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The startup offers multi-chain structured financial products with plans for a buy-side altcoin options market. via CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data Source Read More

Patrick McHenry is seeking to push his own stablecoin bill through Congress but faces Democrat skepticism via CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data Source Read More

Randolph, a historic Black community in central Arizona, is fighting against an electric utility's proposal to expand its gas-fired power plant. The community fears the plant will cause furt… Read More

The Finance Minister of Cyprus, Makis Keravnos, says that the government's decision to slash VAT on a wide range of basic products is expected to bring inflation and prices down. The measure… Read More

Inflation in the United Kingdom remains high, despite the Bank of England's 12th consecutive interest rate hike. The Finance Minister warns that the UK economy is still not growing as fast a… Read More

The new finance bill being proposed by Kenya's president, William Ruto, targets a range of products and services with new taxes intended to raise money for the government's heavily indebted… Read More

AWS vs Azure Cloud Security: Unveiling the Battle for Cyber Resilience In the digital era, cloud security plays a paramount role in safeguarding sensitive data and mitigating cyber threats… Read More

The Existential Risk of AI: Safeguarding Lives and Society In an increasingly digitized world, the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has captured the attention of technologis… Read More

On Friday,  May 26, 2023, Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government announced its opposition to the Iraqi federal budget draft changes that violated the rights of Kurdish citizens. This… Read More

Turkish liraThe Turkish lira plunged to an all-time low as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's new economic team initiated a rapid devaluation. The currency dropped 6.9% against the US dol… Read More

Mali has resumed its passenger train service after a five-year break, with the first journey witnessing the Governor of Kayes, Colonel Moussa Soumare, and several passengers. The Bamako-Kaye… Read More

Mali's passenger train line connecting the capital and the west of the country has resumed service after being closed for five years due to poor maintenance. The line is the country's sole p… Read More

When a nation collapses, the value of its currency can take a substantial hit or become completely worthless. This occurs because the worth of money is contingent upon the stability and econ… Read More

Canada is freezing ties with the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) while it investigates allegations that it is dominated by the Chinese Communist Party. Finance Minister… Read More

Kenya's parliament has passed the budget for the financial year 2023/24, which at Sh3.679tn ($33.5bn) is the largest in the country's history. The allocation for the executive is Sh2.1tn, wh… Read More

The US and the EU are the top contributors to Iraq's economy.  However, private investment is needed for a more stable economy, and here's why private investment is slow to develop.Iraq… Read More

Activists have transformed the Eiffel Tower into an apparent wind turbine to send a message to leaders ahead of a summit on helping developing nations meet the financial challenges of climat… Read More

Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate spoke at a two-day summit in Paris aimed at tackling poverty and climate change by reshaping the global financial system. Nakate urged world leaders t… Read More

The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has called on rich countries to honour financial commitments made to Africa, some dating back to 2009, in the wake of the Par… Read More

Drug trafficking in the Sahel region of Africa is thriving due to the activities of non-state armed groups, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Cocaine seizures in the… Read More

Top currency officials in Asia, including those from Japan, Malaysia, and China, are expressing concerns over the "excessive" depreciation of their respective currencies against the strong U… Read More

Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has been named as the new chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the country's financial regulator and central bank. He will replace Tharm… Read More

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned China to end "unfair economic practices" during her visit to Beijing. Yellen expressed concern over punitive actions taken against U.S. firms… Read More

The UK government plans to unlock billions of pounds from pension funds to invest in early-stage tech startups. Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt outlined reforms that aim to boost economic growt… Read More

Chinese investors and a Samoan high chief have proposed the creation of a cryptocurrency and stock trading hub in Samoa, presenting their plans at an event in Hong Kong. However, the Samoan… Read More

President Biden visited the United Kingdom for a 24-hour visit before heading to a NATO summit in Lithuania. His first meeting was with U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, where they discussed… Read More

Former Mozambique finance minister Manuel Chang has been denied bail by a US federal judge while awaiting trial for fraud in the infamous "tuna bond" scandal. The scandal led to the African… Read More

The G20 finance chiefs and central bank governors meeting in India ended without consensus due to differences over the war in Ukraine. India, as the host nation, was forced to issue the G20… Read More

The current EU banking regulatory framework is disproportionately costly for smaller, non-complex, ESG-focused financial institutions that are best positioned to deliver on climate goals. Th… Read More

Violent clashes occurred in Kenya as opposition protesters took to the streets in a three-day protest against a finance law imposing new taxes. At least 12 people were killed and several inj… Read More

Is the BRICS currency idea falling apart?  The much anticipated BRICS currency topic will not be discussed. Oh, there will be a meeting. However, the agenda will focus on de-dollarizati… Read More

Alphabet, Google's parent company, reported better-than-expected quarterly results, leading to a 7% increase in its shares. The growth was driven by the company's cloud-computing unit, which… Read More

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, requesting that Delhi be treated as a "unique case" and be included in the terms of reference o… Read More

Starting today, eligible Canadians will begin receiving the first of three automatic advance payments for the enhanced Canada Workers Benefit (CWB) without having to apply. The CWB is a refu… Read More

Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer has proposed enshrining the right to use cash in the country's constitution, amid concerns that cash could be restricted as a means of payment. Cash remain… Read More

The ultimate goal? The construction of a new power station to provide water to Basra's oil fields - turbocharging production and creating a powerhouse in the Middle East.In a bid to tackle t… Read More

The upcoming Ohio ballot measure, known as Issue 1, has sparked a debate over abortion rights in the state. Supporters argue that a yes vote will defend against out-of-state interference, wh… Read More

The news of Iraq’s “heist of the century” investigation sent shockwaves throughout the country as people wondered what would happen next. Interpol had been asked to issue R… Read More

With general elections less than two weeks away, Treasury will stick with the current macroeconomic framework, which might not alleviate inflationary pressures for consumers.Finance Minister… Read More

The yen has breached the 145 mark against the dollar, leading HSBC to expect intervention from the Japanese Ministry of Finance in the 145-148 range. If intervention does not occur, HSBC pre… Read More

Interpol was also notified of the warrants for help in arresting the four former top government officials.On 15 August, RT reported that the Supreme Judicial Council in Iraq issued arrest wa… Read More

Ali al-Allaq, the governor of Iraq's central bank, says the country has launched a war against currency smuggling in its banking system.In response to implementing US dollar supply restricti… Read More

Angola has taken over the presidency of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and called on member states to speed up the ratification of the Development Fund, which raises finan… Read More

Rama Variankaval, an executive at JPMorgan Chase, believes that decarbonization is a megatrend that will impact every business globally. JPMorgan aims to finance over $2.5 trillion in the ne… Read More

The Nigerian government has stated that it does not plan to borrow from any local or foreign organizations following the removal of subsidies on petrol and exchange rate harmonization. Finan… Read More

Former FTX executive Ryan Salame has pleaded guilty to campaign finance and money-transmitting crimes and has agreed to forfeit over $1.5 billion. Salame admitted to funneling tens of millio… Read More

A high-profile climate change summit hosted by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York was disrupted when he was called away for an unexpected meeting. Russian Ambassador Vasily… Read More

Cisco announced its acquisition of cybersecurity software company Splunk in a cash deal worth around $28 billion, marking its largest acquisition to date. Splunk shares rose 21% following th… Read More

UK Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt has ruled out short-term tax cuts, citing concerns over inflation. Hunt stated that the focus is currently on reducing inflation and that tax cuts could only… Read More

The global climate adaptation week in South Korea highlighted the challenges faced by Asia-Pacific countries in accessing climate finance. Developing nations argue that industrialized countr… Read More

The UN Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council have been meeting in Addis Ababa to discuss the financing of peacekeeping operations in Africa. The African Union has… Read More

The World Bank has approved a new vision statement that acknowledges its mission to combat climate change and alleviate global poverty on a "livable planet." However, critics argue that the… Read More

The Ningxia Night Market in Taipei, Taiwan, is a popular attraction for both locals and tourists, offering a variety of traditional and innovative street foods. The market is democratically… Read More

United Nations representatives were unable to reach a deal on implementing a reparations fund for climate disaster recovery in developing nations. The fund, known as the "loss and damage fun… Read More

Leaders from countries with the largest tropical forest basins are meeting in the Republic of Congo to form a coalition and discuss how to protect their forests from deforestation and destru… Read More

China's high-level financial meeting signaled support for property developers and resolving local government debt problems. Policymakers emphasized treating private and state-owned property… Read More

The Federal Reserve has chosen to hold interest rates steady at a target range of 5.25%-5.5% for the second consecutive meeting, despite a growing economy and inflation above the central ban… Read More

Billionaire Marc Rowan and other Wall Street executives are discussing halting donations to prestigious universities such as Yale and Harvard to protest their responses to the Israel-Hamas w… Read More

Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre praised Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Finance Minister Donna Harpauer for their fight against the federal government's carbon pricing effort… Read More

The article discusses the broken climate promise made at the 2009 UN climate conference in Copenhagen, where wealthy nations pledged to provide $100 billion annually in climate finance to po… Read More