Business

Gold faces hurdle on path to $5,200 as hawkish Fed dampens ETF demand, MS says

Gold faces hurdle on path to $5,200 as hawkish Fed dampens ETF demand, MS says by : Investing.com Source link

Can Africa survive the global aid squeeze? Yes, but it will take financial discipline

Africa faces declining aid, rising debt, climate pressure and a weakening global order. Official development assistance, the technical term for foreign aid, fell by 23.1% in 2025, the largest annual contraction on record. It’s projected to decline by a further 5.8% in 2026, before accounting for strain from the current crisis in the Middle East....

Do shark culls keep people safe in the ocean? Here’s what the science says

A young mother remains in hospital after being bitten by a shark at Coogee beach in Sydney on Saturday morning. Leah Stewart, 35, was swimming about 30 metres offshore when the shark – believed to be a three to four metre great white shark – struck. In the wake of this tragic incident, there have...

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

U.S. restrictions on Frontier AI access are a wake-up call for Europe

The post U.S. restrictions on Frontier AI access are a wake-up call for Europe appeared first on European DIGITAL SME Alliance. by : Sebastiano Toffaletti on 2026-06-15 08:18:00 Source link #U.S #restrictions #Frontier #access #wakeup #call #Europe

Tech Sovereignty Package: Europe starts building tech capacity, with room to strengthen demand for homegrown solutions

The post Tech Sovereignty Package: Europe starts building tech capacity, with room to strengthen demand for homegrown solutions appeared first on European DIGITAL SME Alliance. by : Antonio Grasso on 2026-06-03 15:16:00 Source link #Tech #Sovereignty #Package #Europe #starts #building #tech #capacity #room #strengthen #demand #homegrown #solutions

Europe’s tech sovereignty requires energy resilience

The post Europe’s tech sovereignty requires energy resilience appeared first on European DIGITAL SME Alliance. by : Lina Nardone on 2026-06-02 08:48:00 Source link #Europes #tech #sovereignty #requires #energy #resilience

The case for building Europe’s sovereign cloud: A vision for the Cloud and AI Development Act

The post The case for building Europe’s sovereign cloud: A vision for the Cloud and AI Development Act appeared first on European DIGITAL SME Alliance. by : Benedetta Beltrame on 2026-05-22 09:07:00 Source link #case #building #Europes #sovereign #cloud #vision #Cloud #Development #Act

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

Swiss voters likely to reject stricter neutrality proposal, poll shows

Swiss voters likely to reject stricter neutrality proposal, poll shows by : Investing.com Source link

Trilateral meeting for USMCA trade deal review scheduled for July 1, CTV News reports

Trilateral meeting for USMCA trade deal review scheduled for July 1, CTV News reports by : Reuters Source link