firm’s entire holdings in the four major US airlines, warning that the “world has changed” for the aviation industry because of the coronavirus crisis. In comments that will send shockwaves through financial markets already pulverised by the economic shock of the outbreak, Buffett said the outbreak …
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(CNN)Everyone has gripes about the American health care system. But now that the US is facing a coronavirus pandemic, the flaws have far greater — and even deadly — repercussions.The issues go beyond early missteps by federal officials, such as delays in distributing testing kits.While countries around the globe are struggling to deal with the coronavirus, people in the …
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Broader economic program would provide up to $160 billion over next 15 months WASHINGTON, April 2, 2020 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a first set of emergency support operations for developing countries around the world, using a dedicated, fast-track facility for COVID-19 (coronavirus) response. The first group of projects, amounting to …
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