MGNREGS work demand does not directly correlate with increased rural distress at a micro-level and data from Financial Year 2024 shows states like Kerala and Tamil Nadu, with relatively lesser …
Private credit took off in the US after the 2008 global financial crisis. American banks shrank their balance sheets, and regulators introduced stringent capital rules, which created a lending vacuum …
Nigeria’s Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has debunked the report of an ongoing N15,000 palliative distribution to citizens across the country. This is contained in a statement issued on …
Prefectural authorities confirmed to This Week in Asia that they intended to prioritise the allocation of recovery funds towards basic reconstruction that would aid Noto residents, with the rebuilding of …
Singapore’s financial regulator has ordered remittance companies in the city state to halt the use of nonbank and non-card channels when sending money to people in China from January 1. …
Policymakers in Kyiv are trying to work out how they can fund Ukraine’s war effort if its allies fail to come through with promised aid. The options are fraught with …
Hongkongers to MPF: we want higher-risk, higher-return investment options to boost our retirement savings Hong Kong residents want the option of putting their pension contributions into higher-risk, higher-return funds to …
Over the last 10 years or so, more and more investment vehicles targeting ESG (environmental, social and governance) stocks have appeared on the market, and it’s easy to see …