Online booking platform Airbnb is predicting a travel rebound "unlike anything we have seen before" after seeing a big jump in holiday bookings.

The boss of the US tech giant IBM has said a computer chip shortage could last another two years.

McDonald’s is raising the hourly wages for its U.S. company-owned restaurants as the fast-food chain looks to hire 10,000 workers for those locations.

According to the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Gharibashvili, the universal internalization project will continue in Kobuleti. As he said at the presentation of the universal internet project in Guria, in a few years the project will be implemented in 1000 settlements and up to 500 thousand people will have access to the Internet.

In his speech within the framework of the Minister's Hour format, the minister focused on the efforts made to enhance the Defence Forces' potential. ''For this purpose, we plan to purchase more RPG in cooperation with the US,'' the minister said.

The first phase of the project will be completed in 2022, which will cost 22.4 million GEL. According to the project, soldiers can buy apartments in these residential buildings at a subsidized price - $ 100 per square meter.

"Ice climbing is not cheap for a Georgian citizen, but for Europeans and Americans it is a completely acceptable price, especially compared to the Alps or Everest, "- said the head of the Association of Mountain Guides.

GSE now invites eligible consulting firms ("Consultants") to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.

Chalice Holding operates in various sectors of many countries of the world and employs dozens of thousands of people.

The long-term trend in the European Union shows that the number of marriages is decreasing, while the number of divorces is increasing. Since 1964, the marriage rate in the EU has declined from 8.0 per 1 000 persons in 1964 to 4.3 in 2019. At the same time, the divorce rate has more than doubled, increasing from 0.8 per 1 000 persons in 1964 to 1.8 in 2019.

China's auto sales rose 8.6 percent year on year to 2.25 million units in April. In the January-April period, the country's auto sales rose 51.8 percent year on year to 8.75 million units. 151,000 cars were exported from China in April, rising by 13.7-percent month on month.

Moldova Agroindbank (“MAIB”) is pleased to announce that the National Bank of Moldova (“NBM”) formally approved on May, 13, Giorgi Shagidze as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Bank. Prior to that, Mr. Shagidze was approved in this capacity by MAIB’s Board of Directors and, in line existing regulation, was pending NBM’s confirmation.

Walmart said Thursday it will acquire virtual fitting room start-up Zeekit as it makes a push into fashion and caters to customers shopping for clothes online.

Tesla has suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin due to climate change concerns, its CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet. Bitcoin fell by more than 10% after the tweet, while Tesla shares also dipped.

Japanese car maker Nissan is planning to make half a million fewer vehicles in 2021 as the global chip shortage continues to wreak havoc on the automotive industry.

According to an analysis of data from the WTO the EU-27 countries are – by some margin – the countries with the most trade agreements in the world.