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Call for papers – National Conference on Economy and Finance, 2022
RASTRA BANK OF NEPAL National conference on economics and finance April 2022 Kathmandu, Nepal CALL FOR PAPERS Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the Central Bank of Nepal, is pleased to announce a nationwide conference on economics and finance. The conference is scheduled to be held in April 2022 in Kathmandu, Nepal. This event is expected to …
Reliance Agreement: Future Retail in SC against HC orders
NEW DELHI: Future Retail Ltd, headed by Kishore Biyani, said on Saturday it had approached the Supreme Court against orders from Delhi’s high court to maintain the status quo over its Rs 24,713 crore deal with Reliance Retail and directing it to execute the Singapore-based emergency arbitrator’s order. In a regulatory filing, Future Retail said: …
BRAC Bank to Issue Tk 6.0 Billion Bond to Provide Affordable Housing Finance
FE ONLINE REPORT | Posted: Aug 29, 2021 10:40:31 AM BRAC Bank decided to issue non-convertible bonds worth up to Tk 6.0 billion in order to raise funds to provide affordable housing finance to low and middle income groups in the country. The bank will be a non-convertible, redeemable, unsecured, fixed coupon bond that will …
If you are in a privileged position, support another woman – Candy Wekesa
By Phionah Nassanga August 26 is Women’s Equality Day. It’s a day to celebrate the progress women have made and reflect on the obstacles they face in advocating for change, on a global scale. Women are confronted with violence, discrimination, stereotypes, the struggle for equal treatment in education and employment spaces. Although it originates in …
moderate before the Fed symposium
LONDON – European stocks retreated on Thursday, following the mood in the global market as US Federal Reserve policymakers meet for a closely watched monetary policy summit. The pan-European Stoxx 600 fell 0.7% at the start of trading, with retail stocks losing 1.4% to cause losses as all sectors and major exchanges slipped into the …
Soul’s Grown Deep Foundation | Burlingame Rotary Club
Max Anderson is the president of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation. Souls Grown Deep advocates for the inclusion of Southern black artists into the canon of American art history and promotes economic empowerment, racial and social justice, and educational advancement in the communities that gave birth to these artists. . Souls Grown Deep takes its …
How financial technology can help us move closer to equality of wealth
August 25, 2021 9 minutes to read Opinions expressed by Contractor the contributors are theirs. The phrase “wealth inequality” may sound like something only progressives or activists like to use. However, this is a reality experienced by countries around the world. The gap between rich and poor continues to widen despite increased access to education …
Cory Booker’s “Baby Bonds” Won’t Close the Wealth Gap
Senator Cory Booker (DN.J.) at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Jan.27, 2021. (Michael Reynolds / Pool via Reuters) Useless document nestled in $ 3.5 trillion budget reconciliation plan The A $ 3.5 trillion budget reconciliation plan is already turn into a godsend for questionable spending and reckless tax increases. Provisions including …
Vancouver landowners launch lawsuit over Broadway subway project
Homeowners want more compensation from the BC Transportation Financing Authority Owners of properties under redevelopment to build the Mount Pleasant subway station in Vancouver are suing a British Columbia government crown corporation seeking additional compensation for the land they surrendered so that the project can go ahead. Broadway Main Investments Ltd. and Choo Brothers Investments …
World Bank Group and Tonga sign new agreement to strengthen partnership
NUKU’ALOFA, August 24, 2021 – The government of Tonga and the World Bank Group today signed the new establishment agreement, committing to strengthen their partnership. The agreement was signed today by Tonga’s Minister of Finance, the Hon. Tevita Lavemaau, World Bank Regional Vice President for East Asia and the Pacific, Victoria Kwakwa and IFC Vice …