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Jacinda Ardern, AIB chief Colm Hunt to address sustainable finance leaders at Dublin event
Climate & Environment Experts within the finance industry will gather in the capital for Climate Finance Week 2023 from Monday Expertise from the financial service sector is “urgently needed” in the transition to a net zero society, attendees will hear. Picture: Getty
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Private equity’s new financial engineering brings risks
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The writer is managing partner at Thoma BravoAfter the sharp rises in US interest rates since March last year, debt is now more expensive than it’s been in more than two decades. The ensuing squeeze hasn’t just…
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Cinnamon Wealth: Catalysing Financial Freedom for Women’s Empowerment in Personal Finance
Offering Inclusive Financial Services and Advocating for Women’s Active Role in Wealth ManagementDUBAI, UAE, Nov. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Women play a crucial role in binding a family together. Cinnamon Wealth advocates for Women’s active involvement in shaping their family’s financial decisions, recognising that they are both contributors and beneficiaries of the family’s wealth.The company was…
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Don’t neglect the SDGs in sustainable finance strategy
The government’s sustainable finance strategy is an opportunity to tie action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to action on climate.UN Global Compact Network Australia chair Fiona Reynolds called the recently released strategy a “welcome step” and said that the each of the three pillars of the strategy has elements that can “support and reinforce…
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Wealthy Nations May Have Met $100 Billion Climate Finance Pledge in 2022, OECD Says
Despite delivering the long-overdue $100 billion to developing countries, estimates suggest that countries around the world may need up to $387 billion per year this decade to finance climate adaptation programmes. — Developed countries may have hit the $100 billion mark to fund climate action in developing countries last year, according to preliminary data published…
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Radical libertarian Javier Milei elected president of Argentina
Javier Milei, a radical libertarian economist and first-term congressman, has won a decisive victory in Argentina’s presidential election, vowing “drastic” changes to the country’s economic strategy amid its worst crisis in two decades.Milei won 55.8 per cent of the vote, against 44.2 per cent for economy minister Sergio Massa of the centre-left Peronist government, with…
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Board of Visitors Finance Committee discusses tuition increases, hears public comments
The Board of Visitors Finance Committee held a public comment session on proposed tuition increases for the next two academic years Friday, including breakdowns of the University’s use and sourcing of funding. Committee members also presented on the University’s financial aid programs and the financial support the University receives from the state. In early November,…
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Finance ministry asks PSU banks to take measures to strengthen cybersecurity
<img class="unveil" loading="eager" src="https://news.myworldfix.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/etcfo-default.jpg" data-src="https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/photo/105341198.cms" captionrendered="1" alt=" Last week, Kolkata-based public sector lender UCO Bank reported erroneous credit of Rs 820 crore to account holders of the bank via Immediate Payment Service (IMPS). “>Last week, Kolkata-based public sector lender UCO Bank reported erroneous credit of Rs 820 crore to account holders of the bank…
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Letter: Teachers need support to boost financial education
We strongly back the House of Commons education select committee’s inquiry (“MPs launch inquiry into UK financial education”, Report, FT.com/flic, November 16). Many indicators point towards the fact that financial education has not been integrated into secondary schools’ curriculum as had been hoped when it was introduced in England nine years ago. We believe that…
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DFAT Fellowship enhances Pacific policymakers’ leadership in finance and the digital economy
The 2023 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Fellowship for Pacific Policymakers was held from 30 October to 17 November as part of DFAT’s prestigious Australian Awards Fellowships. Funded by the Australian Government for emerging and established leaders, the Fellowships focus on fostering networks of influence and leadership in Australia’s partner countries. Participants of…