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Turning foundations into everyday finance
Stacey Japhta, Associate Director: Head of Growth at Sybrin. With more than 130 million people, Ethiopia is Africa's second most populous country after Nigeria, and its financial sector has grown to match that scale. With an established banking…
Beware the Influence of Financial Giants
When Philadelphia National Bank was blocked from buying a local rival in the 1960s, the Supreme Court's opinion contained a seminal insight about finance: If too few firms control the supply of funding for business, they will reshape the rest of…
Financial markets unlikely to be fazed by election uncertainty
Market analysts expect New Zealand's financial markets will react calmly on Monday morning to the uncertainty over the election result. While National is in the boxseat to form a coalition with ACT and New Zealand First, a possible hung Parliament…
Hong Kong retains global No 2 financial inclusion spot as employer support lags: survey
Hong Kong remained the world's second most financially inclusive market in 2026, though declining employer support and falling consumer confidence point to emerging gaps, according to an annual study by Principal Financial and the Centre for…
Nikkei Rises 1.7%, Led by Machinery, Financial Stocks
0027 GMT — Japanese stocks rise, rebounding from Friday's selloff, following solid U.S. jobs data. Machinery and financial stocks are leading gains. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries gains 6.3% and Mizuho Financial Group is 5.2% higher. The dollar…
Houthi attack damages Aramco building in Riyadh's financial district
Windows were blown out across several floors of Saudi oil giant Aramco's corporate office in the heart of the financial district of the capital Riyadh on Sunday by what the energy ministry said was debris from an attempt to attack the building.
School closures are accelerating in US, but more financial pain lies ahead
Minutes before first bell, Penny Núñez-Brandão scanned the crowd outside Glen Cove Elementary School, looking for familiar faces. “I don't see any,” the fifth grader told her mom one morning in August.
Accounting as the pillar of HK as an international financial hub: Frederick Ma at AFRC Forum 2026
The Accounting and Financial Reporting Council (AFRC) will continue strengthening, playing the pivotal role of a super connector and a super value adder, Hong Kong Trade Development Council chairman Frederick Ma Si-hang said at the AFRC Regional…
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[WDAF 2026] WDAF 2026 draws 1,000 as digital assets reshape finance
Global industry leaders discuss tokenization, AI-driven finance and regulatory challenges at inaugural forum The inaugural World Digital Assets Forum 2026, hosted by Herald Media Group, drew some 1,000 participants to The Grand Lotte Seoul on…
TPG RE Finance: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors
On its third-quarter 2026 earnings call, held on Oct. 27, 2026, TPG RE Finance (TRTX -3.85%) reported $2.3 billion in loan originations over the prior 12 months that expanded its net earning assets by 36% year over year. That portfolio expansion…
School closures are accelerating in US, but more financial pain lies ahead
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Martin Lewis's MSE joins huge coalition warning of 'catastrophic' new financial law
Martin Lewis's Money Saving Expert has joined a coalition urging a rethink on a finance Bill Martin Lewis's Money Saving Expert has joined a coalition of campaign groups and charities urging ministers to rethink potentially 'catastrophic' legal…
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[WDAF 2026] AI agents to reshape global finance: Don Tapscott
Blockchain pioneer calls for stronger safeguards and independent AI infrastructure in Korea Don Tapscott, executive chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute, predicted Monday that artificial intelligence agents would increasingly manage…
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[WDAF 2026] Herald CEO sees Korea emerging as global hub for digital finance
South Korea is well positioned to emerge as a global hub for the new digital financial order as blockchain and digital assets reshape the foundations of the global financial system, according to Herald Media Group CEO Choi Jin-young on Monday. 'We…
WDAF 2026 brings global finance leaders to Seoul
Standard Chartered, Tether, Sygnum and other industry players to explore tokenization, digital payments and future of finance Global banking and digital asset leaders will gather in Seoul on Monday for Herald Media Group's inaugural World Digital…
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