Banks

British Business Bank Exceeds Targets and Empowers SMEs in 2022/23

The British Business Bank has unveiled its annual report for the financial year 2022/23, outlining significant milestones in its mission to support smaller businesses across the UK. The bank exceeded expectations by […]

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Norway arrests ex-Wagner commander under suspicion of illegally crossing Russia border – JURIST

Norwegian police arrested former commander of the Wagner Group, Andrey Medvedev, on Friday under suspicion of attempting to illegally cross the border into Russia, according to local Norwegian news site the Barents […]

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Сryptocurrencies

eToro Prepared to Offer European Crypto Services Once MiCA Comes Into Play Following CySEC Approval

eToro, the trading and investing platform, has landed in Cyprus following approval from the CySEC CASP (Crypto Asset Service Provider). Once the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) comes into effect in […]

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Germany says 90 military-age Russian men granted asylum since Ukraine invasion – JURIST

The German interior ministry said that 90 Russian men of military age have been granted asylum in the country since Russia’s 2023 invasion of Ukraine, according to a Friday report from the […]

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Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court invalidates indigenous land demarcation timeframe law – JURIST

On Thursday, the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil invalidated a legislative proposal 9-2 regarding the temporal boundaries for demarcating indigenous lands.  The judges ruled against the argument that the territory of indigenous peoples […]

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International watchdog CIVICUS finds Bangladesh civic space is ‘repressed’ – JURIST

International civil society watchdog CIVICUS added Bangladesh on Thursday to its CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist and rated the civic space in Bangladesh as “repressed,” the watchdog’s second lowest rating. The CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist rates […]

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Banks

Sibos 2023: Industry Reaction and Tokyo’s Top Takeaways

As the curtains draw on another engaging edition of Sibos – the global financial services networking event organised by Swift – it’s time to take a reflective journey through the week that was. […]

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Banks

Emirates NBD Launches Enhanced Mobile Banking app ‘ENBD X’; With Embedded Digital Wealth Platform

Emirates NBD, the banking group in MENAT (Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye), has successfully completed launched its enhanced mobile banking app, ‘ENBD X’. ENBD X is now available to all Emirates […]

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Tunisia police arrest political cartoonist on suspicion of insulting PM – JURIST

A prominent political cartoonist in Tunisia announced he was released from custody Friday on his Facebook page. Tunisian authorities arrested Tawfiq Omrane, well-known for publishing satirical drawings of political figures on his […]

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Canada sanctions Haiti businessmen amid escalating humanitarian crisis – JURIST

Canada announced on Thursday that it would impose additional sanctions on three prominent Haitian businessmen. These measures come as a rebuke to individuals allegedly involved in corruption that have further deepened the […]

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Banks

British Business Bank Exceeds Targets and Empowers SMEs in 2022/23

The British Business Bank has unveiled its annual report for the financial year 2022/23, outlining significant milestones in its mission to support smaller businesses across the UK. The bank exceeded expectations by […]

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News

Norway arrests ex-Wagner commander under suspicion of illegally crossing Russia border – JURIST

Norwegian police arrested former commander of the Wagner Group, Andrey Medvedev, on Friday under suspicion of attempting to illegally cross the border into Russia, according to local Norwegian news site the Barents […]

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News

Germany says 90 military-age Russian men granted asylum since Ukraine invasion – JURIST

The German interior ministry said that 90 Russian men of military age have been granted asylum in the country since Russia’s 2023 invasion of Ukraine, according to a Friday report from the […]

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News

Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court invalidates indigenous land demarcation timeframe law – JURIST

On Thursday, the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil invalidated a legislative proposal 9-2 regarding the temporal boundaries for demarcating indigenous lands.  The judges ruled against the argument that the territory of indigenous peoples […]

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