Zaks, managing director of the European Central Bank: If necessary, the interest rate can be greatly reduced. zaks, managing director of the European Central Bank, said that if economic development requires it, the interest rate cut may be increased. Although zaks thinks that the gradual approach is appropriate, he warns that the impact of geopolitics and war may bring "new impetus" to inflation. Kazakhstan said in a blog post on Friday: "If necessary, this range can be greater than 0.25%." "The current method-analysis/decision based on data and each meeting-is very suitable for this situation." Zaks also said that the future trend of interest rates is also very clear, that is, downward. The neutral interest rate is closer to 2% than 3%, so it is still necessary to cut interest rates sharply.The Zhuhai earthquake did not meet the emergency response standard, so citizens need not worry too much. On December 13th, some Zhuhai citizens felt obvious vibration, and many people suspected that an earthquake had occurred. Some citizens felt the vibration during lunch break, and some people felt the building shaking in the office. On the afternoon of the 13th, the reporter called the Seismological Bureau of Guangdong Province, and the relevant staff responded that at about 1: 25 noon on December 13th, a magnitude 2.1 earthquake occurred in the urban area of Zhuhai, so citizens need not worry too much. Because the magnitude of the earthquake did not reach the preset emergency response standard, the relevant departments did not start the emergency response mechanism, so the earthquake quick report information was not released. The staff member said that the bureau is also concerned about the public's concern about the earthquake, and is currently conducting corresponding research and judgment, and will issue corresponding research and judgment opinions later. (Nanfang Daily)Zhu Xiaohong, the former party secretary of Guizhou Aerospace Hospital, was decided to be arrested. According to the news of "Guizhou Procuratorate" WeChat WeChat official account, the case of Zhu Xiaohong, the former party secretary of Guizhou Aerospace Hospital (director level), was investigated by Zunyi City Supervision Committee and transferred to the procuratorate for review and prosecution. Under the jurisdiction designated by Zunyi Municipal People's Procuratorate, Fenggang County People's Procuratorate will review and prosecute. A few days ago, the Fenggang County People's Procuratorate made an arrest decision on Zhu Xiaohong on suspicion of accepting bribes. The case is being further processed.
Ha Sanlian: Four kinds of drugs are planned to win the bid for national centralized procurement. Ha Sanlian announced that the company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Lanxi Pharmaceutical participated in the tenth batch of national centralized procurement of drugs organized by the state. The company's esmolol hydrochloride injection, pentoxifylline injection, potassium chloride injection, and tandospirone citrate tablets of Lanxi Pharmaceutical intend to win the bid for this centralized procurement. If the subsequent purchase contract is signed and implemented, it will help to expand the sales of related products and improve the market share and brand influence. The prices of the above-mentioned drugs are respectively 1.34 yuan for esmolol hydrochloride injection, 0.59 yuan for pentoxifylline injection, 0.16 yuan for potassium chloride injection and 6.56 yuan for tandospirone citrate tablets.The Zhuhai earthquake did not meet the emergency response standard, so citizens need not worry too much. On December 13th, some Zhuhai citizens felt obvious vibration, and many people suspected that an earthquake had occurred. Some citizens felt the vibration during lunch break, and some people felt the building shaking in the office. On the afternoon of the 13th, the reporter called the Seismological Bureau of Guangdong Province, and the relevant staff responded that at about 1: 25 noon on December 13th, a magnitude 2.1 earthquake occurred in the urban area of Zhuhai, so citizens need not worry too much. Because the magnitude of the earthquake did not reach the preset emergency response standard, the relevant departments did not start the emergency response mechanism, so the earthquake quick report information was not released. The staff member said that the bureau is also concerned about the public's concern about the earthquake, and is currently conducting corresponding research and judgment, and will issue corresponding research and judgment opinions later. (Nanfang Daily)Goldman Sachs lowered the UK's GDP growth forecast for 2024 from the previous 1.2% to 1.0%.
The launch of Global Development Report 2024 was held in Beijing Foreign Ministry: China is willing to deepen development cooperation with all parties. On the 13th, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning held a regular press conference, and Mao Ning said that the release of Global Development Report is an important measure to implement global development initiatives. This is the third annual report issued by relevant Chinese institutions, aiming at rallying international consensus focusing on development and exploring ideas and cooperation paths to meet global development challenges. As the largest developing country in the world, China is willing to deepen development cooperation with all parties, accelerate the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and benefit the people of more countries. (CCTV News)Shen Wanhongyuan: "Vigorously boosting consumption" is the first task of economic work next year. The Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from December 11th to 12th. Shen Wanhongyuan released a research opinion saying that in this Central Economic Work Conference, it can be seen that boosting consumption has once again become the top priority in 2025. The "two innovations" and "two heavyweights" in 2024 are important points of economic work. "Two Innovations" means to promote a new round of large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods, and "Two Innovations" means to implement major national strategies and build safety capacity in key areas, and continue to pay attention to the efforts of fiscal policies including extra-long special national debt in this field.Astana Airlines resumed the route from Urumqi to Astana. On December 13th, according to Astana Airlines, Astana Airlines resumed the Urumqi-Astana flight from December 1st, with 2 flights per week. The resumed KC flight KC287 departs from Astana (NQZ) at 19: 30 every Tuesday and Saturday and arrives in Urumqi (URC) at 1: 00 the next day; KC288 departs from Urumchi (URC) at 2 o'clock every Wednesday and Sunday and arrives in Astana (NQZ) at 1: 45, all of which are local time. In addition, Astana Airlines also operates regular flights from Urumqi to Almaty, four times a week.