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Angola hosts ATIDI’s AGM as Africa’s top insurer marks 25 years of impact
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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The AGM will feature high-level strategic dialogue, presentation of ATIDI’s 2024 results, member updates, an Investor Roundtable and Stakeholder Boardroom sessions. Pan African trade credit and political risk insurer, African Trade & Investment...
Angola to Host ATIDI's 25th Annual General Meeting as Africa's Multilateral Insurer Marks 25 years of Impact
African Business
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June 18, 2025
This article was produced with the support of ATIDI The African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) is set to hold its 25th Annual General Meeting (AGM) from 18–21 June 2025 in Luanda, Angola, under the theme “Turning Risk into...
News digest: Slovakia like Austria or Switzerland? Fico stirs the neutrality pot
The Slovak Spectator
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June 17, 2025
Welcome to Today in Slovakia. Whether you are unwinding or catching up over coffee – here’s what mattered on Tuesday, 17 June. Fico fans the flames – again Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement...
News digest: Former SIS chief acquitted of corruption charges
The Slovak Spectator
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June 16, 2025
Good evening. Here is the Monday, June 16 edition of Today in Slovakia - the main news of the day in less than five minutes. Ex-SIS chief acquitted, Supreme Court to rule on appeal Article continues after video advertisement Article continues...
Youth Unemployment: APC Stalwart Calls On Tinubu To Declare Nat’l Emergency
New Telegraph
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June 16, 2025
Share Citing what he described as a “triple jobs crisis” facing Nigeria, a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pharmacist Ikeagwuonwu Klinsmann, has called on President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Executive Council to declare a...
Bagerhat’s women weave global impact with eco-friendly crafts
Bangladesh Post
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In a quiet corner of Bagerhat’s Basabati area, the hum of sewing machines, the rustle of coconut husks and the steady hands of women workers are quietly shaping a story of empowerment, innovation and global reach. Here, female entrepreneur Rozy...
Malaysia Expands SST from July 1: What Businesses Should Know
ASEAN Briefing
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June 16, 2025
Malaysia will implement a significant expansion of its Sales and Services Tax (SST) framework starting July 1, 2025. Announced as part of the government’s fiscal consolidation strategy under Budget 2025, the revised SST rules are designed to...
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Slovak PM Fico wants EU leaders to postpone vote on new sanctions against Russia
BNE Intellinews
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Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has said he wants the EU leaders to postpone voting on a new round of sanctions against Russia. “I have tasked the Minister of Foreign Affairs [Juraj Blanár] to officially ask the meeting of [the...
EDF increases support to SMEs, disburses K14bn
The Nation Malawi
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June 16, 2025
The Export Development Fund (EDF) more than doubled its support for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in 2024, disbursing K14.1 billion up from K6 billion in 2023 with a focus on agro-processing, tourism and mining. Agro-processing alone...
Looking through the NSA Prism at all Americans
Renew America
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Spectrographic Profiling at its finest but turning a blind eye to the real threat By Desmond McGrath June 21, 2013 Disclaimer: I will say up front that some of this perspective on "Data Mining" is my hypothesis based on the limited facts that I...
Seeking a slice of the pie
Bangkok Post
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June 15, 2025
While the government's economic stimulus budget of 157 billion baht is scheduled for final approval later this month, the value of funding requests received from various ministries exceeds 400 billion baht. The government is exercising extra...
Reprogramming the future: The specialized semiconductors reshaping the global supply chain
Atlantic Council
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June 11, 2025
Issue Brief June 11, 2025 • 1:43 pm ET Print this page Reprogramming the future: The specialized semiconductors reshaping the global supply chain By Celine Lee, Andrew Kidd, and Bruce Schneier Introduction In 2014, the People’s Republic of China...
Needle to Nations: Bagerhat’s women weave global impact with eco-friendly crafts
United News of Bangladesh
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In a quiet corner of Bagerhat’s Basabati area, the hum of sewing machines, the rustle of coconut husks and the steady hands of women workers are quietly shaping a story of empowerment, innovation and global reach. Here, female entrepreneur Rozy...
PV Monitoring Systems Market Outlook Report 2025-2030: Rapid Global Expansion Of Solar Energy Capacity And Supportive Government Policies Driving CAGR At 11.9%
MENAFN
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June 13, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Key opportunities include leveraging AI, IoT, and ML for real-time analytics and energy efficiency, enhancing grid integration, and meeting the rise in demand for scalable, intelligent energy solutions Dublin, June...
News digest: Number of blood donors in Slovakia grows for fifth straight year
The Slovak Spectator
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June 13, 2025
Good evening. Here is the Friday, June 13 edition of Today in Slovakia - the main news of the day in less than five minutes. Slovakia celebrates its growing community of lifesaving blood donors Article continues after video advertisement Article...
Safeguarding Europe’s cosmetics sector
The Parliament Magazine
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June 11, 2025
The cosmetics industry is a European success story. What makes the industry so competitive globally? MEP Łukacijewska: The cosmetics and personal care industry is a flagship Europe success story. It contributes around €96bn annually to the EU...
Dubai property prices set to surge as Blue Line bolsters aim of '20-minute city'
The National News
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The Dubai Metro Blue Line is being seen as a “radical expansion” of public transport with major knock-on effects for tourism, property prices, traffic congestion, the environment, people's health and more. Blue Line stations could even become...
Singapore Eyes Softer Listing Rules to Attract More Companies
ASEAN Briefing
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June 11, 2025
In May, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) unveiled a major package of reforms aimed at lowering barriers to listing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). These proposals come in response to a sharp...
TIIF day 1 recap: From clean energy to creative economies, Uzbekistan courts global investors
Daryo
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June 11, 2025
From June 10 to 12, 2025, the Tashkent International Investment Forum (TIIF) is taking place at the CAEx Exhibition Palace in Tashkent under the coordination of the Ministry of Investments, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan. On the first day, June...
EG group profits plummet from $1.4bn to $10m following Asda forecourt sale
Business Matters
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June 11, 2025
The sharp decline follows the sale of the group’s UK convenience store network to Asda and further operational restructuring. Newly filed accounts at Companies House show operating profit also fell significantly, from $2.2 billion to $856 million....