China starts major trial of state-run digital currency
By: The Guardian April 28, 2020 China will begin trialling payments in its new digital currency in four major cities from next week, according to domestic media. In recent months, China’s central bank has stepped up its development of the e-RMB, which is set to be the first digital currency operated by a major economy. […]
UK’s lowest paid most at risk during Covid-19 crisis, report finds
By: The Guardian April 28, 2020 Britain’s lowest-paid workers, women and young adults have jobs with the biggest health and economic risks during the coronavirus lockdown, according to a report into the uneven impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. More than a month into the UK’s lockdown, the Resolution Foundation thinktank said jobs in shutdown parts […]