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The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has emphasized Africa’s vulnerability to global economic shocks in its Economic Development in Africa Report 2024. The report, released in Geneva, examines how past crises including the 2008 financial collapse, the 2014 commodity
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is spearheading a new initiative aimed at designing climate risk-based insurance policies to provide broad protection for farmers across the Arab region. The project, led by Dr. Abdallah Al Dardari, Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated on Tuesday that regulatory policies surrounding banking access should be reassessed, following concerns that the crypto industry is being unfairly excluded from financial services. Powell made the remarks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing, emphasizing the need to
Newszy: At Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG), key figures for the first nine months of financial year 2024/2025 (April 1 to December 31, 2024) and the third quarter (October 1 to December 31, 2024) were in line with the expected developments communicated
President Donald Trump has directed the U.S. Treasury Department to halt the production of pennies, citing their high manufacturing costs. According to recent figures, producing each penny costs nearly 3.7 cents, leading to significant financial losses for the government. The U.S. Mint’s latest fiscal
Meta is laying off approximately 3,600 employees, accounting for about 5% of its workforce, as part of its ongoing restructuring efforts in 2025. The layoffs, which began on February 10, are being classified by the company as “performance terminations,” targeting what
Newszy: Kuwait City, Kuwait – The Moscow City Tourism Committee has launched an official visit to the Middle East in early February, reinforcing its commitment to fostering long-term partnerships in tourism. The delegation is focused on increasing visitor flows and strengthening ties
The mystery surrounding the identity of Bitcoin’s elusive creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, has deepened as new research identifies a vast crypto fortune linked to Nakamoto. Blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence has traced 1.096 million BTC to addresses associated with the pseudonymous
Franklin Templeton’s Franklin Crypto Index ETF is progressing toward potential approval by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), bringing institutional investors closer to a regulated option for exposure to bitcoin and ether. The investment firm filed Amendment No. 2
Brazil’s primary stock exchange, B3, is set to expand its cryptocurrency offerings by launching bitcoin (BTC) options and futures contracts for ether (ETH) and solana (SOL). The move, expected to take place this year, was confirmed by B3’s CEO, Gilson