Business

Egypt’s president renews term of central bank chief

The Central Bank of Egypt Egypt’s president has extended the term of Hasan Abdalla, acting governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), by another year. News outlets including Bloomberg and Reuters reported yesterday (August 18) that according to the country’s official gazette, Abdalla had been given a fourth one-year term as CBE chief. Abdalla,...

4 decades after the landmark book ‘Alone in a Crowd,’ women in the trades still battle bias – a professor-turned-welder reflects

A few years ago, while working as a professor and as a welder at a small repair and fabrication shop, I went looking for books about women in the skilled trades. In the few I found, one stood out in how it made way for tradeswomen’s voices: political scientist Jean Reith Schroedel’s 1985 classic “Alone...

Kmart broke privacy laws by scanning customers’ faces. What did it do wrong, and why?

Today the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner found retail giant Kmart breached Australians’ privacy. The company had collected personal and sensitive information through a facial recognition technology system designed to tackle refund fraud – where people try to obtain refunds to which they are not entitled, for example by returning stolen goods. Between June...

IMF

IMF / Board Approves US$88.3 Million in Emergency Financing Support to Malawi IMF

IMF / Board Approves US$88.3 Million in Emergency Financing Support to Malawi

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today a disbursement of US$88.327 million (SDR 69.40 million) to Malawi under the new Food Shock Window of the Rapid Credit Facility. Malawi is the first low-income country to make use of the Food Shock Window since it was adopted by the Executive Board last...

Techno

Maria Ariosto joins DIGITAL SME

HR & Operations Manager Contact: m.ariosto@digitalsme.eu Maria holds a degree in Linguistic and Cultural Mediation, along with a Master’s in […] The post Maria Ariosto joins DIGITAL SME appeared first on European DIGITAL SME Alliance. by : Sofia Gottarelli on 2025-09-04 16:14:00 Source link #Maria #Ariosto #joins #DIGITAL #SME

Strategic buying for Europe: A mission-oriented vision on public procurement

The post Strategic buying for Europe: A mission-oriented vision on public procurement appeared first on European DIGITAL SME Alliance. by : Florian Schuck on 2025-09-09 10:23:00 Source link #Strategic #buying #Europe #missionoriented #vision #public #procurement

The digital chessboard: Extending the DMA to cloud

The post The digital chessboard: Extending the DMA to cloud appeared first on European DIGITAL SME Alliance. by : Florian Schuck on 2025-08-27 14:39:00 Source link #digital #chessboard #Extending #DMA #cloud

Unveiling EuroStack: Tech Solutions Made in Europe go live

The post Unveiling EuroStack: Tech Solutions Made in Europe go live appeared first on European DIGITAL SME Alliance. by : Sofia Gottarelli on 2025-05-09 13:59:00 Source link #Unveiling #EuroStack #Tech #Solutions #Europe #live

Economy

THE GETAWAY

On 29th November 2023, shareholders of United Investments Limited (UIL) will be called upon to ratify a decision of the Board redefining the course of the group and its people. From shareholders, middlemen  to regulators, they all seem to have found a convenient corner in this looping circle. The story of UIL is an absolute...

Keynote speech by EVP Vestager at the IBEC conference.

European Commission Speech Dublin, 30 Sep 2022 “Harvesting the fruits of the digital age” Introduction Dia dhuit, It’s a great pleasure to be here in Dublin – an old Viking city. Tomorrow is the first day of… by : European Commission on 2022-09-30 12:30:07 Source link #Keynote #speech #EVP #Vestager #IBEC #conference

State aid: Commission approves aid to support the resolution of the Polish Getin Noble Bank S.A.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 01 Oct 2022 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, several support measures in the context of the resolution of the Polish Getin Noble Bank S.A. by : European Commission on 2022-10-01 06:54:08 Source link #State #aid #Commission #approves #aid #support #resolution #Polish #Getin #Noble #Bank #S.A

World

Bank of England expected to hold rates, QT announcement in focus

Bank of England expected to hold rates, QT announcement in focus by : Investing.com Source link

Fed delivers normal-sized rate cut, sees steady pace of further reductions; Miran dissents

Fed delivers normal-sized rate cut, sees steady pace of further reductions; Miran dissents by : Reuters Source link