Category: Finance

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has announced that its real estate fund has surpassed a major milestone, reaching $5 billion in assets under management (AUM). This achievement is further bolstered by a $250 million green bond issuance, marking a significant step in RBC’s commitment to sustainable investing and the green building sector. The $250 million […]

In a historic financial milestone, Nvidia has overtaken both Apple and Microsoft to become the world’s most valuable company, ending Wednesday with a market capitalization of $3.57 trillion. This remarkable achievement underscores the incredible rise of the semiconductor giant, fueled by the soaring demand for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and advanced graphics processing units (GPUs), […]

In a speech that has sparked significant debate among policymakers and economists, European Council President Charles Michel recently stated that “everything is on the table” regarding the European Union’s approach to boosting its economic competitiveness. A key aspect of the conversation is whether the EU should issue joint debt—a move that would represent a significant […]

Mastercard has announced the expansion of its Product Express platform, a solution designed to help fintech companies quickly launch new card programs and other payment solutions. Following its successful rollout in Latin America earlier this year, Product Express is now available to fintechs across Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and North America, significantly reducing the […]

Introduction On Thursday, the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced a quarter-point reduction in the federal funds rate, lowering it to a target range of 4.50% to 4.75%. This move, which was widely anticipated by economists and market participants, marks a significant shift in the Fed’s policy stance as it seeks to balance […]

Introduction In the wake of a deepening political crisis, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has appointed a new finance minister following the collapse of his ruling coalition government. This reshuffling comes as tensions rise within the three-party coalition, which has struggled to maintain unity over key issues ranging from economic policy to climate change. Amid the […]

Some 107 billion shekels ($28,674,224,000) – that’s the massive amount of tax money transferred from Israel to the Palestinian Authority since 2010. Maurice Hirsch, director of the Initiative for Palestinian Authority Accountability and Reform at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (known as JCFA), has spent years studying the complex fiscal arrangements between […]

The state has not worked effectively in order to reach the billions of shekels invested in the cryptocurrency market and could have earned NIS 3 billion in taxes for the Finance Ministry coffers. In his report, State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman blamed the Tax Authority for not taking the necessary steps to improve its ability to […]

Between the late teen and early adulthood years, many young women in low-income countries undergo critical transitions – leaving school, entering the workforce, marriage, motherhood – that shape not only the rest of their lives but often those of future generations as well. Research has shown that appropriate financial inclusion initiatives can help them successfully […]