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Finance Minister Aurangzeb arrives in Washington to attend IMF, World Bank plenary meetings
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb reached Washington on Sunday, where he will attend plenary meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) from Oct 13 to 18. The meetings bring together global finance ministers, central...

Policy pressures, tight stock, and high demand: What’s shaping property investment decisions?
In this episode of the REB Business Empowerment Showcase, host Emilie Lauer speaks with the chair of the Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA), Lachlan Vidler, to unpack the current state and key trends of Australia’s real estate...

Banks’ bad loans climb to 9-month high in August
Keisha Ta-Asan - The Philippine Star October 13, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Bad loans in the Philippine banking system climbed for a second straight month in August, reaching their highest level in nine months as rising consumer costs...

AstraZeneca to invest in pharmaceutical factory at Albemarle’s Rivanna Futures
Two and a half years after Albemarle County announced the purchase of 462 acres around the Rivanna Station military base, British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca has announced it will invest $4.5 billion to locate a major operation there. “This is...

Neobank Revolut To Invest INR 5,900 Cr In India Over 5 Years
SUMMARY Revolut’s group chief banking officer Siddhartha Jajodia said that a chunk of the capital will also be utilised to shore up the company’s global capability centre (GCC) in the country Terming India as a key growth market for Revolut, the...

Goldman Sachs NZ investment banking team’s new hires
The appointment of Chamika Gajanayaka, Lennart Rath, and Jack Gibson-Scarlett underscore the company's ongoing commitment to strengthening and growing its franchise in NZ. Chamika Gajanayaka, Lennart Rath, and Jack Gibson Scarlett. Goldman Sachs...

Graphcore plans to invest $1.3 billion in India over 10 years, hire around 500 people in 2 years
Graphcore is also planning to double its headcount in the UK to around 750, over a similar timeframeSoftBank-owned Graphcore, a UK-based chipmaker that competes with the likes of Nvidia, is looking to invest $1.3 billion in India over the next ten...

County to invest $75 million in mental health care training with new program
A 2022 report concluded that San Diego County faces a mental health care staffing crisis and needs 18,500 more mental health care workers by 2027 to catch up with chronic understaffing. While it will not cover the whole gap, a new program launched...

Dragon's Den's Steven Bartlett scolds 'side project' as he refuses to invest in 'hobby'
Throughout the most recent instalment of Dragons' Den, one of the business moguls found themselves thoroughly unimpressed by a duo of entrepreneurs. Thursday evening's BBC programme witnessed Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Sara Davies, Steven...

Finance Minister lands in US on Six-day vital visit
WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is in Washington on a six-day visit to the United States to attend IMF and World Bank annual meetings. The Finance Minister will meet senior officials of international financial institutions and his...

Invest in Sharjah CEO H.E. Mohamed Al Musharrkh on strategy behind Emirate’s FDI success
Emirates Man Amid record-breaking foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, H.E. Mohamed Al Musharrkh, the CEO of Invest in Sharjah, attributes the emirate’s success to a leadership philosophy rooted in integrity, collaboration, and a...

Walmart to invest in collectors, collaborations and comics culture
Today at NY Comic Con, Walmart has launched exclusive access to action figures, comics, Funko Pops, trading cards, and more on Walmart.com. Key efforts in collectibles include: Exclusive NYCC Drops with VeeFriends: Walmart, a Main Stage Sponsor is...

Kenya must move decisively and invest boldly in renewable energy
Olkaria geothermal power station in Naivasha. [File, Standard] Two weeks ago, at the Sustainable Energy Conference in Olkaria, and a week earlier at the Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa, one theme dominated the discussions, Africa can no...

Rep. DeSmidt: Assembly and Senate Democrats introduce legislation to invest in student success
Today, Assembly and Senate Democrats introduced a package of bills to bolster Wisconsin’s university and technical college systems. The legislation was introduced at a joint press conference held at the State Capitol, attended by members of the...

Revolut to invest $670 million over 5 years

This New VistaShares ETF Lets You Invest Like Druckenmiller — And Targets 15% Income
VistaShares, the creative asset manager behind popular thematic and income-oriented ETFs, is growing its family with the introduction of the VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF (NYSE:DRKY), an actively managed exchange-traded fund...

AstraZeneca to invest $4.5B in Albemarle manufacturing plants
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday that global pharmaceutical manufacturer and biotech company AstraZeneca will invest $4.5 billion to establish two new manufacturing facilities in Albemarle County, with plans to create 600 jobs. According to...

Luxembourg Becomes First Eurozone Country to Invest in Bitcoin
Luxembourg has become the first Eurozone country to officially invest in Bitcoin through its sovereign intergenerational fund (FSIL), in a move that reflects the growing official acceptance of digital assets within public financial policy.اضافة...

Scottish National Investment Bank urged to review £50m deal with major landowner
Land reform campaigners are calling on the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) to reconsider its financial relationship with Gresham House, an asset management group that has become Scotland’s second-largest private landowner. Gresham House...

Where should Nigerians invest N1 million in Q4 2025?
Deciding where to invest N1 million in Q4 2025 requires a strategic and informed approach. With inflation easing to 20.12% as of August 2025, the goal for every investor is not just earning returns but achieving real returns that outpace...