“When you receive an invitation to a breast cancer screening, trust it. Don’t be scared to follow it up,” says Silvia Deandrea, director of the Lombardy region breast cancer screening programme in Pavia, Italy. “It’s most likely your results won’t be serious.” Under her many job hats, Silvia runs a multidisciplinary team of nurses, […]
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🏭 Summary German automaker Volkswagen has issued internal warnings about possible production stoppages linked to a renewed semiconductor supply crisis, particularly involving chips from Nexperia, a Dutch-based but Chinese-owned supplier. The company cited geopolitical tensions and export restrictions as key factors threatening its manufacturing continuity. 🔧 Supply Chain Disruption The warning follows a decision by […]
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💶 Summary On October 23, 2025, the Boards of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) approved a sweeping €9.2 billion investment package aimed at strengthening Europe’s infrastructure and social resilience. The funding targets affordable housing, energy security, and child healthcare, while deepening engagement with civil society and global […]
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🎓 Summary In a ceremony held at King’s Inns, Henrietta Street, Dublin, President Michael D. Higgins was appointed an Honorary Bencher, the most prestigious recognition conferred by Ireland’s legal community. The title acknowledges his lifelong commitment to justice, human rights, and constitutional values, and places him among a distinguished group of legal and civic leaders. […]
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Making the financial sector truly work for both women and men will require a systemic shift. This starts with better understanding the underlying norms driving the behavior of all actors, and then designing interventions that can make change happen. Invisible gender-norm-based barriers prevent the financial system from meeting women’s needs at scale. Recent market system gender […]
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🧾 Summary Nigerian fintech Lidya, founded in 2016 to provide collateral-free loans to small businesses, has ceased operations following the resignation of its CEO and CTO, and mounting complaints from customers unable to access their funds. The company’s closure marks a dramatic fall from grace for one of Africa’s early digital lending pioneers. 📉 Leadership […]
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🧠 Summary Meta Platforms has formed a $27 billion joint venture with Blue Owl Capital to develop the Hyperion data center campus in Richland Parish, Louisiana, effectively moving the project off its balance sheet. The deal reflects a growing trend among tech giants to use special purpose vehicles (SPVs) to fund large-scale AI infrastructure without […]
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Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, Abdullah At Taqi, 26, of Queens, was convicted by a jury on all counts of an indictment charging him and co-defendant Mohamad David Hashimi with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and […]
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As climate events become more frequent and intense, inclusive FSPs are increasingly being asked to conduct Physical Climate Risk Assessments by regulators, investors, and other stakeholders. Physical Climate Risk Assessments (PCRA) quantify how climate-related hazards (like floods, cyclones, or droughts) are likely to impact a financial institution’s portfolio and operations. Physical Climate Risk Assessments […]
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Physical Climate Risk Assessments (PCRA) are an essential tool for financial service providers (FSPs) to quantify and prepare for an increasing range of climate-related threats. Our previous blog outlined three core questions that an FSP should ask before embarking on a PCRA to ensure that it is strategically useful, rather than just a tick-box […]
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