Metro Atlanta-based Ebix Inc. says its broad diversification kept the company profitable in the first quarter, despite an extended lockdown in India and pandemic-related restrictions that pummeled business segments that are highly dependent on travel. The Johns Creek-based insurance software provider, travel marketplace operator and financial technology firm posted a drop in revenues of about 4 percent to $137.9 million, down from […]
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These 40-Plus International Organizations in Atlanta Need Your Support During the Pandemic
Compiling our calendar each week, we at Global Atlanta have a pretty good idea how the city’s international affairs organizations, language institutes and binational chambers have been affected by the sudden and precipitous drop in event revenue these last few weeks. Weathering the pandemic ourselves, facing canceled ads to postponed forums, we got to thinking that […]
While Sheltering in Place, This Nonprofit Wants to Stoke Your Global Travel Dreams
With flights grounded and the world turned upside down just in the last month, it may seem that the inertia of the coronavirus pandemic will keep the world at a wary standstill forever. But one Atlanta nonprofit is helping facilitate travel dreams for the day when the storm passes and jet-setters are once again free […]
Chamber Urges Support of French Restaurants, Businesses During Covid-19 Shutdown
Update: The FACC has updated its list of businesses and restaurants here. The French-American Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta is urging its members and the broader community to support local French restaurants, bakeries, shops and other businesses as they face falling demand during the Covid-19 outbreak. “During those unprecedented times, we have to stay united […]
Survey: Most Dutch Firms in Southeast Harmed by Travel Ban
It wasn’t the most scientific of surveys, but the Netherlands-American Chamber of Commerce Southeast’s simple poll of member companies revealed clear results: Most Dutch firms in the region will suffer from reduced travel between Europe and the U.S. amid the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the globe. “Companies are indicating that they are being affected by the canceled […]
Coronavirus: Delta Cuts International Flights as Trump Bars Most of Europe From U.S. Entry
Delta Air Lines announced capacity cuts as travel demand nosedived amid the coronavirus outbreak and an order by President Trump in an Oval Office address Wednesday to bar U.S. entry from most of Europe. Mr. Trump’s order affects all foreign nationals that have traveled in any of the 26 European countries within the Schengen area (which is […]
Goals for Legendary U.S. Women’s Soccer Coach: Equal Pay and Empowered Female Leaders
Former U.S. women’s national team soccer coach Jill Ellis proved Friday in Atlanta that if nothing else, her record-setting career has given her a knack for straight talk and an arsenal of inspirational lessons that transition well from sport to life. But one quote in particular may best illustrate the reason she was recruited for […]
Georgia’s India Chamber Names New Board, Prepares for Third Film Festival
The Georgia Indo-American Chamber of Commerce named new board members last week as it announced the dates for one of its signature events: the Atlanta Indian Film Festival. The chamber will host the third annual festival May 1-2, bringing in a new slate of Indian filmmakers to build on the momentum of the last two […]
Putting a French Twist on Atlanta’s Push to Brand Itself as a ‘City of Peace’
While speaking at a reception for the French ambassador to the U.S. held in Atlanta the evening of Feb. 24, Andrew Young recalled Martin Luther King Jr.’s insight that the United States had air force, army, coast guard and naval academies, but no such institution for the study of peace. “We should spend as much time […]
Ambassador Visit to Celebrate Georgia-Cote D’Ivoire Cooperation
While the legacy of colonialism in Africa has left divisions between countries with official European languages, the evolution of common markets and globalization are bringing them closer together, Amini Kajunju, the executive director of the foundation supporting the International University of Grand Bassam (IUGB) in the Francophone West African nation of Cote d’Ivoire, told Global […]
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