Business

Oil prices settle slightly higher on unexpected draw in US crude inventories By Investing.com

Investing.com — Oil prices settled slightly higher on Thursday following data showing U.S. weekly crude stockpiles unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to renewed demand following weather-related disruptions. At 2:30 p.m. ET (1830 GMT), West Texas Intermediate crude futures were 0.4% higher at $70.67 per barrel and  gained 0.3% to $74.44 a barrel.   Inventories of fell by...

from South African freedom fighter to central bank governor and trusted politician

It is sad to write about Tito Mboweni in the past tense. Tito Titus Mboweni, who was born on 16 March 1959 in Tzaneen, a town in South Africa in what was then the Transvaal, passed away after a short illness in Johannesburg on 12 October 2024. After the announcement of his death, tributes poured...

For Deaf people, train travel can be a gamble. But an AI-powered Auslan avatar can help

For Deaf people, train travel can be a gamble. On an average day, nothing goes wrong: they catch their train to their destination and carry on with their business. But when something out of the ordinary happens, the situation can quickly get scary, because most updates are only delivered by audio announcements. A Deaf traveller...

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

DIGITAL SME White Paper – Skills for European digital leadership: An evidence-based blueprint towards the Union of Skills

The post DIGITAL SME White Paper – Skills for European digital leadership: An evidence-based blueprint towards the Union of Skills appeared first on European DIGITAL SME Alliance. by : Caterina Bortolaso on 2024-10-07 08:08:56 Source link #DIGITAL #SME #White #Paper #Skills #European #digital #leadership #evidencebased #blueprint #Union #Skills

Changes to the EU Cloud Services Cybersecurity Certification Scheme put EU citizens’ data at risk: A Call for Digital Sovereignty

The post Changes to the EU Cloud Services Cybersecurity Certification Scheme put EU citizens’ data at risk: A Call for Digital Sovereignty appeared first on European DIGITAL SME Alliance. by : James Philpot on 2024-09-05 12:06:35 Source link #Cloud #Services #Cybersecurity #Certification #Scheme #put #citizens #data #risk #Call #Digital #Sovereignty

1.500.000€ available to support cybersecurity standardisation experts

Cyberstand Project Funding EU Cybersecurity and Standards Experts to support implementation of Cyber Resilience Act The Cyberstand project is making […] The post 1.500.000€ available to support cybersecurity standardisation experts appeared first on European DIGITAL SME Alliance. by : James Philpot on 2024-08-05 08:31:35 Source link #1.500.000 #support #cybersecurity #standardisation #experts

600.000€ available for SMEs to validate FLUIDOS Edge Processing System

The application process for the second FLUIDOS Open Call is now open with 600.000€ available for SMEs to validate the […] The post 600.000€ available for SMEs to validate FLUIDOS Edge Processing System appeared first on European DIGITAL SME Alliance. by : James Philpot on 2024-08-05 08:40:47 Source link #SMEs #validate #FLUIDOS #Edge #Processing #System

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

AfricInvest propose 32,4 millions $ pour acquérir 4,97% de parts supplémentaires d’I&M

(Agence Ecofin) – Une fois validée par les autorités réglementaires compétentes, la transaction fera d’AfricInvest le 4e actionnaire majoritaire du conglomérat financier I&M Group. AfricInvest veut accroître ses parts au capital de la holding est-africaine de services financiers et bancaires I&M Group Plc. Par le biais de son véhicule d’investissement East Africa Growth Holding (EAGH),...

Intelsat connecte les tours télécoms aux satellites en Afrique de l’Ouest

(Agence Ecofin) – En avril dernier, le constructeur de tours AMN a lancé la mise en œuvre d’une initiative similaire au Nigeria, en partenariat avec Starlink. En septembre, la société en était déjà à 100 tours connectés, contribuant à augmenter le trafic sur son réseau. Le fournisseur luxembourgeois de services télécoms par satellite Intelsat a...