Business

Science continues to exclude Indigenous communities. Fixing this benefits everyone

An enduring challenge facing science around the world is how to best include and engage Indigenous communities. In Australia, for example, 0.5% of Indigenous peoples held a university STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) qualification in 2021, compared to 4.9% of the Australian population. Studies have also shown that while researchers are increasingly engaging Indigenous...

Argentina’s YPF to seek $2 billion in financing for oil pipeline in Q2 2025 By Reuters

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s state-run oil company YPF will seek $2 billion in financing in the second quarter of 2025 to complete its Vaca Muerta Sur project, a company source said on Wednesday. The project is being carried out by Vaca Muerta Oil Sur (VMOS), which is controlled by YPF, and aims to transport...

Young families are leaving many large US cities − here’s why that matters

Young families with children are a shrinking part of the U.S. population in many areas. The decline is especially pronounced in major urban centers, including Boston, San Francisco, New York, Minneapolis, Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, Seattle, Philadelphia, San Jose and Washington, D.C. During the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, many families with children moved to suburban or...

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

Biden administrations moves to forgive $4.7 billion of loans to Ukraine By Reuters

By Simon Lewis (JO:) and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration has moved to forgive about $4.7 billion in U.S. loans to Ukraine, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Wednesday, as outgoing officials seek to do what they can before leaving office to bolster Ukraine in its war against Russia. A funding...

Explainer-How far could the Bank of Japan raise interest rates? By Reuters

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is laying the groundwork to raise interest rates again, but has left markets guessing how soon and at what pace it could push up still-low borrowing costs. Here is a guide to the BOJ’s recent communications on when and how far it could eventually raise...