Category: Finace

  • Climate Finance: The Solution to All Climate-driven Ills?

    Climate Finance: The Solution to All Climate-driven Ills?

    Statistics reveal that the world’s top 1 per cent of emitters produce over 1,000 times more CO2 than the bottom 1 per cent. That number gets starker, as studies reveal, with the richest 0.1 per cent of the world’s population emitting 10 times more than the entire top 10 per cent combined. These figures make…

  • Hong Kong’s Paul Chan says exports likely to still face significant hurdles in 2024

    Hong Kong’s Paul Chan says exports likely to still face significant hurdles in 2024

    Hong Kong exports are likely to still face “significant challenges” next year, the city’s finance chief has said, adding that the effects of government efforts to attract investors may take time to become apparent.“Looking ahead, the main drivers of our economy in the coming year will be the export of tourism services and consumption, both…

  • Constitution Day 2023: Financial planning lessons to learn from ‘Samvidhan Divas’

    Constitution Day 2023: Financial planning lessons to learn from ‘Samvidhan Divas’

    Constitution Day of India, also known as Samvidhan Divas, is celebrated annually on 26th November. It commemorates the adoption of the Constitution of India in 1949, which came into effect on 26th January 1950. This day holds immense significance as it marks the establishment of the world’s longest written constitution and represents the triumph of…

  • ICBC’s Entree Onto Wall Street Looked Like a Bargain—Until Hackers Crippled Its U.S. Unit

    ICBC’s Entree Onto Wall Street Looked Like a Bargain—Until Hackers Crippled Its U.S. Unit

    Updated Nov. 26, 2023 12:02 am ETListen(2 min)Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, the world’s largest bank, paid $1 for its place on Wall Street. It got more than it bargained for.  The Chinese lender acquired a small New York broker-dealer in 2010, a move that extended its presence into the U.S. securities industry. It is…

  • What We Fight About When We Fight About Money

    What We Fight About When We Fight About Money

    Nov. 25, 2023 9:00 pm ETListen(2 min)When couples argue over money, the real source of the conflict usually isn’t on their bank statement.Financial disagreements tend to be stand-ins for deeper issues in our relationships, researchers and couples counselors said, since the way we use money is a reflection of our values, character and beliefs. Persistent…

  • Bayern Munich released a healthy financial report for the 2022/23 fiscal year

    Bayern Munich released a healthy financial report for the 2022/23 fiscal year

    Bayern Munich’s CFO Michael Diederich had the pleasure of delivering the sporting club’s annual financial report this week. The numbers were very impressive, highlighted by a record breaking revenue of €854M (breaking the previous high of €750M from the 2018/19 season). Diederich touted the club’s ability to navigate the difficult economic conditions. Revenues from domestic…

  • TruBlu Financial Services champions work and travel loans

      PARKINS…TruBlu acts as the middleman essentially between you and your opportunity. MICROFINANCE institution TruBlu Financial Services is seeking to make greater inroads into tertiary institutions across Jamaica as it expands its work and travel financing client base. The company, which was founded in 2016 by Managing Director Julan Johnson, is a Bank of Jamaica…

  • Holiday season comes with deals and financial anxiety for shoppers

    Holiday season comes with deals and financial anxiety for shoppers

    WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) — The holiday shopping season is here, but this year, added financial stressors are present right along with it. 22News spoke to local shoppers about the potential strains on their holiday budgets. “I put my self on a budget, but I’m already over it!,” said Marjann Kurty of Michigan. The National…

  • Precarious finances: 38% of Europeans no longer eat three meals a day

    More than half of Europeans say their budget has tightened over the past three years, according to a recent study. ADVERTISEMENTRising prices have pushed almost one-third of Europeans into a “precarious” financial situation, a recent survey has found. The second European Barometer on Poverty and Precariousness examined Europeans’ ability to make purchases and found that it…

  • Editorial: Record fundraising should prompt reform of campaign finance system

    Editorial: Record fundraising should prompt reform of campaign finance system

    The recently completed election cycle was not only the most expensive legislative campaign in Virginia’s history, but the third-most costly legislative election cycle in American history. The two major political parties, candidates and their affiliated groups raised nearly $175 million in an effort to secure majorities in the General Assembly, according to campaign finance watchdog…