The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank unveiled today (May 15) a programme designed to support countries that are in the process of developing debt management strategies. The system offers a methodology to optimise…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan speaks during the annual Conservative Party conference, in Manchester, Britain, October 3, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will on…
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Former Facebook product manager Frances Haugen testified before the U.S. Senate on Oct. 5, 2021, that the company’s social media platforms “harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy.” Haugen was the primary source for…
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It is no exaggeration to say that science has saved humanity on multiple occasions. The most recent has been through the development of vaccines for the current COVID-19 pandemic. Not all scientists work directly on…
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Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8477[email protected] Ref: 21/2021 The FSB today published a report on the progress made on the implementation of its high-level recommendations for Regulation, Supervision and Oversight of “Global Stablecoin” Arrangements.…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Flames come out of a domestic gas ring of an oven in Durham, Britain, September 23, 2021. REUTERS/Lee Smith/File Photo 2/2 By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) – Volatility in U.S. jumped…
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South Africa has a large, and growing, wage gap. The pay gap between executives and employees at the lowest end of the pay scale is increasing. This has seen an increase in shareholder interest in…
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Lael Brainard reiterated the Federal Open Market Committee’s belief that recent high inflation figures are a temporary phenomenon, in remarks on July 30. The Fed governor’s comments to the Aspen Economic Strategy Group follow the…
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© Reuters. U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm testifies at a Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee hearing on the Energy Department’s budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 15, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Files WASHINGTON…
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South Africa is home to the largest stock exchange in Africa and the 20th in the word by market capitalisation. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) was established in 1887, during the country’s gold rush. Well…
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