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Financing agriculture pathway to curbing $10bn food import bill – Kyari
The Sun Nigeria
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August 20, 2025
By Chinyere Anyanwu The Minister for Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, has stated that rethinking the country’s module of agricultural financing is critical to building a sustainable non-oil export economy. The minister stated this...
Finance Factors Foundation hosts 11th Annual Charity Golf Tournament benefiting Child & Family Service
Maui Now - Hawaii
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The Finance Factors Foundation is proud to announce its 11th Annual Finance Factors Foundation Charity Golf Tournament, set for Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025 at Hawaiʻi Prince Golf Club, with proceeds benefiting Child & Family Service (CFS), a...
Finance Ministry Launches Five-Year Strategic Plan to Bolster ARREST Agenda
GNN Liberia
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August 19, 2025
By Amos Harris The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) has launched a new five-year strategic plan aimed at strengthening its role in advancing Liberia’s ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development. The strategy will serve as a key...
Financial and digital literacy camp held in Viswema village
The Morung Express
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Officials and participants during the campaign for saturation of Financial Inclusion (FI) schemes and re-verification of KYC at the Gram Panchayat and village level conducted at Viswema village on August 19. (DIPR Photo) Kohima, August 19 (MExN):...
Financial Trade Associations Call for Changes in BCBS Crypto Standards
PYMNTS.com - Massachusetts
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August 19, 2025
Several global financial trade associations are calling on the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) to reconsider the Crypto Asset Exposure Standard (SCO60) before its January 2026 effective date. The associations said in a Tuesday (Aug....
‘Financial Playbook’ working to help teach young adults financial literacy
KCRG - Iowa
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August 19, 2025
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A new year of college is about to start, and it could be the first taste of independence for some students. As college students continue to navigate their lives on their own, financial literacy is one skill not every...
High-stakes hires: How a growing RIA can recruit financial advisors
Financial Planning
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August 19, 2025
This is the 14th installment in a Financial Planning series by Chief Correspondent Tobias Salinger on how to build a successful RIA. See the previous stories here, or find them by following Salinger on LinkedIn. Recruiting a financial advisor to...
Saigon Marina IFC Tower marks start of Ho Chi Minh City International Financial Centre
Vietstock
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August 20, 2025
Saigon Marina IFC Tower marks start of Ho Chi Minh City International Financial Centre The 55-storey Saigon Marina IFC Tower opened on August 19, marking the first step to establish Ho Chi Minh City’s International Financial Centre. Deputy Prime...
U.S. Federal Reserve's New Supervision Chief Sold on Bringing Crypto to Finance
CoinDesk
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The U.S. Federal Reserve's newest vice chair who supervises Wall Street banking, Michelle Bowman, made a crypto speech on Tuesday that could have been uttered by one of the industry's own policy wonks, advocating that banks get behind the digital...
FREE-AI: RBI Releases Framework For AI Use In Financial Sector, Learn About Its Seven Sutras
Outlook Money
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August 18, 2025
Now the framework has been released with seven guiding principles and six pillars, and 26 recommendations to ensure that society gains from the technology while mitigating risks. As the framework reads, “Multi-modal, multi-lingual AI can enable...
How tariffs are reshaping the mining equipment finance sector
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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August 20, 2025
The Donald Trump administration’s expanded 2025 tariffs have pushed the global machinery and equipment industry into a new era of cost inflation, supply chain reconfiguration, and financial recalibration. For the capital-intensive mining equipment...
McBro Finance celebrates 10th anniversary
The National
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LOCAL finance company McBro Finance Limited – celebrating its 10th anniversary – aims to grow with Papua New Guinea by aligning its aspirations with the country’s goals. Chief executive officer Thomas Dumu said: “We are celebrating because over...
Bajaj Finance Share Price Live Updates: Bajaj Finance Trading Overview
The Economic Times
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August 20, 2025
Stay up-to-date with the Bajaj Finance Stock Liveblog, your comprehensive source for real-time updates and detailed analysis on a prominent stock. Explore the latest information on Bajaj Finance, including: Last traded price 902.0, Market...
Libyan PM, CBL Governor review key financial and economic files
The Libya Observer
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The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, and Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Naji Issa, agreed to enhance coordination between the government and the CBL regarding letters of credit, and to adopt a...
‘Nigeria leveraging TICAD9 to deepen Japan ties, global financial reform’
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 20, 2025
Spends $10b yearly on food imports Nigeria is using the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) as a springboard to expand trade with Japan, push for reforms in the global financial system, and consolidate its...
Navigating college financial aid: Tips from MSUB students and experts
KULR 8 - Montana
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Navigating college finances can be daunting, but there are untapped resources available to help. Many scholarships and grants go unclaimed each year, and experts stress the importance of completing the FAFSA for financial aid. Students and...
Securing digital finance as cybercrime shadows Africa’s payment system
CNBC Africa
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August 19, 2025
Digital payments are rising swiftly across Central and West Africa, unlocking tremendous opportunities in trade, financial access, and consumer empowerment. However, this rapid growth in digital finance is paralleled by increasing cyber threats,...
Jefferies initiates coverage on HDB Financial: 3 game-changing factors driving 19% upside forecast revealed
Financial Express
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The recently listed NBFC major, HDB Financial Services, is in focus. The share price is down 5% from the levels it listed at, but Jefferies sees significant room for upside. The international brokerage house initiated coverage on HDB Financial...
Exclusive! The Cyber Exposure Playbook: Mastering Continuous Threat Validation in Finance
OpenGov Asia
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August 19, 2025
As financial institutions confront increasingly sophisticated and relentless cyber threats, traditional, periodic vulnerability scans are no longer sufficient. Continuous threat exposure validation is emerging as a strategic pillar, providing an...
FCA urged to rethink advice to “millions” of law firm car finance clients
Legal Futures
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August 19, 2025
Stopford: FCA has left consumers stranded The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been urged to rethink its advice to consumers using law firms in motor finance claims after research showed how many have already signed up. According to consumer...