Monthly Archive: March 2018

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SSQ Insurance adds new SVP of distribution

Executive to handle the sales and distribution of the company’s insurance and investment solutions Life Insurance Blog

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Germany sees steep rise in migrants learning a trade

BERLIN — An association representing Germany’s trades says the number of migrants doing apprenticeships more than doubled last year. The ZDH association said Thursday that in 2017 its members had about 11,000 apprentices from eight countries that represent the majority of refugees in Germany, including Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq. A year earlier the number of […]

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Superjumbo flight to Lebanon brings hopes of tourism revival

BEIRUT — The world’s largest passenger jet landed at Beirut’s international airport on Thursday, bringing with it hopes of a sustained revival to Lebanon’s tourism and travel sectors. The one-off Emirates Airbus A380 flight from Dubai was a nod to the substantial passenger traffic between Lebanon and Gulf nations, where many Lebanese nationals work, and […]

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The Brexit economic ledger with 1 year to go

LONDON — Britain is a year away from leaving the European Union, potentially with no post-Brexit agreement with its biggest trading partner. And Thursday marks the half-way point since Prime Minister Theresa May triggered the two-year process for the country’s departure from the EU. Brexit is potentially the most seismic change the British economy will […]