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Fintech Blockchain Global Industry Report 2025: Decentralized Finance (Defi) To Bridge The Huge SME Financing Gap To Boost Blockchain Adoption
MENAFN
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February 6, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) In a Hyperconnected Economy, Blockchain technology Paves the Way for Transformation to Happen Dublin, Feb. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "FinTech Blockchain - Global Strategic Business Report" has been added to...
Banga: Africa will have the largest workforce in the world
CNBC Africa
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July 17, 2025
In a pivotal address at the G20 Compact with Africa side event held in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Ajay Banga, the President of the World Bank, painted a transformative picture of Africa’s potential to shape the future of the global economy....
Deep Creek Daily Notes Blog July 9
Deep Creek Times - Maryland
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The weather today will be partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon–highs in the lower 80s. West winds of around 5 Mph. The chance of rain is 20%. Calling all emerging entrepreneurs and...
Keir Starmer refuses to say whether punishing rebel Labour MPs ‘makes him look weak’
GB News
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July 17, 2025
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has defended his decision to suspend four Labour MPs for "persistent breaches of party discipline", dismissing suggestions the move makes him appear weak. The suspensions follow what has been described as the...
European SME financing in 2025: lower rates, rising opportunities
Leasing Life
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February 3, 2025
The European leasing and asset finance market for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is positive, according to Rob van den Heuvel, DLL‘s General Manager for Europe. Financing should become “more accessible” in 2025, he says, thanks to the...
Cut in automotive freight costs triggers uproar among German SME hauliers
The Loadstar
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January 30, 2025
© Dezzor German premium car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz’s decision to cut its freight costs by 10% from 1 February, resulting in a corresponding reduction in freight rates, has caused uproar among the country’s SME road hauliers serving the...
Managed Services Market To Reach USD 990,611.47 Million By 2032, Growing At A CAGR Of 14.5%: Credence Research
MENAFN
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July 21, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) PUNE, India, July 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Managed Services Market is poised for substantial growth, with its value projected to increase from USD 335,320 million in 2024 to USD 990,611.47 million by 2032, registering a...
German Agency, GIZ Assesses 48,000 MSMEs for Intervention in Nigeria
This Day
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November 2, 2024
James Sowole in Abeokuta A German Economic and Development Agency, GIZ, has identified and assessed 48,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in five states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for intervention in key areas that will...
Germany posts second consecutive year-on-year drop in gas consumption
S&P Global
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November 1, 2024
Highlights Consumption averages 2.09 TWh/d in week ended Oct 27 Gas use remains 20% below pre-crisis levels German gas storage sites filled to 98% of capacity Germany posted a second consecutive year-on-year decline in gas consumption for the week...
First Horizon Names David Germany as SVP, Commercial Group Manager
This is Alabama
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January 24, 2025
Birmingham, AL, January 24, 2025 – First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE: FHN or “First Horizon”) is pleased to announce that David Germany has joined the Company as a Senior Vice President, Commercial Group Manager. David will head a new commercial...
Tink, Adyen, & Recharge partner to introduce Pay by Bank in Germany
IBS Intelligence
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By Gloria Methri Tink, a Visa solution, and Adyen have teamed up with Recharge, a global prepaid payments platform, to provide their customers in Germany the option to Pay by Bank when checking out. Pay by Bank is the commonly used term for the...
Nicaragua: Chinese stores suffocate small businesses
Dialogo Magazine
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August 2, 2024
Chinese companies in Nicaragua have been crushing small businesses with cheaper but much lower-quality products, causing a reduction in local sales of up to 70 percent in some areas of the country, independent Nicaraguan daily Confidencial...
This blossoming small business has crafted classic Musikfest '85 apparel for 2024
WLVR-FM - Pennsylvania
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August 10, 2024
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Walking around Musikfest this year, you may have noticed a familiar throwback: the ‘Fest’s original poster art from nearly 40 years ago slapped on T-shirts. You can thank Lehigh Valley Apparel Creations, of Bath, for those works...
EBRD Expands Support For SME Growth In Uzbekistan With New Loans, Grants
MENAFN
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January 26, 2025
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, January 27. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is proud to announce the signing of two new loans in Uzbekistan, aimed at fostering growth in the country's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...
German Agency, GIZ Assesses 480,000 MSMEs for Intervention in Nigeria
This Day
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October 28, 2024
James Sowole in Abeokuta A German Economic and Development Agency, GIZ, has identified and assessed 480,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in five states and Federal Capital Territories of Nigeria for intervention in key areas that...
Germany’s Mittelstand is collapsing
Unherd
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October 26, 2024
Sometimes it is hard to know who to believe during a crisis. Optimists in Germany might take solace in a recent Bloomberg report announcing that “the country’s economic downturn may be ending”. Unfortunately, the word “may” is carrying a lot of...
Is AI the key to juggling the demands of running a small business?
Business Insider
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A new era of business After transitioning from careers in sports to becoming snack entrepreneurs, Güsto Snacks founders Giuseppe Baidoo and Claudio Owusu know a thing or two about pivoting. The entrepreneurial pair both left Italy for the UK in...
Laws must be accessible, clear and reliable –Speaker Bagbin
The Chronicle News Online
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July 17, 2025
Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, has underscored the importance of making Ghana’s laws easily accessible to all citizens, stating that democracy thrives only when everyone can freely access and understand the law. In...
Eurobattery Minerals Signs Former CEO Of Leading Spanish Wolfram Project For Tungsten San Juan (News With Additional Features)
MENAFN
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July 21, 2025
EQS-Media / 21.07.2025 / 08:20 CET/CEST Stockholm, 21 July 2025 – Eurobattery Minerals AB (Nordic Growth Market:“BAT” and Börse Stuttgart:“EBM”; in short:“Eurobattery Minerals” or the“Company”) – a growth-oriented mining company focused on...
Germany's AI strategy: Closing the gap with the US and China
Deutsche Welle
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October 23, 2024
Trustworthy technology. Industrial data. European cooperation. These are the three key pillars of Germany's plan to catch up in the global race for artificial intelligence (AI). Around the world, breakthroughs in the field are transforming entire...