Thousands of businesses around the world are expected to go bankrupt by the end of the year due to the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Governments in leading economies are now trying to prevent this.

Last week, the overall picture of the scale of the effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic on the global economy became somewhat clearer. It was then that a number of countries released their economic indicators for the second quarter of 2020. During this period, the lockdown introduced in many parts of the world led to the shutdown of entire industries and services.

In Europe, the deepest economic decline was recorded in Spain – in the second quarter of this year, its economy fell by 18.5% compared to the previous quarter. In France and Italy, the economic downturn was also quite sensitive – 14 and 12%, respectively. The recession did not bypass even the largest economy on the continent – Germany. Here, in the second quarter, economic activity fell by a record of 10.1%.

Actually, in other countries of the world in the period from April to June the economic situation was not better. For example, in the United States, the decline in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached 9.5% compared to the first quarter, and in Japan, according to preliminary estimates, the economic downturn was more than 11%.

United States

The United States has not made direct changes to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Act. However, the package of economic support measures adopted in March this year provides, in particular, support for enterprises involved in countering the pandemic. The law passed by lawmakers contains a package of economic incentives worth more than two trillion dollars. It was the largest package of economic support in US history.

In addition, the US Federal Reserve System has allocated an additional $500 billion to finance the government’s program to lend to troubled companies.

Small and medium-sized businesses are supported through lending programs run by the Small Business Administration (SBA) and a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The minimum threshold that allows businesses to take advantage of this program has recently been raised from $2.7 million to $7.5 million per company.

However, to take advantage of this program, a company does not have to be insolvent. In addition, the company’s management should provide a business plan on how it intends to integrate the proposed government support into the company’s long-term development strategy to overcome the current difficulties.

The collapse of many market players is imminent

However, many special support programs will expire in the coming months, creating the risk of a second wave of economic crisis around the world, including a growing number of bankruptcies.

Small firms with limited financial reserves and small margins will have a particularly difficult time. For them, any reduction in support programs can put an end to attempts to survive, which will simply destroy them.

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In each branch of the US Postal Service, photographs of the incumbent president Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence must be posted, a member of the House of Representatives, Dan Donovan, is convinced. The congressman intends to submit a corresponding bill to the parliament in the near future.

The idea of ​​this bill came to Donovan after the appeal of one of the residents of Staten Island, who said that portraits of the previous US leader Barack Obama and former vice president Joe Biden still hang in the local post office.

Dan Donovan has been representing Staten Island in the Congress since 2015, when his predecessor, Republican Michael Grimm, received a deadline for organizing fraudulent schemes for non-payment of taxes. By the way, Grimm, who previously worked in the FBI, plans to run for Congress again.

Most Republicans supported Donovan’s initiative, wanting to defeat the Democrats, who sought to win a seat in the House of Representatives. Donovan himself considers that “the former criminal” will not be able to bypass him in the upcoming elections.

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Experts explain the rejection of age restrictions for arms owners with a high probability of negative public reaction to this initiative.

As for other developments to reduce the tragic events in the US educational institutions, the Presidential Administration included in the plan of action tightening inspections for the presence of weapons and special programs to help people with mental problems. Also, the White House plans to recommend schools to hire security-related posts, war veterans and retired police officers.

According to the US Vice President, these proposals are “a pragmatic plan that in a short time will raise the level of security in schools and colleges.” The presidential administration ordered the creation of a special commission chaired by the US Secretary of Education, Betsy Devos.

Recall, after the massacre at the school in Parkland (Florida) on February 14, Donald Trump said that, perhaps, teachers should arm themselves, later specifying that they should be given the right to carry firearms only after passing special training. According to the president, this will have a strong psychological effect on potential criminals, and will also allow teachers to respond quickly to the threat that has arisen.

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