DigiAsia Corp. and Jalin, Indonesia’s Largest ATM Network Servicer, Announce Strategic Collaboration
NEW YORK, Aug. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DigiAsia Corp. (NASDAQ: FAAS) (“DigiAsia” or the “Company”), a leading Fintech as a Service (“FaaS”) ecosystem provider, and PT Jalin Pembayaran Nusantara (“Jalin”), a subsidiary of the state–owned enterprise holding company Danareksa and a leading digital payment transaction processing company...
UN Calls for ‘Peaceful, Orderly and Democratic Transition’ Following Protests in Bangladesh
Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh resigned her post and fled the country after weeks of violent protests. Credit: UN Photo/Laura Jarriel
By IPS CorrespondentUNITED NATIONS, Aug 6 2024 – After weeks of violent clashes against protestors, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned from her position and fled the country on Monday. Preparations are underway...
Nigeria: Why #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protests Gained Traction
An #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protestor in Abuja expresses his view on President Bola Tinabu. Credit: Promise Eze/IPS
By Promise EzeABUJA, Aug 6 2024 – Thousands of Nigerians have taken to the streets to protest against bad governance, corruption, soaring inflation, and the rising cost of living, in what has been termed “10 Days of Rage” and believed to mirror Kenyan protests...
EZVIZ wins the Sustainability Award’s Initiative of the Year for EZVIZ Green, which drives eco-conscious innovations while fostering global forests
HOOFDDORP, The Netherlands, Aug. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EZVIZ, a global leader in smart home technology, celebrates its successful endeavor to environmental protection by winning the 2024 Sustainability Award for its EZVIZ Green initiative. This initiative combines EZVIZ’s mission to develop next–generation eco–friendly consumer technologies with its awareness...
فازت شركة EZVIZ بجائزة أفضل مبادرة للعام في مجال الاستدامة عن مبادرة EZVIZ Green، التي تهدف إلى تعزيز الابتكارات الصديقة للبيئة وتساهم في تنمية الغابات حول العالم
هوفدورب، هولندا،, Aug. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — تحتفل شركة EZVIZ، الرائدة عالميًا في مجال تكنولوجيا...
ECOWAS at 49: Successes in Regional Integration, Despite Emerging Challenges
ECOWAS. Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja, Nigeria, July 7, 2024.
By Kingsley IghoborUNITED NATIONS, Aug 6 2024 – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was founded in 1975 to promote economic integration in the region. Forty-nine years later, the regional bloc boasts significant successes in integration, peace and...
The Demise of Democracy and Human Rights Violations in Bangladesh: International Financial Institutions’ Culpability
By Anis Chowdhury, Khalilur Rahman and Ziauddin HyderSYDNEY, NEW YORK, WASHINGTON DC, Aug 6 2024 – The International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) are complicit in the gross human rights violations and death of democracy in Bangladesh. They continued to supply financial blood line to the regime, well-documented for its corruptions, human rights violations –...
What Potential Do Gender Bonds Have For Increasing Financing For Gender Equality?
Gender bonds are increasingly recognized as an innovative instrument that can be used to tap into capital markets to finance gender equality. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS
By Vanina Vincensini and Jemimah NjukiNEW YORK, Aug 6 2024 – Iceland’s gender bond last month caused great excitement in the capital markets community. While gender bonds have been increasing in popularity within the private...
G20 Leaders Must Listen To Their People and Agree To Tax the Ultra-Rich
For the first time in 25 years, we have seen extreme wealth and extreme poverty increase simultaneously. The world’s five richest men doubled their fortunes since 2020 while five billion people have been made poorer. Credit: Lova Rabary-Rakontondravony/IPS
By Amitabh BeharNEW DELHI, Aug 6 2024 – We are living in a world of multiple crises of inequality, climate breakdown and conflict. Billions...
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