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Brazil sector slams Haddad ‘attack’ after finance minister calls for betting ban
iGB
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July 24, 2025
Industry trade bodies in Brazil have denounced Finance Minister Fernando Haddad for an interview they believe was misguided. Fernando Haddad, the finance minister of Brazil, has caused a stir by stating he’d vote to ban gambling if a bill was to...
Libra Daily Horoscope Today (Sept 23- Oct 22), July 26, 2025: Financial opportunities will be abundant!
India Today
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July 25, 2025
Libra Money Horoscope Today Financial opportunities will be abundant all around you. You’ll benefit from well-managed finances and a structured approach. Financial matters will remain strong, and you’ll gain from timely transactions. Take...
Engro Fertilizers, Bank Alfalah to launch Rs250m financing for farmers
Business Recorder
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July 26, 2025
KARACHI: Engro Fertilizers and Bank Alfalah Limited has announced a strategic partnership to launch Rs 250 million financing for farmers across Pakistan aimed at empowering farmers across the country through enhanced lending facilities. This...
Food program continues to look for financing
Houston Today
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Houston Link to Learning's food kitchen program will keep going as long as it can while the search for financial assistance continues Houston Link to Learning's food kitchen program will keep going as long as it can while the search for financial...
FHFA set to end equitable housing finance plans for GSEs
National Mortgage News
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July 25, 2025
The Federal Housing Finance Agency is proposing to repeal its fair lending, fair housing and equitable housing finance rule, stating it is looking to comply with Pres. Trump's executive orders. Furthermore, the rule is duplicative, with the laws...
Satoshi-era Bitcoin investor cashes out 80,000 BTC for $9B via Galaxy Digital
Coin Telegraph
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July 25, 2025
An early Bitcoin (BTC) investor has sold 80,000 BTC through Galaxy Digital, in what the digital asset company described as one of the largest notional transactions in crypto history, though details regarding the date and execution price were not...
Ghana’s Currency Strength Squeezes Customs Revenue as Deficit Hits GH¢1.6 Billion
News Ghana
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July 25, 2025
Ghana’s customs revenue fell 12.7% short of its first-half 2025 target, recording a GH¢1.6 billion deficit amid the cedi’s sustained appreciation. Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson cited smuggling and port inefficiencies in his Mid-Year Budget...
UK national (in)security? More NSIA notifications, increased ministerial focus on growth and inward investment, and a consultation on what is in scope
JD Supra - California
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July 25, 2025
[co-author: Denise Hotham-Kellner] In what was a busy week for the centre of Government in the UK, the Cabinet Office launched a consultation on proposed changes to the scope of the sectors subject to mandatory notification under the National...
Japanese firm mulls halting investment in Bangladesh as fraud case battle drags on
The Business Standard
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July 26, 2025
Highlights: Nippon halts investment over unresolved Tk5.38 crore embezzlement case Former local director accused of fraud and asset misuse PBI confirmed fraud; arrest warrant issued but no settlement Nippon criticizes slow Bangladeshi court system...
Falls Village Board proceeds with design, financing for expanded Police Department space
Discover Hometown
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July 26, 2025
By Thomas J. McKillen Managing Editor The Menomonee Falls Village Board recently approved a motion to proceed with planning and financing to expand and upgrade space for the Menomonee Falls Police Department at Village Hall while converting the...
Future UPI payments must be made in a way that is financially viable: The Governor of the RBI
The Assam Tribune
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July 25, 2025
Mumbai, July 25: The era of completely free digital transactions via the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) may not last forever, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra signalled on Friday, adding that the UPI interface should be made financially sustainable...
Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 246
JD Supra - California
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July 25, 2025
In This Issue: Food Venture Financing Trends CPG Corporate Venture and Private Equity Funds Food Venture Financing Trends Bengaluru-based functional food startup Lo! Foods raised $3.5 million in a Series B funding round to enhance operational...
Securities Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Fiserv Misled Investors
PYMNTS.com - Massachusetts
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July 25, 2025
Law firm Labaton Keller Sucharow filed a securities class action lawsuit against FinTech and payments company Fiserv, alleging that it misled investors. The complaint centers on Fiserv’s payment gateway product Clover, Labaton Keller Sucharow said...
TDAP will focus on comprehensive export development, investment facilitation: CE
Business Recorder
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July 26, 2025
LAHORE: Faiz Ahmad Chadhar, Chief Executive, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) has declared that the role of TDAP will not be limited to organizing delegations and exhibitions but will focus on comprehensive export development and...
Auto financing: MG Motors partners with BAFL to launch ‘freedom package’
Business Recorder
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July 26, 2025
KARACHI: MG Motors Pakistan has partnered with Bank Alfalah to introduce the ‘Freedom Package’, a limited-time Independence Day offer running from July 15 to August 15, 2025, promising same-day vehicle delivery through instant auto financing...
Starbucks, P&G Line Up Earnings, Retail Investors Brace For The Consumer Pulse Check
Asianet Newsable
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July 25, 2025
Starbucks and Procter & Gamble are set to report earnings next week, with retail investors closely watching the results to gauge momentum in the restaurant and consumer goods sectors, respectively, as the two bellwethers are expected to shape...
U.S. stocks close higher on continuous optimism
Xinhua News Agency
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NEW YORK, July 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks finished higher on Friday, buoyed by strong corporate earnings and encouraging developments on the trade front. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.47 percent to 44,901.92. The S&P 500 gained 0.4...
President invites Saudi investment
Dawn
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July 25, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Presid-ent Asif Zardari on Friday met Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmed Al-Malki to discuss ways to enhance bilateral cooperation, particularly in trade, economy and culture,. During the meeting, President Zardari invited Saudi...
FinCEN Announces Postponement and Reopening of the Investment Adviser Anti-Money Laundering Rule
JD Supra - California
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July 25, 2025
On July 21, 2025 the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced its intention to postpone the effective date of the final rule establishing the investment adviser anti-money laundering obligations –...
Russian financial sector fairly resilient to sanctions — Central Bank
TASS
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July 25, 2025
MOSCOW, July 25. /TASS/. The practice and the experience showed that the Russian financial sector is rather resilient to sanctions, Central Bank chief Elvira Nabiullina said at the press conference after the regulator’s Board meeting. "Concerning...