Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning,

Hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas on Monday, killing at least five people and inundating homes with floodwater ahead of its expected advance on the U.S. coast, where more than a million people were ordered evacuated.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has signaled that he will call a general election rather than allow members of parliament to prevent Britain from leaving the EU at the end of October.

The UK pound fell to the lowest level in three weeks amid mounting speculation that a general election is imminent.

Meanwhile the US wants that Ireland’s stability and Northern Ireland’s peace deal is respected in Brexit. 

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday urged members of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement to back a new coalition with the opposition Democratic Party (PD), saying the planned government could transform Italy.

A personalised immune treatment for cancer, developed at University College London, has given “very promising results” in its first clinical trial on children with previously incurable leukaemia.

Turkey’s ruling AK Party wants to eject former prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu and three other lawmakers, a senior official said.

Singapore leapfrogged Hong Kong and the U.S. to take the top spot among the world’s most competitive economies for the first time in nine years.

Malta’s Newspapers 

The front-pages of the Maltese newspapers refer to the discussion of the white paper in connection with the regulations related to e-Scooters use in Malta. We also read that more than 350 people reported missing in the last ten years have still not been found. Many of them are undocumented migrants thought to have left the country, but 69 are Maltese nationals. We also read that the numbers of operators in the free school transport scheme increased to 250 since it was launched a year ago. In another story we read that the Chamber of Commerce expressed satisfaction with the economic performance published in the government’s pre-budget document, but calls for changes in the rentals market, the construction industry, and anti-money laundering measures.

On This Day…

In 1939, Britain declares war on Germany after invasion of Poland. France follows 6 hours later quickly joined by Australia, New Zealand, South Africa & Canada. In 1979 Pope John Paul I officially installed as 263rd supreme pontiff. On 3 September 1989 a car carrying Gaetano Scirea collided head-on with a truck near Babsk. The car carried four canisters of gasoline in the trunk (a common practice in Poland at that time due to frequent gas shortages), which exploded upon impact, killing Scirea and two of three other passengers.

Thought for the day…

Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better. – Harry S Truman 

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