Category: Finance

By Leandra Monteiro Today Digital Lending Egypt Financing Solutions Nice Deer, an InsurTech company specialising in developing a comprehensive integrated digital ecosystem for the health insurance industry in Egypt, announced cooperation with Misr Finance for Financial Services, in order to provide short-term financing solutions for medical service providers. The partnership will help eliminate delays in […]

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Mayantha Dissanayake has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Committee on Public Finance despite the SJB wanting the post to be given to Dr. Harsha de Silva. Dr. Harsha de Silva told Parliament that his party had wanted him to be appointed to the […]

TWO beloved restaurant chains could be the next to face closures across the country, a retail expert has told The U.S. Sun. A phenomenon being dubbed the “retail apocalypse” has plagued stores nationwide, and it’s affected everything from fashion companies and grocers to food chains. 2 Chili’s could be the next impacted by the retail […]

The finance ministry on Thursday raised concerns over the possible impact of El Niño conditions on India this year, saying if recent forecasts came true, the country could see lower agricultural output and higher inflation. “Some meteorological agencies predict the return of El Niño conditions in India […]

FACC has concluded a syndicated loan of EUR 225 million (US$240 million) to finance its continuing growth strategy. FACC, headquartered in Austria, is a supplier of aerospace systems, including major parts of the Airspace cabin interior for the Airbus A320 Family of aircraft. ‘) } // –> Under the lead of five long-term finance partners, […]

The Quebec government will table its upcoming budget on March 21 as households continue to face high inflation and steep borrowing costs. Finance Minister Eric Girard made the announcement Thursday at the provincial legislature in Quebec City during a scrum with reporters. He said the budget will respect all the commitments his party made during the […]

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has delivered his 2023 Budget speech, with a major focus on tax, Eskom and infrastructure. It was another balancing act for Godongwana as he explained the exact details around the Eskom debt relief as well as a renewable energy incentive. He also placed emphasis on the social wage, tax relief totalling […]

Uganda exported merchandise worth $371.81 million in December 2022, indicating an increase of 10.7 percent from $335.77 million registered the month before, helping the government to raise funds to cater for the needs of citizens. The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development said in the performance of the economy monthly report of January 2023 released […]

Across the UK, everyone is talking about the four-day workweek. Between June and December 2022, 61 businesses took part in a three-month pilot of a four-day work week. The results are now in. Of the 61 participants, a total of 56 have selected to extend the four-day week trial while about 18 have chosen to […]

S.T. Peden Jr. remembers watching Donald J. Sampson, Greenville’s first Black attorney, walk to the Greenville County Courthouse on South Main Street, just a few blocks away from the cluster of Black-owned businesses that have long since disappeared. “We used to be so proud because he was tall, stately, dressed well,” Peden recalls, looking back […]