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PE/VC deals decline 44% in 2022, ends 10-year bull run : Report, ET BFSI

The private equity industry has faced challenges, including inflationary pressures, concerns of economic recession, and uncertainty brought on by geopolitical factors, impacting investments, exits, and fund-raising globally in 2022. Despite this, 2022 […]

Global watchdog issues blueprint for banks to report cyber attacks, ET BFSI

LONDON – The G20’s financial watchdog on Thursday recommended a blueprint for banks to report cyberattacks in a common format in a bid to speed up responses to hacking and limit the […]

BFSI witness maximum exits in 2022 amid unfavourable market conditions : Report, ET BFSI

Banking, Financial Services and Insurance sector saw maximum exits in 2022 due to several buyout deals. The sector witnessed total PE/VC exits worth USD 3150 million in 2022. Exits fell sharply in […]

UPI pre-sanctioned credit line to bolster SMEs access to credit: SBI Ecowrap, ET BFSI

In the recently announced MPC meeting, the RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das expanded the scope of UPI by allowing operations of pre-sanctioned credit lines by banks through UPI. “It is now proposed to […]

My Mudra, an emerging fintech, is planning to raise the pre-Series A round, ET BFSI

New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI/SRV): My Mudra, a fintech quenching the financial thirst of people for decades is planning to raise the pre-Series A round in this financial year. My Mudra […]

Human rights groups criticize Iraq decision making Yazidi sexual violence survivors file criminal complaints to receive reparations – JURIST

A group of NGOs including Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International Friday released a joint statement criticizing the Iraqi government’s decision to require applicants for reparations under the Yazidi Survivors Law […]

US and UK target Russian oligarch affiliates in latest round of sanctions – JURIST

The US and UK governments last week unveiled a batch of sanctions against individuals and entities who have allegedly enabled Russian oligarchs on the UK’s designated sanctions list to access their external […]

France Constitutional Council approves pension reform amidst renewed protests – JURIST

France’s Constitutional Council Friday approved President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform law amid protests and anger towards the reform. Earlier this week one of JURIST’s staff members from Paris, France warned of renewed protests […]

India Supreme Court to build nine gender-neutral restrooms – JURIST

The Supreme Court of India Wednesday released a statement in pursuance of its aims on inclusive infrastructure and “sexuality sensitization” on its creation of nine universal restrooms in the main building and […]

Rights groups report Iran executed over 500 people in 2022 – JURIST

Human rights groups Iran Human Rights (IHR) and Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) Thursday released a report showing a dramatic increase in the total number of executions in Iran for 2022. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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