Category: Finance

Small finance banks (SFBs) continue to offer the highest interest rates, ranging from 8 per cent to 9 per cent on fixed deposits (FDs) to general citizens. Do remember that deposits under the small finance banks are also covered by the insurance of Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC). Simply put, your FDs of […]

Small and medium-sized business operators looking to procure solar energy solutions can acquire a medium-term loan from the National Export-Import (Exim) Bank of Jamaica to finance this undertaking. Borrowers can secure between a minimum of $5 million to a maximum $50 million at an interest rate of 7.5 per cent. The bank has already earmarked […]

Liquid staking protocol Lido Finance has pushed the big red button in order to activate a protocol safety feature called “Staking Rate Limit” after more than 150,000 Ether was staked with the protocol in a single day. Lido is a liquid staking solution for digital assets, in this case allowing users to stake Ether (ETH) […]

Opinion With the new car market in turmoil, drivers are increasingly investing in used buys, says Paul Horrell Turn on Javascript to see all the available pictures. For almost three years it’s been omni-turmoil. You know the causes, but indulge me with the drama of spelling them out. A pandemic, chaos in supply chains, a […]

While workers’ pay packets are growing at the fastest pace in a decade, profits are still rising even faster, according to official data. Key points: Profits grew 10.6 per cent in the December quarter, versus a 2.6 per cent rise in total wages and salaries Wage and salary increases slowed down later in 2022 The […]

Photo from Makati LGU / MANILA BULLETIN The Makati City local government issued a closure order against Smart Communications Inc. for operating without a business permit since 2019.  According to the order of desistance or closure dated Feb. 23, 2023, the headquarters, located at 6799 Ayala Avenue in Barangay San Lorenzo, Makati City, violated Section […]

BY ISAIAH JOHN AGUONJournal Staff  Business owners and a Democrat senator are opposed to legislation introduced by a Republican lawmaker that would ban flavored tobacco products on Guam. “Flavored tobacco product” is defined as “any tobacco product that contains a constituent that imparts a characterizing flavor but does not induce any product that has received […]

Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Rory Gibson, regional director, A-plan Rural Insurance, outlines what to consider on livestock theft cover. See also: Business Clinic: advice needed on reviewing farm machinery cover Q: There have been some livestock thefts in our area recently. […]

Fadillah speaks during an interview with Bernama at the Parliament building in Kuala Lumpur on Feb 25, 2023. – Bernama photo KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): The shifting of Indonesia’s capital to Kalimantan, neighbouring Sabah and Sarawak, will require both regions to prepare themselves, especially in the development of borders and exploring bilateral business-to-business (B2B) opportunities. […]

The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ business indicators report, elements of which will feed into national accounts, also showed wages and salaries lifting by 2.6 per cent over the three months. Economists were expecting a 1.8 per cent quarterly uptick in profits in the December quarter following a substantial fall in the September quarter.  But business […]