Trade Finance: The Small Brush to Paint the Big Picture
By Marc Naidoo, finance partner in international law firm, McGuireWoods’ Ignorance is sometimes bliss, especially in the c..
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The role of invisible, real-time payments in fueling the future of CX in business
By Frederick Crosby, Chief Revenue Officer, Nium Customer experience (CX) is paramount for any business, but few may reali..
BUSINESS
How Embedded Insurance Can Drive Growth and Value for the Insurance and Finance Sectors
Expectations around the customer experience finally have collided with insurers’ ability to deliver. New cloud-native insurance syst..
INSURANCE
Navigating the new rules post Brexit
By Astrid Geeraerts, Head of Investment at Flanders Investment & Trade The EU has historically been the UK’s largest trading part..
INVESTING
MVP for startups: the key to success
You can easily do without lemonade, but not without water. You can’t create your favorite drink without it, you can’t que..
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Ukraine begins first war crimes trial of Russian soldier
By Pavel Polityuk and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -A Ukrainian court held a preliminary hearing on Friday in the first war crimes tri..
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Barclays warns of sub-parity euro, 5 ppt GDP hit if Russia turns off gas taps
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Analysts at Barclays have warned of a 5 percentage point hit to euro zone GDP and a dive below ..
INVESTING
Manufactured Homes’ Unique Opportunity to Aid the Housing Crisis
By Or Michaelo, CEO and co-founder of Orbit Homes The average U.S. home now sells for more than $500,000 in 11 metro areas. For..
BUSINESS
Scrapping outdated payday cycles to battle record-high inflation
By Steve Tonks, Senior Vice President EMEA at WorkForce Software 48% of the UK population frequently feel monetary..
BUSINESS
Hybrid working: a risk or opportunity for the financial services industry?
By Sof Socratous Vice President, Northern Europe at Poly The financial services sector is an industry that has tra..
FINANCE
Soccer-Nike ends sponsorship deal with Spartak Moscow
(Reuters) -Nike has terminated its sponsorship deal with Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow because they will not be taking pa..
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Battered sterling gets respite but set for weekly fall vs dollar
By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s pound edged up against the dollar on Friday, offering some respite from a wee..
TRADING
London stocks recover; set for weekly drop as slowdown, inflation fears linger
By Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 recouped losses on Friday towards the end of a volatile week, led by defensive ..
INVESTING
European stocks find support at end of volatile week
(Reuters) -European shares rose on Friday, as sentiment stabilised at the end of a volatile week dominated by worries about aggressive..
INVESTING
Spain April final CPI 8.3% y/y vs 9.8% in March
(Reuters) -Spanish national consumer prices rose 8.3% year-on-year in April, according to data from the National Statistics Institute ..
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Germany promises G7 show of unity against Russia as ministers meet
By Alexander Ratz and John Irish WEISSENHAUS, Germany (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from the G7 group of rich nations aim to giv..
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Explainer-How N.Korea’s COVID-19 outbreak could ignite a major health crisis
By Soo-hyang Choi and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s admission that it is battling an “explosive” ..
NEWS
Analysis: Traders ready for wilder swings as rate rises stoke volatility
By Dhara Ranasinghe, Saikat Chatterjee and Davide Barbuscia LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Traders in the world’s largest mar..
TRADING
UK tells EU: Without flexibility, we will act on N.Ireland
By William James and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -Britain warned it might be forced to “act” in a row with the Europe..
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Malta retains top spot for ‘Rainbow Europe’ rights, say activists
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (Reuters) -A new dynamic has emerged in protecting the rights of the LGBTQ+ communities across Europe, but significan..
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Russia sanctions European gas companies, Polish part of gas pipeline
(Reuters) – Russia has imposed sanctions against units of Gazprom Germania, in which its gas producer Gazprom ceded ownership, a..
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Volkswagen to build 800,000 fully-electric cars this year
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen is planning to build 800,000 fully electric cars worldwide this year and 1.3 million in 2023, the ..
NEWS
Analysis-COVID crisis could deepen N.Korea food shortages amid drought warnings
By Hyonhee Shin and Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s coronavirus outbreak threatens to deepen its already di..
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Putin says West is triggering a global economic crisis
(Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the West had triggered a global economic crisis and a wave of ruinous inflat..
NEWS
Global crypto regulation body likely in next year, top official says
By Marc Jones and Alun John LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Global market regulators are likely to launch a joint body within the n..
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British funds tell Texas: emission-cut vows matter for our reputation
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – Two large British asset managers have defended their efforts to reduce emissions to Texas officials a..
INVESTING
N.Korea reports first COVID outbreak, orders lockdown in “gravest emergency”
By Joori Roh and Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea reported its first COVID-19 outbreak on Thursday, calling it the “g..
NEWS
In U-turn, IEA sees world weathering lost Russian oil supply
By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) -The world will not be left short of oil even with lower output from sanctions-hit Russia, the Inter..
NEWS
The inflation quirk that is costing Spain billions
By Belén Carreño and Sergio Goncalves MADRID/LISBON (Reuters) – Surging energy prices pushed Spanish inflation to a peak of just..
FINANCE
HSBC launches $1 billion lending fund for female entrepreneurs
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -HSBC Holdings said on Thursday it was launching a $1 billion lending fund to invest in female-owned businesses ov..
FINANCE
Asian economic powers warn of risks from war, monetary policy normalisation
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -East Asian economic leaders warned on Thursday of risks to the region’s outlook and pledge..
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Chinese findings on Mars suggest water existed for longer on planet’s surface
BEIJING (Reuters) – Hydrated minerals discovered by China’s robotic rover on Mars in a vast basin believed to be the site ..
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Types Of Insurance For Yourself And Your Family
Selecting the right insurance coverage is an overwhelming task. It is important to understand the choices available to you and the ter..
INSURANCE
GumGum Joins Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) Providing Contextual, Brand Safety and Suitability Expertise to Industry Standardisation Efforts
London, UK, May 12th, 2022 — GumGum, a contextual-first global digital advertising platform, today announced it has become an of..
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Digitalizing B2B Commerce – Wholesale Will Never Be the Same Again
By Kristin Savilia, CEO, JOOR To say that the emergence of COVID-19 two years ago resulted in a chain of unforeseeable consequences is..
BUSINESS
UK-based Bitfount raises $5M seed to streamline collaboration between organisations working with sensitive datasets.
Bitfount is helping solve some of the world’s biggest problems by making hard-to-access data interactable while easing the burden on I..
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AXA, Unilever to join new 1 billion euro regenerative agriculture fund
ZURICH (Reuters) – Insurer Axa and consumer goods group Unilever plan to invest 100 million euros each into a new 1 billion euro..
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