UK govt backs finance minister after tears in parliament
London (AFP) - The British government said Wednesday that finance minister Rachel Reeves was "going nowhere" after she appeared visibly ...
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Public or private? Funding debate splits reeling aid sector
Seville (Spain) (AFP) - As cuts by rich donors decimate aid budgets for the world's most vulnerable, private financing has ...
US Fed proposes easing key banking rule
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve released plans Wednesday to relax a key capital rule for major banks, a ...
How Trumponomics has shaken global markets
Paris (AFP) - US President Donald Trump has taken just a few months since his election to upend global financial ...
US judge sentences ex-Goldman Sachs banker to two years over 1MDB scandal
New York (AFP) - A US judge on Thursday sentenced a former Goldman Sachs banker central to the 1MDB scandal ...
Africa elects its next ‘super banker’
Abidjan (AFP) - The race to become Africa's next "super banker" ends on Thursday, with five candidates, including one woman, ...
Third time lucky? South Africa presents revised budget
Cape Town (AFP) - South Africa's finance minister presented Wednesday a third version of the 2025 budget after being forced ...
Bloomberg financial markets data service hit by outage
Paris (AFP) - Bloomberg, the financial data service used by traders around the world, was hit by an outage on ...
US projected to hit debt limit in August: Treasury chief
Washington (AFP) - There is a "reasonable probability" the United States will hit its borrowing limit in August when Congress ...
With papacy, Leo XIV inherits Vatican money troubles
Rome (AFP) - Along with the spiritual leadership of the world's 1. 4 billion Catholics, Pope Leo XIV now inherits ...
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