According to the organization’s citation for Embí “his thought leadership and research led to the field of clinical research informatics the safe and effective use of AI in health care and data-driven learning health systems that improve health and care.” Peter Embí professor and chair of Biomedical Informatics is among 100 newly elected members of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) the organization announced this week.  Formerly called the Institute of Medicine, NAM was established in 1970 as the health arm of the national academies Both an honorific membership organization and an advisory organization NAM is a national resource for independent providing recommendations on a broad range of health-related issues the organization collaborates closely with its peer academies the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering.  Embí’s election comes with the following citation from NAM: “For being a pioneering physician-scientist whose career bridges health care His thought leadership and research led to the field of clinical research informatics and data-driven learning health systems that improve health and care.”  Election to the academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service New members are elected by current members through a process that recognizes individuals who have made major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences On its membership roster NAM currently lists 27 current and former faculty from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University “It is always gratifying to see a member of our faculty recognized in this important way,” said Jeff Balser President and CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Embí’s insightful contributions to the field of biomedical informatics are increasingly involved in advancing the responsible use of artificial intelligence in health care and biomedical research I want to offer my congratulations to Peter for this superb distinction.”  who holds the Directorship in Biomedical Informatics he served as president and CEO of the Regenstrief Institute and professor and associate dean for Informatics and Health Services Research at Indiana University School of Medicine.  “I am deeply honored and humbled to be elected to the National Academy of Medicine It is a privilege to join this esteemed group of leaders dedicated to advancing health and medicine,” said Embí senior vice president for Research and Innovation and co-director of ADVANCE (AI Discovery and Vigilance to Accelerate Innovation and Clinical Excellence) Center “This recognition is a testament to the support of my mentors and the encouragement of those who have guided me along the way and I look forward to contributing to the academy’s mission to improve health for all.”  Embí earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Florida and his medical degree from the University of South Florida in Tampa an informatics fellowship and a Master of Science in medical informatics and clinical epidemiology at Oregon Health & Science University He then completed his rheumatology and immunology fellowship training at the Cleveland Clinic before joining the faculty at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.  In recognition of his contributions to the field Embí has been elected to fellowship in the American College of Physicians the American College of Medical Informatics the American Medical Informatics Association and the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics He has also served in numerous national leadership roles including as past president and chair of the board of directors of the American Medical Informatics Association He also has served on many national advisory boards including service on the Board of Scientific Counselors to the National Library of Medicine and on the National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has been named to a National Academy of Medicine committee working to produce a code of conduct for the development and use of artificial intelligence in health The 12 authors of the recommendations are mainly academics but also include leaders from tech companies Microsoft senior associate dean for Informatics in the School of Nursing Accenture Professor and director of Regional Informatics have been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) JPMorgan will reclassify Kuwait and Qatar as developed markets and will soon begin their phased removal from its Emerging Markets Bond Index from which the United Arab Emirates might also be removed next year.  The US-headquartered lender's EMBI tracks the performance of emerging market bonds — debt issued by countries with developing economies These bonds typically carry higher risk but offer investors higher returns The EMBI is closely followed by investors worldwide In a report released Thursday, JPMorgan’s Global Index Research team said that Kuwait and Qatar will be removed from the EMBI in phases spanning a six-month period starting from March 31 The bank said that new bond issuances from these countries will no longer be included in the index The change will affect two bonds Qatar sold on Thursday through the Ministry of Finance: a three-year $1 billion bond priced at Treasuries +30 basis points and a 10-year $2 billion bond priced at UST +45 Qatar’s US dollar bonds handed investors 0.8% in returns this year When compared to other emerging market bonds Qatar’s sovereign spread over US Treasuries is around 67 basis points compared to the emerging market average of 317 meaning that Qatari bonds are lower risk compared to other emerging market sovereigns the bank said that the UAE’s cost-of-living ratio has exceeded the EMBI’s average for two years running and if the Gulf state scores higher again in 2026 it will also be reviewed for removal from the list “As investors we were waiting for this to happen,” Anders Faergemann co-head of emerging market global fixed income at UK-based Pinebridge Investments the investor base for Qatar and Kuwait will narrow by taking them out of the EM indices but we can still invest in both countries off benchmark.” “This is a very healthy credit with a current account surplus — any external issuance won’t be a concern,” Faergemann added saying that he had been making the case for Qatar to become a developing market credit for a while Why it matters: The JPMorgan emerging market cluster is closely watched by many investors and the loss of two investment-graded sovereigns will increase the average risk for the asset class Qatar has a weighting of 3.2% and Kuwait 0.6% in the EMBI Global Diversified grouping Their removal would shift capital flows out of emerging markets and reduce opportunities for bond traders.  The US bank said the extra yield that investors demand to own emerging market bonds instead of US Treasuries — the benchmark safe haven asset — would widen by 11 basis points Know more: Despite the move from emerging to developing markets both Kuwait and Qatar are projecting deficits for 2025 Qatar approved a budget in December that projected a deficit of 13.2 billion riyals ($3.62 billion) analysts from the Moody’s Ratings agency said that the significant improvement in Qatar’s financial metrics between 2021 and 2023 will be maintained in the medium term due to the government’s fiscal prudence and the country’s planned expansion of liquified natural gas slated for 2026 to 2028 3 that it projects its budget deficit to rise by 11.9% to 6.31 billion dinars ($20.4 billion) for the fiscal year 2025-2026 up from the 5.6 billion-dinar ($18.2 billion) shortfall estimated for the current fiscal year 30 that Kuwait may be able to sell debt for the first time since 2017 with the Council of Ministers set to approve a decree allowing the country to raise $65 billion over 50 years Kuwait's previous debt law expired eight years ago and was not renewed due to tensions between the government and parliament around the OPEC member's heavy revenue reliance on oil prices and the resulting volatility.  But Kuwaiti Finance Minister Noura Al-Fassam told local media on Sunday that the debt law was "now in its final stages" and will help the country further develop infrastructure projects and support its capital expenditure.  For subscription inquiries, please contact subscription.support@al-monitor.com For all other inquiries, please use contactus@al-monitor.com Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information The elimination of Qatar and Kuwait from EMBI will take place over six months starting with the month-end rebalancing on March 31, JPMorgan’s Global Index Research team said in a statement. 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Volume 7 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.957199 Blended learning is gaining popularity because it has shown to be a successful method for accommodating an increasingly varied student body while enhancing the learning environment by incorporating online teaching materials Higher education research on blended learning contributes to the blended learning literature The ideas for future researchers are a vital component of research-based research articles This study aims to consolidate the recommendations made for future studies Research articles published in Scope-indexed journals over the past 5 years were analyzed in this context Each cited passage from the research was read and coded independently in this analysis the codes were merged into categories and themes direct citations were used to support the codes The number of publications increased starting in 2017 and continuing through 2020 Approximately half of the publications provide recommendations for future research The researchers’ recommendations were gathered under the titles “Research Content” and “Replication and Method” the researchers’ recommendations were gathered He concluded that the word is most frequently used to refer to the practice of combining traditional face-to-face education with online learning It has been voiced in different studies (Cortez, 2020; de Brito Lima et al., 2021) that there is a “new normal” in many educational institutions and disciplines after COVID-19 and that blended learning approach has gained serious popularity in this context Blended learning preserves student-teacher connection and peer learning. Still, it also can be more adaptable because students may access a portion of their coursework online and the amount of time they need to spend in the classroom can be reduced (Phillips et al., 2016) No study was discovered in examining the literature that investigated the suggestion for future research portions of the studies on the subject of blended learning the previous research section could not be mentioned in the study This work will contribute significantly in terms of offering a collective suggestion to future scholars on the subject of blended learning it contributes to the research methodology by restating in broad terms the significance of the content of “recommendations for future researchers.” the purpose of this study was to investigate the recommendations made for further research in the publications that have been published during the past 5 years on blended learning in higher education This study may be categorized as a qualitative study since it is based on qualitative data analysis on data that was already published in other studies As a result of the fact that the bibliometric information for the publications received throughout the study is also investigated this information may also be assessed as part of the bibliometric study Scopus, one of the most widely used databases, was chosen to collect data. Scopus aids the research workflow’s efficacy and efficiency (Why choose Scopus - Scopus benefits | Elsevier solutions, 2018) Scopus was selected as the database of choice since it indexes the top journals in the field of education and offers the necessary data for bibliometric research “Blended Learning” and “Higher Education” were used as the study’s search keys the last 5 (2017–2021) years and the conditions of being a published article were added Since the publications will be included in the content analysis the restriction that the broadcast language is English has been added The obtained data were downloaded in CVS format for analysis the selection and elimination process of the publications has been started The 1958 article was primarily examined for duplication Nine articles that did not meet the requirement were excluded from the study The titles and abstracts of the 1949 article were reviewed Studies that did not meet the following conditions were excluded from the scope (2) no theoretical work or conceptual paper (3) No meta-analysis and meta-synthesis work (5) Not focusing only on distance education or face-to-face education 1406 publications were excluded from the scope of the studies the full texts of the studies were reached Content analysis of the study was carried out and it was examined in detail whether it complied with the above conditions There are 318 publications left for content analysis The articles retrieved as a consequence of scanning through the database were investigated in-depth and it was determined whether or not they fulfilled the requirements of the research objective the first thing that is done is to determine whether or not there is a distinct area for “recommendations for future studies.” It has been pointed out that articles on this topic often include headings like “the limitations of the study,” “Limitations,” “Recommendations” and “Research Implications.” Then we check that there is any recommendation for future researchers and recommendations for future researchers were cited Two authors are responsible for controlling all articles separately and determining excerpt-related sections Then all teams read independently and coded each excerpt the codes were refined until a consensus about their use could be reached Then the codes were merged to form categories and themes direct quotations were included to support the Codes statistical information about the publications was first shared and then the findings obtained from the content analysis were shared There was a rise in the number of publications beginning in 2017 and continuing through 2020 (Figure 2) The year 2020 saw the greatest number of publications it is still significantly greater than in previous years It is possible that the mandatory implementation of blended and remote learning procedures as a result of the pandemic caused the surge that occurred in the years 2020 and 2021 The second rank is “Internet and Higher Education.” Based on the number of articles the first rank is “Education and Information Technologies” and the second order is “BMC Medical Education” with ten articles The last rank is “SAGE Open” with four articles and 53 citations Due to the technology dimension in blended learning journals related to technology and the internet have naturally come to the fore Compare the article’s number and total citation based on journal When the papers with the highest citations were analyzed (Table 1), they were connected to the flipped classroom concept, which falls under the umbrella of blended learning. Although it was released later than the other nine studies, the one by Han and Ellis (2019) made it onto the list of the top ten There are several research approaches and methodologies Studies that follow participants over time are known as longitudinal studies Other types of studies include qualitative and experimental research When the studies are analyzed (Figure 4) it is found that 66 of the studies have a distinct part labeled “recommendations” “Future research” or “the limitations of the study” in which recommendations and proposals for more research might be made 43 of the papers feature additional parts that contain recommendations for the continued study of blended learning The word “suggestions” was used as the heading for 23 different articles that offered advice to professional practitioners 111 of the 251 papers that did not have a distinct title for their suggestions had textual advice for future study These recommendations were written in the articles These recommendations were often provided in the form of a distinct paragraph inside the “result” section; however they were voiced within the discussion sections of the respective articles There was no future study suggestion on blended learning in any of the remaining 140 of the 251 publications Connection separate section and recommendations for future studies When we classify according to the fields of the studies examined 53 studies are composed of non-specific studies Thirty-one studies are related to the STEM field covering physics Considering the 21 studies in the field of health education together the STEM field has the highest rate with a total of 52 studies Language education comes next with 31 studies The other 18 studies were conducted in social science Content analysis was performed in the “future research proposals” section. These recommendations fall into two main categories (Figure 5) The codes in the first category are “Other data collection tools,” “Arranging other activities” and “Focusing on components.” The authors recommended collecting data from other data sources during the research process The researcher may have offered such suggestions because they had difficulties collecting in their context or because they needed different data to enrich the process Other Data Collection Tools code is used for 80 studies In the study conducted by Gjestvang et al. (2021) interviews were done with the participants during the data collection process they stated that “Further research on this topic should interview blended learning students at the end of the program” in the recommendations The inclusion of such data collection aspects will also differentiate the research process The second code is “arranging other activities”: this code includes suggestions for differentiating the activities done in the learning process. It is coded in 19 articles. For example, “future research can focus on investigating student engagement in learning scenarios aimed at presenting new content rather than being limited to revision lessons (de Brito Lima et al., 2021).” As stated it is recommended that future studies produce new content The quote in the study is as follows: “It is hoped that future researchers will be able to improve the ability of online learning management systems they can better implement blended PBL.” The replication category contains suggestions to repeat the research under certain conditions The authors generally support conducting studies that are somewhat similar to the investigation “Other disciplines,” “Implementing other courses,” “Diverse sample,” “Other participants” and “Larger sample” stand out “Deep analyzes” and “Long term effect” branches were evaluated in replications and methodology categories a sample was taken to cover the whole University The authors recommended more specific studies involving different disciplines The authors offer their suggestions: “In future research with executive education comparing different professional areas and program content (finance and management) should be considered since those variables could modify the relationship to adopt new technologies in executive education.” The author used the phrase “Future research can explore other dimensions in different theoretical and practical courses and societies.” for this suggestion The “Other participants” code suggests that the authors should collect data from different participants in future studies. This code was used in 8 studies. In the study conducted by Manzanares et al. (2017) and he suggested that teachers be included in future studies and student-system interactions have been analyzed student-student and teacher-system relations will be studied to analyze whether these behavioral patterns influence the results of student learning and can predict the detection of at-risk students.” It was also stated that other data sources would be needed Similarly, in the study by Zimba et al. (2021) collecting data from students and administrators was suggested “We recommend that a comparative study be conducted with social work educators in distance-teaching institutions since all participants in this study were from contact teaching institutions We also recommend more research on BL that includes the voice of the students and university administrators.” the study could be extended to investigate these issues in other students as the participants of this study were nursing students.” work is recommended The authors expressed this: “Further research could investigate more deeply the actual meanings of these terms through focus groups with both faculty and administrators.” the expression “we recommend future research to investigate long-term effects of bPBL” was used “There can be a comparative study of different formats of blended learning.” “Future studies may also consider conducting a longitudinal study to increase the ability to make causal inferences related to the students’ use of LMS.” A pre-test and post-test design can also help examine differences in improvements in SRL and sewing techniques before and after using online modules.” suggests replicating the study by changing the method But researchers care about working with a larger sample The “larger sample” code was used the most in the codes related to sampling “Comparative Studies” “Cross-Cultural Studies” “Longitudinal Studies” and “Changing methodology” are all sections of the methodology category. In blended learning implementations, there is a wide range of methodologies such as quantitative approach (Han and Ellis, 2019), experimental method (Hijazi and AlNatour, 2020), and qualitative approach (Taylor et al., 2018) the authors believe that their study may be applied to various situations and methodologies it is discovered that 66 of them have a section labeled “recommendations” “Future research” or “the limitations of the study.” In addition 43 of the papers have sections with research recommendations There were textual recommendations for future research in 111 of the 251 publications that did not have a label for their ideas The STEM field has the highest rate in selected studies “Other Data Collection Tools” is the most coded category under “Research Content.” Diversification of data sources is important to researchers The Replication category has two codes for the transfer of work to other domains: “Other disciplines” and “Implementing other courses.” The Replication category’s “Larger sample” “Diverse sample” and “Other participants” branches all deal with sample size The study strategy determines whether the sample size is large or small The “larger sample” code was the most common among the sampling-related codes In both the replication and procedure categories we accepted the codes “Deep analyzes” and “Long term effect” The category “Comparative Studies” includes subsections such as “Cross-Cultural Studies “ “Changing methodology” and “Methodology.” Only publications from journals indexed in the Scopus database were included in the study which is one of the study’s limitations In the course of the investigation of the recommendations made in the research content analysis was performed on the statements made by the authors There has been no investigation into whether or not the intended published research scope is appropriate The “Recommendations for future research” section might be examined for its level of quality by researchers in the future It is possible to determine whether the codes produced by investigations of the same kind in several fields are field-independent our investigation was limited to papers based on previous research The breadth of data sources may be enlarged without more limits being added as the focus of future research will be on theoretical investigations it will be of use to researchers in that it will remind them of the significance of “recommendations for future research” and SD contributed to conception and design of the study SD and SBD searching database and analysis RP and NK wrote the first draft of the manuscript All authors contributed to manuscript revision The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations Any product that may be 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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world a team led by Gloria Kim wrote in a Thursday statement The decision comes just four months after the US government lifted a ban on trading the instruments on the secondary market A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website Share sensitive information only on official this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release Studies suggest that immunocompromised persons who receive COVID-19 vaccination might not develop high neutralizing antibody titers or be as protected against severe COVID-19 outcomes as are immunocompetent persons Effectiveness of mRNA vaccination against laboratory-confirmed COVID-19–associated hospitalization was lower (77%) among immunocompromised adults than among immunocompetent adults (90%) Vaccine effectiveness varied considerably among immunocompromised patient subgroups What are the implications for public health practice Immunocompromised persons benefit from COVID-19 mRNA vaccination but are less protected from severe COVID-19 outcomes than are immunocompetent persons Immunocompromised persons receiving mRNA COVID-19 vaccines should receive 3 doses and a booster be monitored closely and considered early for proven therapies that can prevent severe outcomes Views equals page views plus PDF downloads defined as those with suppressed humoral or cellular immunity resulting from health conditions or medications Immunocompromised adults are at increased risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes (2) and might not acquire the same level of protection from COVID-19 mRNA vaccines as do immunocompetent adults (3,4) To evaluate vaccine effectiveness (VE) among immunocompromised adults data from the VISION Network* on hospitalizations among persons aged ≥18 years with COVID-19–like illness from 187 hospitals in nine states during January 17–September 5 Using selected discharge diagnoses,† VE against COVID-19–associated hospitalization conferred by completing a 2-dose series of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine ≥14 days before the index hospitalization date§ (i.e. being fully vaccinated) was evaluated using a test-negative design comparing 20,101 immunocompromised adults (10,564 [53%] of whom were fully vaccinated) and 69,116 immunocompetent adults (29,456 [43%] of whom were fully vaccinated) VE of 2 doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine against COVID-19–associated hospitalization was lower among immunocompromised patients (77%; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 74%–80%) than among immunocompetent patients (90%; 95% CI = 89%–91%) This difference persisted irrespective of mRNA vaccine product and timing of hospitalization relative to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant predominance in the state of hospitalization VE varied across immunocompromising condition subgroups ranging from 59% (organ or stem cell transplant recipients) to 81% (persons with a rheumatologic or inflammatory disorder) Immunocompromised persons benefit from mRNA COVID-19 vaccination but are less protected from severe COVID-19 outcomes than are immunocompetent persons and VE varies among immunocompromised subgroups health care systems and research centers with integrated medical and vaccination records that was established to assess the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines (6) Eligible hospitalizations were defined as those among adults aged ≥18 years with SARS-CoV-2 molecular testing (from 14 days before through 72 hours after admission) and a COVID-19–like illness discharge diagnosis.¶ Encounters without molecular testing were excluded from this analysis Immunocompromised patients were defined by the presence of at least one selected discharge diagnosis for immunocompromising conditions using the International Classification of Diseases Ninth Revision and International Classification of Diseases Diagnoses across five categories of immunocompromising conditions were derived from lists used in previous studies of large hospital-based or administrative databases and included the following conditions: 1) solid malignancies 3) rheumatologic or inflammatory disorders 4) other intrinsic immune conditions or immunodeficiencies and 5) organ or stem cell transplants (7–9) Immunosuppressive medication use data were not available for these analyses Vaccination status was documented in electronic health records or state immunization registries (6) Full vaccination was defined as receipt of the second in a 2-dose series of Moderna (mRNA-1273) or Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) vaccines ≥14 days before the index hospitalization date; unvaccinated patients had not received any COVID-19 vaccine doses and were considered the referent group Patients who received 1) only 1 mRNA vaccine dose 3) the second dose <14 days before index hospitalization date or 4) the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson [Ad26.COV2]) vaccine were excluded from the analysis VE was estimated using a test-negative design comparing the odds of a positive test result for SARS-CoV-2 between fully vaccinated and unvaccinated patients using multivariable logistic regression models calendar time (days from January 1 to hospitalization) and local virus circulation in the community where each partner site was located and weighted for inverse propensity to be vaccinated or unvaccinated (calculated separately for each VE estimate) Generalized boosted regression trees were used to estimate the propensity to be vaccinated based on sociodemographic characteristics VE estimates were stratified by immunocompromised status and network partner (representing different health care systems and geographic regions) VE was also calculated separately among subgroups of patients with each of the five categories of immunocompromising diagnoses (subgroups that were not mutually exclusive) VE was also calculated separately for hospitalizations occurring before and after the period when the Delta variant accounted for ≥50% of sequenced isolates within each site’s state (10) VE estimates with 95% CIs that did not overlap were considered statistically different This study was reviewed and approved by Westat Among 69,116 immunocompetent adults and 20,101 immunocompromised adults hospitalized with COVID-19–like illness and with available molecular testing results for SARS-CoV-2, 29,456 (43%) and 10,564 (53%), respectively, were fully vaccinated (Table 1) The median ages of immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients were 68 years (interquartile range [IQR] = 52–79 years) and 70 years (IQR = 60–78 years) 42% had received the Moderna vaccine and 58% had received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine 41% and 59% had received Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines the median interval from receipt of the second vaccine dose to hospital admission was 89 days (IQR = 52–129 days) among Moderna vaccine recipients and 90 days (IQR = 52–131 days) among Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine recipients; among immunocompromised patients the intervals were 89 days (IQR = 52–128 days) and 89 days (IQR = 53–128 days) for Moderna vaccine and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine recipients Among immunocompetent patients, SARS-CoV-2 infection was laboratory-confirmed in 9,853 (24.8%) unvaccinated and 1,108 (3.8%) fully vaccinated persons, compared with 1,127 (11.8%) unvaccinated and 410 (3.9%) fully vaccinated immunocompromised patients (Table 2) VE of 2 doses of mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 hospitalization was lower among immunocompromised patients (77%) than among immunocompetent patients (90%) Differences persisted when analyzed among patients aged 18–64 years and aged ≥65 years and among Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine recipients VE was 81% for the Moderna vaccine and 71% for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine; however CIs slightly overlapped between these two estimates VE was similarly lower among immunocompromised than among immunocompetent patients both before the period of Delta variant predominance (76%; 95% CI = 69%–81% versus 91%; 95% CI = 90%–93%) and during the period of Delta variant predominance (79%; 95% CI = 74%–83% versus 90%; 95% CI = 89%–91%) VE point estimates varied more for immunocompromised patients (57–85%) than for immunocompetent patients (84%–94%) Subgroup VE point estimates were generally higher for the Moderna vaccine than for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine but were the same among patients with a rheumatologic or inflammatory disorder In a multistate analysis of approximately 89,000 hospitalizations of adults with COVID-19–like illness during January 17–September 5 receipt of 2 doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine was effective in preventing laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations among patients who were immunocompromised (VE = 77%) and those who were immunocompetent (VE = 90%) immunocompromised patients were significantly less protected from severe COVID-19 outcomes compared with immunocompetent patients supporting the recommendation for administration of a third dose of mRNA vaccine to further enhance protection of moderately to severely immunocompromised persons against severe COVID-19 outcomes (5) This study also found that VE was lower among certain subgroups of immunocompromised adults such as solid organ or stem cell transplant recipients These findings are consistent with other studies suggesting that certain immunocompromised persons experience an attenuated immune response to COVID-19 vaccines and make up a large proportion of hospitalizations for infections after vaccination (3,4) The prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection was approximately two times greater among unvaccinated immunocompetent patients compared with unvaccinated immunocompromised patients Because the study sample was restricted to patients hospitalized with COVID-19–like illness this difference might be related to a variation in the prevalence of other respiratory virus infections between the two groups A strength of the test-negative design is that such a difference is not expected to influence the validity of VE estimates stratified by immunocompromised status The findings in this report are subject to at least six limitations the use of selected discharge diagnoses as surrogates for presumed immunocompromised status and the absence of medication and other relevant data might have led to classification of persons as immunocompromised who were not; the opposite is also possible but is less likely selection bias might be possible if vaccination status influences the likelihood of receiving testing although a previous VISION Network study indicated that vaccination status did not affect receipt of testing (6) despite the high specificity of COVID-19 vaccination status from these data sources although inverse weights balanced unvaccinated and vaccinated hospitalized patients on sociodemographic and health characteristics mask-wearing and waning immunity) in this observational study might have biased these estimates the study only assessed mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and not the Janssen vaccine and included health care systems in only nine states limiting the potential for the findings of this study to be extrapolated immunocompromising conditions were not mutually exclusive and sparse data in smaller immunocompromised subgroups reduced VE precision so it was not possible to determine the independent effect of each subgroup on VE Immunocompromised persons benefit from and should receive COVID-19 vaccines Given that VE is lower compared to immunocompetent patients immunocompromised persons receiving mRNA vaccines should receive 3 doses and a booster 6 months after the third dose immunocompromised persons should implement nonpharmaceutical prevention strategies such as masking to help prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection be monitored closely and considered early for proven therapies that might prevent progression to severe illness (e.g. Additional studies are needed to further characterize variation in VE among immunocompromised subpopulations and across geographic regions determine the degree of improvements in VE conferred by additional COVID-19 vaccine doses in immunocompromised populations evaluate whether different approaches to vaccine administration might improve VE (e.g. dosage timing or temporarily withholding immunosuppressants) and further evaluate possible differences in VE between vaccine products Corresponding author: Peter J. Embi, pembi@regenstrief.org 1Regenstrief Institute Indiana; 2Indiana University School of Medicine Oregon; 5CDC COVID-19 Response Team; 6Baylor Scott & White Health Texas A&M University College of Medicine Texas; 7Department of Biomedical Informatics New York; 9Division of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Epidemiology Colorado; 11Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center California; 12Center for Biomedical Informatics Minnesota; 14Fairbanks School of Public Health All authors have completed and submitted the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors form for disclosure of potential conflicts of interest Naleway reports institutional support from Pfizer outside the submitted work Kharbanda reports institutional support through HealthPartners to Children’s Minnesota for VISION Charlene McEvoy reports institutional support from AstraZeneca for the AZD1222 COVID-19 vaccine trial Jill Ferdinands reports travel support from Institute for Influenza Epidemiology Klein reports institutional support from Pfizer for COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials and institutional support from Pfizer and Protein Sciences (now Sanofi Pasteur) outside the submitted work Suchitra Rao reports grant support from GlaxoSmithKline and Biofire Diagnostics No other potential conflicts of interest were disclosed the VISION Network includes Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York; HealthPartners Minnesota and Wisconsin; Intermountain Healthcare Utah; Kaiser Permanente Northern California † Immunocompromised status was defined as the presence of at least one discharge diagnosis using diagnosis codes from International Classification of Diseases Ninth Revision (ICD-9) and International Classification of Diseases for solid malignancy (ICD-10 codes: C00–C80 hematologic malignancy (ICD-10 codes: C81–C86 rheumatologic or inflammatory disorder (ICD-10 codes: D86 other intrinsic immune condition or immunodeficiency (ICD-10 codes: D27.9 K74.3–K74.6 [except K74.60 and K74.69] or organ or stem cell transplant (ICD-10 codes: T86 [except T86.82–T86.84 § Index date was defined as the date of respiratory specimen collection associated with the most recent positive or negative SARS-CoV-2 test result before hospitalization or the hospitalization date if testing only occurred after admission ¶ Hospitalizations with a discharge code consistent with COVID-19–like illness were included COVID-19–like illness diagnoses included acute respiratory illness (e.g. or pneumonia) or related signs or symptoms (cough or diarrhea) using diagnosis codes from ICD-9 and ICD-10 Essential digital access to quality FT journalism on any device Complete digital access to quality FT journalism with expert analysis from industry leaders Complete digital access to quality analysis and expert insights complemented with our award-winning Weekend Print edition Terms & Conditions apply Discover all the plans currently available in your country See why over a million readers pay to read the Financial Times and was formerly President and Chief Executive Officer for the Regenstrief Institute and Leonard Betley Professor of Medicine and Biostatistics & Health Data Science at the Indiana University School of Medicine.  "I could not be more enthusiastic about the opportunities that lie ahead for our department and our institution," he said in a message to DBMI "We are uniquely positioned to continue the groundbreaking and high-impact innovations that will transform healthcare and biomedicine for the benefit of people in our communities and across the world and I know that together we will make 2022 our most successful year yet!" Read the VUMC Reporter announcement about his coming to DBMI here (published Sept. 2021). He can be reached at peter.embi@vumc.org.  Making Health Care PersonalOur Vision: The world leader in advancing personalized healthOur Mission: Personalizing the patient experience through our caring spirit and distinctive capabilities Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity WFYI featured a study by Regenstrief Institute and the IU.. Regenstrief envisions a world where better information empowers people to end disease and realize true health has several regional partners that include IU Health and Eskenazi Health currently interim chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics and associate dean for research informatics at the The Ohio State University’s College of Medicine will join Regenstrief in December of this year Embi earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and his medical degree from the University of South Florida He completed his internal medicine residency and chief residency at the Oregon Health & Science University where he also completed a fellowship and earned a master of science degree in medical informatics and clinical epidemiology where he completed his medical training with a fellowship in rheumatology and immunology at The Cleveland Clinic before joining the faculty at the University of Cincinnati He is recognized internationally for his expertise in clinical and research informatics – the application computer and information sciences to health care and biomedical research Embi was the founding director of the Center for Health Informatics at the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center In addition to his interim chair and associate dean roles Embi currently serves in a number of roles at Ohio State he is director of the division of clinical and translational informatics in the Department of Biomedical Informatics tenured associate professor of biomedical informatics and chief research information officer at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Embi has received numerous awards and has been recognized with fellowship in both the American College of Medical Informatics and the American College of Physicians He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the American Medical Informatics Association “This is a critical time for health care and biomedical research in collaboration with our health care partners is essential to transforming the way we practice,” Dr “I am very enthusiastic about the impacts we can have on the health of our patients and communities and I am honored by the opportunity to lead the Regenstrief Institute into the future.” “I am excited about the possibilities that lie ahead for Regenstrief Institute as Dr Embi assumes the role of president and CEO I believe Peter’s leadership style and vision are the fuel needed to ignite the change needed for our future which will further secure our preeminent status in the health informatics community,” said Thane Peterson executive operating officer of Regenstrief Institute Embi’s expertise and leadership experience will be key as we develop projects and recruit investigators for the Precision Health Initiative,” said Anantha Shekhar executive associate dean for research affairs and director of the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute funded by IU’s Grand Challenges Initiative will develop the school’s expertise in precision medicine In addition to his leadership position at Regenstrief Embi will hold the positions of associate dean for informatics and health services research and professor of medicine at the IU School of Medicine associate director for informatics at the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute and vice president for learning health systems at Indiana University Health He will also be named the Sam Regenstrief Professor of Informatics and Health Services Embi succeeds former Regenstrief president and CEO William Tierney now chair of population health for the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin Get the latest Regenstrief news and events Regenstrief Institute authors: Katie Ross-Driscoll INDIANAPOLIS – A research letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine calls for careful consideration of the Regenstrief Institute hosted a one-day conference focused on advancing public health data modernization drawing professionals from across the public Regenstrief Institute author: Rachel Patzer Bet the first to know about Regenstrief news and events It will soon be my second anniversary as the president and chief executive officer of Regenstrief Institute Anniversaries are good opportunities to review our past and talk about the future One of the aspects I find interesting is how similar this part of our institute’s journey is to that of our founder and namesake successful Hoosier businessman and innovator and engaged in a variety of “re-” projects — re-tooling All were needed to grow and position his company for greater success his work mirrors some of the work we are engaged in to launch new initiatives that build upon the strong foundation of the institute and take it in new and exciting directions The other interesting parallel is the number three Sam had to take the three separate buildings that had previously fabricated other products and convert them to the dishwasher manufacturing process transitioning them under one roof to improve workflow After addressing a few components of the institute’s progress the institute has three centers — health services research One of the primary goals over the past two years has been to operationalize and better integrate the three centers recognizing we can accomplish more as one — One Regenstrief A big push in this initiative is expanding the resources available to faculty and creating and implementing a process to better recruit A continuation is to harness the impressive achievements of the institute including bringing innovations and discoveries to health care settings for the most strategic and viable impact A key component is the hiring of three vice presidents — faculty development The VP for faculty development hire has been completed. We are fortunate to have a proven leader, Dr. Aaron Carroll, join our leadership. Here is the announcement: https://www.regenstrief.org/article/carroll-named-vp-faculty-development/ including the VP for business development and the VP for research are moving along and will add to our capabilities the VP for research position will create and enable programs that foster the expansion of high-quality research activities across the enterprise and grow the institute’s funded research portfolio It’s an integral component to continue and expand Regenstrief’s resources and excellence We want the institute to be able to improve health across any cohort or disease while seamlessly applying our research strengths in informatics aging research and our newest focus in implementation science we aim to positively influence the health care system through improved ideation and implementation of evidence-based solutions The institute continues its engagement in many pertinent issues including the opioid crisis here in Indiana and across the nation Sam’s and Regenstrief Institute’s Solutions Sam realized that a new location was unaffordable and inefficient It was also not an option to shut down production while a new plant was being built on the current site So what was Sam’s solution to combine the three separate buildings that needed to come under one roof and provide room for future growth He collaborated with an architect to build a single structure over the existing three buildings continued the manufacturing process during construction then tore down the now interior buildings without slowing production with all employees working together in a better environment Sam’s solution was our solution; a metaphorical predecessor to our own One Regenstrief initiative The overarching goal is to provide our highly valued and expert Regenstrief staff and research scientists with support for additional agility cross-functional atmosphere required for today’s work environment that means continuing to develop leadership and continuing to pursue opportunities for growth we will help strengthen the institute’s future while positively impacting health care with the audacious goal of eliminating disease and helping people everywhere realize true health We are building on the strengths of our past as we look to having even more impact in the future Editor’s Note: Regenstrief Institute has a growing number of important relationships with industry and corporate partners this column will be the first of two (at least) that will highlight these associations The second column is planned for Wednesday Medical research that impacts the health of individuals and communities — locally and ensuring that the findings of that research are disseminated and implemented is essential asking and answering the important questions as well as ensuring that research findings have the greatest impact often requires perspectives and expertise from multiple sectors with diverse viewpoints It is for those reasons that Regenstrief has been and continues to grow its engagement and partnerships with selected industries and corporate organizations There are many such activities ongoing across the Institute The following are a few exciting examples where Regenstrief Institute has developed academic-corporate partnerships to advance health and healthcare Since 2012, Regenstrief scientists, data experts and Institute staff have had a strong collaboration with Merck one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world We have worked side by side with Merck teams on a range of projects that leverage the expertise and data assets under Regenstrief’s stewardship to study diseases and test healthcare interventions Regenstrief and Merck share a commitment to improving the health of patients through data analytics education and research that supports evidence-based health care To that end, the Regenstrief collaboration with Merck has been a model partnership, where topics are proposed and selected by either organization, and research is conducted. Often, the research involves the use of a valuable dataset that Regenstrief stewards on behalf of the Indiana Network for Patient Care (INPC), in collaboration with the Indiana Health Information Exchange that reflects decades of real-life medical practice and patient behavior representing a wide and diverse range of backgrounds the partnership has yielded dozens of peer-reviewed papers many of the results have been disseminated and implemented to improve health Shaun Grannis director of our Center for Biomedical Informatics appreciates the benefits of the collaboration … Learning the perspectives and collaborating with Merck scientists have enabled us to pursue research in a way we haven’t done before It’s helped inform the tools that have been created Merck has been willing to take risks with us and that is what has made this relationship work we have a platform that we see being used to advance the art and science of data science that we believe will lead to real-world innovations to improve health care.” Dr. Grannis, Paul Dexter, M.D., Mike Weiner, M.D., MPH, Jarod Baker and I sit on the Regenstrief-Merck collaboration steering committee as we and our Merck colleagues look to a future in which we see the innovations we’re contemplating and studying making a real-world impact Stay tuned for more news on this ongoing initiative IndRO excels at managing collaborative scientific research partnerships as it provides innovative data analytics and the expertise of faculty and research staff who are national leaders in their fields unbiased research that meets both the needs of the business sponsor and Regenstrief’s mission of creating pathways for better health Regenstrief researchers and staff are doing a great deal of important work to enable discovery and innovation to improve health and they are doing so in collaboration with myriad organizations Our industry partners are helping us to advance research by leveraging our collective expertise and resources Collaborating with industry partners has the potential to help enhance and grow the success and impact of our research and innovation missions we at Regenstrief continue to eagerly join forces with a variety of partner organizations to actively address the health and healthcare issues of today and the future Regenstrief Institute continues to bring a wide spectrum of leadership innovation and talent to the annual AMIA conference but also to AMIA as an organization and to the global IT community Considered by many to be the premier biomedical and health informatics organization in the world AMIA – the American Medical Informatics Association – provides a place where informatics professionals explore and collaborate to solve some of the most pressing issues facing health and biomedicine At the most recent AMIA annual symposium earlier this month in San Francisco our Regenstrief team again brought its “A-Game.” Organizational Leadership: Of the officers on the board of directors Regenstrief investigators occupy three of the four positions to the quality of the researchers and staff who form the Regenstrief family As proud as I am to serve as chair of AMIA’s board of directors I’m even more proud to have as my co-leaders such accomplished colleagues as Titus Schleyer Scientific Leadership: Beyond our role as leaders of the organization our team has continued to present some of the most groundbreaking work at the symposium more than two dozen Regenstrief and partner researchers presented at the symposium Partners included Indiana University School of Medicine and Indiana University Richard M Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI This representation is a testament to the amazing work of our numerous investigators from across the Institute and the great leadership by Shaun Grannis and his team in CBMI an app created by the team from Regenstrief and IU Fairbanks School of Public Health won first place in the AMIA Pitch IT competition The app uses social determinants of health to identify patients in need of wraparound services The team was led by Regenstrief scientist and IU Fairbanks School of Public Health’s Center for Health Policy Director Josh Vest and new research scientist Suranga Kasthurirathne from Regenstrief who also is professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management IU Fairbanks School of Public Health; and Paul Halverson This is the second year in a row that a Regenstrief-associated project won the competition conceived of and led a FHIR® application showcase AMIA and Health Level-7 International partnered for the fast-paced presentations Presentations included MITRE Corporation’s Pain Management Summary: A SMART on FHIR Dashboard for Managing Pain and Emory University’s DeepAISE on FHIR — an Interoperable Real-Time Predictive Analytic Platform for Early Prediction of Sepsis Talent: Beyond the annual symposium and board participation Regenstrief is a true collaborator with AMIA year round providing crucial support for the continuation of AMIA’s leading edge work Regenstrief is an AMIA Academic Forum member We and other communities provide a framework for education and enable access to strategic information gatherings and opportunities with online collaborative groups to advance knowledge I’m very proud of Regenstrief and its relationship with AMIA providing outstanding intellectual talent and expertise to develop educate and disseminate innovation in informatics to support improving human health around the globe AMIA is just one of the many professional societies in which our talented Regenstrief investigators participate I look forward to highlighting similar great accomplishments and service by our investigators across the range of Centers and programs at our great Institute the year has been more constructive for capital flows to emerging markets (EM) This has been predicated by the global easing cycle led by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the European Central Bank (ECB) as well as the massive policy stimulus announced by Beijing in September these supportive conditions emerged after several quarters of a more difficult environment following the aggressive monetary tightening that took place in major advanced economies in 2022 The more positive global macro backdrop is pushing capital towards EM According to the Institute of International Finance (IIF) which represent allocations from foreign investors into local public assets experienced a significant shift from negative territory to positive in late 2023 Such inflows led to a rally that is reflected in robust returns across different EM asset classes since their bottom in October 2023 including gains of 20.2% for equities (MSCI EM) and 19.6% for bonds (J.P there is scope for further acceleration of capital flows to EM despite potential shocks coming from trade conflicts and economic policy weaponization Three main factors sustain the outlook for higher capital inflows into EM: the ongoing policy easing by major central banks the positive change in major drivers from China and the overall improvement of EM macroeconomic imbalances changes in interest rates across advanced economies are set to favour investments into EM as the easing cycle from major central banks deepens over the next few quarters the US Fed is expected to cut policy rates by 75 basis points (bps) next year whereas the ECB is likely to cut rates by 100 bps during the same period interest rates are a major driver of capital flows with investors seeking to allocate their resources to assets with high a reduction of benchmark nominal yields in US and Europe drives investors to be more prone to allocating to riskier investments the decision from Chinese economic authorities to take more comprehensive action to support growth and local asset markets is expected to be a continued tailwind for capital flows into EM for the next several quarters This is key to drive further capital inflows into EM as China is by far the largest country component of major EM indices After a massive stimulus encompassing fiscal the Chinese government provided additional guidance that it is willing to further deploy more measures should it be needed for growth and financial stability This is expected to revive the “animal spirits” of domestic Chinese investors and attract foreign investors that are underexposed to Chinese equity and fixed income markets macroeconomic fundamentals are currently stronger in most EM Several advanced economies have accumulated acute imbalances from excessive policy stimulus following the pandemic and the Russo-Ukrainian conflict leading to issues such as high public debt and unstable inflation most EM countries have been conservative with their fiscal policy space in order to prevent too much debt accumulation or increasing external vulnerability several EM countries have gained policy credibility which increases the attractiveness of their markets after a period of subdued capital inflows into EM the more positive global macro outlook should provide some support for an acceleration of flows This is expected to be driven by continuous policy easing by the Fed and the ECB stronger growth in China and more robust domestic conditions in most major EM will take the reins as president and CEO of the Regenstrief Institute in December the Institute officials announced on Tuesday an internationally recognized expert in biomedical informatics will leave his post as interim chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics and associate dean for research informatics at Ohio State University’s College of Medicine Embi is a practicing physician and a researcher known for his expertise in clinical and research informatics He succeeds former Regenstrief President and CEO William Tierney who now serves as chair of population health for the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin [See also: Regenstrief CEO begins new chapter .] Embi serves in a number of roles at Ohio State He's director of the division of clinical and translational informatics in the Department of Biomedical Informatics internal medicine and public health and chief research information officer at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center “This is a critical time for healthcare and biomedical research in collaboration with our healthcare partners is essential to transforming the way we practice,” Embi said “I am very enthusiastic about the impacts we can have on the health of our patients and communities.” Regenstrief is a global leader in biomedical informatics health services and aging in innovations and research to improve health and healthcare It's a supporting organization of the Indiana University School of Medicine and has several regional partners the Regenstrief Institute and its researchers have been responsible for major developments and studies demonstrating the use of electronic health records and related information technologies to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare More Whitepapers More Webinars © 2025 Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media Regenstrief has a strong reputation in informatics research. Tell me a little more about its history and some things that drew you to your new position there? Embi: Regenstrief has been in existence for more than 30 years and is affiliated with Indiana University (IU). Investigators are all faculty at IU, mostly in the school of medicine, but also in public health, informatics and other schools. We have more than 200 employees. The Institute did groundbreaking work in what we now think of as electronic medical record solutions, standards and decision support. Over the years, we have added to our expertise in the areas of health services research, aging research and implementation science. Now it is a really robust institute with three centers and programs focused fundamentally on how do we improve healthcare by leveraging IT and best practice approaches and evaluation of systems to re-engineer the healthcare enterprise to keep people healthier. It was an opportunity was one I couldn’t pass up. Your predecessor, Bill Tierney, M.D., left to become chair of population health for the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin? Those are big shoes to fill, aren’t they? Is a big part of your job deciding where to focus resources? Are there areas of research that are becoming more important such as precision medicine or genomics? We have interviewed Regenstrief’s Brian Dixon about leveraging the HIE to enable secondary use of clinical and administrative data to improve public health surveillance. You mentioned that Indiana has had a strong statewide HIE for many years. Is there a strong culture of collaboration about health IT in Indiana that you don’t see in other states or did they just get started earlier? Hasn’t Regenstrief been involved in global health and the dissemination of EHRs in developing countries? As if you were not busy enough already, you were also named  chair-elect of the board of directors of AMIA. What are some things you want to work on in that role? Has anything surprised you in your first few weeks on the job? 2022 at 8:21 PM ESTBookmarkSaveLock This article is for subscribers only.JPMorgan Chase & Co said it will remove Russian bonds from all of its widely-tracked indexes Bloomberg LP and other benchmark providers in withdrawing the nation’s assets from key gauges Russia’s debt will be excluded from the JPMorgan Emerging Market Bond Index the Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets the Corporate Emerging Markets Bond Index and all of the bank’s other benchmarks 2019 at 5:18 PM ESTBookmarkSaveLock This article is for subscribers only.Venezuelan government debt may be entirely removed from JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s flagship emerging-market bond indexes after U.S sanctions effectively wiped out trading in the securities according to two people familiar with the matter 2017 at 3:36 PM EDTBookmarkSaveLock This article is for subscribers only.Harvard University economist Ricardo Hausmann is calling on JPMorgan Chase & Co to remove Venezuela from its bond indexes so that investors whose portfolios track the gauges aren’t compelled to buy notes issued by a government accused of human-rights violations While Venezuelan securities make up only about five percent of the benchmark JPMorgan EMBI Plus index, they account for about 20 percent of its yield because of the country’s high interest rates, Hausmann wrote in an editorial published Friday in Project Syndicate That means many fund managers feel the need to hold the debt -- even if they think it’s distasteful -- because they’ll be evaluated by how their portfolios perform relative to the index Venezuelan notes returned 53 percent in the past year Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents Why what you’ve read about the trade deficit hurting growth is wrong A martini doesn’t just steady the nerves after a rollercoaster week Fund managers smell an opportunity to get even bigger A truce is still possible, but no one wants to be first to pick up the phone Egypt joined the JP Morgan Emerging Market Bond Index (EMBI) Monday to become the second country in the Middle East and Africa to be listed in the index A press statement published by the government on its official Facebook page stated that with an estimated weight of 1.85 percent Egypt is expected to enter the index with 14 bonds valued at $26 billion Finance Minister Mohamed Maait said that the Ministry has sought to enable Egypt to rejoin the EMBI for three years after the country had been removed from the index in June 2011 for not meeting requirements The Minister said Egypt had fulfilled the bank's requirements to rejoin the index including extending the life of government debt and promoting foreign investors' participation in government financial instruments Maait indicated that Egypt's accession to the JP Morgan government bond index for emerging markets is a new certificate of confidence from foreign investors in the solidity of the Egyptian economy The Minister explained that this confirms that 90 percent of the surveyed foreign investors supported Egypt's entry into the index The step reflects the continuous efforts of the Ministry of Finance to reduce the cost of public debt as part of the package of measures taken by the state for economic reforms said Egypt would join the JP Morgan Environmental and Governance Index based on the launch of green bonds in October 2020 Egypt's percentage in this index is 1.18 percent reflecting the country's presence on the map of sustainable economies and the country's orientation towards green debt tools Deputy Minister of Finance for Financial Policies and Institutional Development Ahmed Kojak stated that Egypt's inclusion in the indicator translates the efforts of the Ministry of Finance and would contribute to achieving one of the Egyptian government's debt management strategy objectives It also helps activate the stock market to increase its levels of liquidity and enhance the demand for government debt instruments which would reduce its cost through the decline in the return required by investors Kajok expects Egypt to issue international bonds worth $5 billion in the 2022-2023 fiscal year Oil gained more than $1 per barrel on Tuesday rebounding on technical factors and bargain hunting after a decision by OPEC+ to boost output sent prices down the previous session although concerns about the market surplus outlook persisted Brent crude futures rose $1.15 to $61.38 a barrel by 0623 GMT the first time gain after six consecutive declines while US West Texas Intermediate crude added $1.11 to $58.24 a barrel Both benchmarks had settled at their lowest since February 2021 on Monday driven by an OPEC+ decision over the weekend to further speed up oil production hikes for a second consecutive month "Today’s slight rebound in oil prices appears more technical than fundamental," said Yeap Jun Rong "Persistent headwinds including a pivotal shift in OPEC+ production strategy and price forecast downgrades are continuing to weigh on the broader price movement." Driven by expectations that production will exceed consumption oil has lost over 10% in six straight sessions and dipped over 20% since April when US President Donald Trump's tariff shocks prompted increased bets on a slowdown in the global economy The return of Chinese market participants after a five-day public holiday since May 1 was seen supporting prices on Tuesday buyers would have likely jumped to secure oil at current low levels," said Priyanka Sachdeva Also lending some support was data showing a pick-up in services sector's growth in the US The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said on Monday its nonmanufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) increased to 51.6 last month from 50.8 in March Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the services PMI dipping to 50.2 The US Federal Reserve will likely leave interest rates unchanged on Wednesday as tariffs roil the economic outlook Barclays lowered its Brent crude forecast on Monday by $4 to $70 a barrel for 2025 and set its 2026 estimate at $62 a barrel citing "a rocky road ahead for fundamentals" amid escalating trade tensions and OPEC+'s pivot in its production strategy Goldman Sachs also lowered its oil price forecast on Monday by $2-3 per barrel as they now expect another 400,000 barrels per day production increase by OPEC+ in July