Urging India to pave the way for other developing countries on the Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) agreement, World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said that India needs to support the China-led initiative, which is already backed by 90 out of 126 developing nations. Iweala added that WTO members should also listen
Djasur Djumaev is the CEO and founder of Uzum. getty Though it rarely makes international headlines, Uzbekistan is a country undergoing a transformation. It’s a quiet, modest transformation, but it is nonetheless an exciting one. Ambitious economic reforms, including a sweeping privatization process, are well underway. These shifts, combined with a young and tech-literate workforce,
Diana Welch Howell, head of alternative and fintech strategies for Key Commercial Bank, right, talks to Qolo Chief Executive Patricia Montesi, center, and American Banker Editor-in-Chief Chana Schoenberger at the Digital Banking conference in Boca Raton, Florida, on Monday. Melinda Huspen BOCA RATON, Fla. — Key Bank has taken a minority investment in Qolo, an
Sacramento-based Sutter is investing $5.5 million in a 6,900-square-foot facility set to open in June 2026. Sutter Health announced Monday an investment of $5.5 million in a new care center in Lake County, slated to open in June of next year. The 6,900-square-foot facility, located in Hidden Valley Lake, will provide urgent care, primary care,
The S&P 500 has posted its slowest opening five months of a year since 2022, gaining just 0.5% between the start of 2025 and the end of May. The top stocks and funds for investors have been characterised over recent weeks by a decreasing level of US dominance, with investors turning to overlooked regions like
Markets regulator SEBI on Monday tweaked the investor charter for investment advisers and research analysts to enhance financial inclusion and financial literacy. This came in view of the recent developments in the securities market, including the introduction of the Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform and SCORES 2.0 — a web-based centralised grievance redressal system of
Speculation that Apple could make a move to acquire Unity Technologies, following legal upsets impacting its App Store revenues Industry analyst Joost van Dreunen suggests Apple might buy Unity to “lock the supply chain” Unity stock has surged 25% in the past 5 days, a potential Apple acquisition could be transformative for both companies Trump’s
Vivodyne, a Penn spinout that creates human tissue to replace animal testing in drug development, has raised $40 million in a second round of venture capital investment. The company headquartered in Philadelphia’s Curtis building in Center City aims to speed up drug discovery and development, while eliminating the financial risk involved in testing treatments in
Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. getty The Biden years saw the sharpest increase in U.S. investment in clean energy and clean transportation in the country’s history, creating the potential for sizable future progress toward reducing climate-warming emissions and
Investment word of the day: As a mutual fund investor, it’s essential to understand the key charges associated with these investments to make informed decisions. One such charge is the exit load. What is exit load? Exit load is a fee charged by asset management companies when an investor makes a partial or full withdrawal