Economy

Is India’s boom helping the poor?

In a land where labour is cheap, the man who drives the most luxury cars is not a billionaire. He is a parking attendant. On a meagre salary, he must park, double-park […]

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Fintech

Germany’s fintech firm Raisin bags €60M ‘to make money perform better’ for everyone

Left to right: Dr Tamaz Georgadze (Founder), Katharina Lüth (Chief Client Officer & MD), Michael Stephan (Founder) and Dr Frank Freund (Founder) | Image credit: Raisin Berlin-based Raisin, a pan-European fintech marketplace […]

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Economy

The case against Google hinges on an antitrust “mistake”

IN 1912 America’s Supreme Court ruled that a coalition of 14 railroad proprietors had used their joint ownership of a bridge across the Mississippi river, near the St Louis terminal, to unlawfully […]

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Fintech

Amsterdam regtech startup Fourthline raises €50M to fight financial crime using AI: Here’s how

Image credits: Fourthline Amsterdam-based Fourthline (previously Safened), a startup that provides AI-powered and compliant KYC and AML solutions, announced on Monday that it has raised €50M from Finch Capital and other new […]

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Economy

Ajay Banga may be just what the fractious World Bank requires

On February 23rd, a week after David Malpass announced his resignation as president of the World Bank, and mere hours after the bank said the search for a successor would be months-long, […]

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Fintech

UK-based TerraPay secures €91.7M to expand its payments infrastructure

Image credit: Terrapay London-based TerraPay, a global payments infrastructure company, announced on Tuesday that it has secured $100M (approximately €91.74M) in a Series B equity and debt round of funding. The company […]

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Economy

Can the West’s perplexing employment miracle continue?

To see what a world swimming in jobs looks like, visit Japan. At airports staff straighten suitcases after they tumble onto the carousel. Men with fluorescent batons stand near construction sites, reminding […]

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Fintech

Amsterdam-based cryptocurrency platform Change raises €2M to empower wealth creation globally

Image credits: Change Amsterdam-based Change, a cryptocurrency platform for retail investors, announced on Friday that it has secured €2M in funding from Switzerland-based private equity firm Andromeda Capital Partners Suisse AG. The […]

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Economy

New York’s stockmarkets are thrashing Hong Kong and London

In 2006 Charles Schumer and Michael Bloomberg took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal to express their concerns about New York. The senator and mayor both feared that the Big […]

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Fintech

Amsterdam’s Bloqhouse Technologies hits €1B mark in funding via its investment platform

Image credit: Bloqhouse Technologies Amsterdam-based Bloqhouse Technologies, an investment management platform, announced on Tuesday that it has hit the €1B mark in funding volume via its platform. Tim Rutgers, CEO and founder […]

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News

Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST

The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]

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News

Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST

Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]

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News

Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST

The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]

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News

Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST

Amnesty International asserted Friday that African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in the town of Merawi, Amhara region, […]

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