BOGOTA, COLOMBIA — Today, the Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative (CGSGI), a project of the William J. Clinton Foundation, and the Carlos Slim Foundation announced the creation of an innovative $20 million investment fund in Colombia that creates a new source of financing for qualified micro and small businesses that are underserved by existing markets […]
Symonds defended over bar report
"Based on our inquiries today and information we have received, there was nothing to indicate that what took place was outside of acceptable team boundaries," said Queensland Cricket chief executive Graham Dixon. "The players were out of cricket hours, were in a social group with their partners and conducted themselves responsibly." "We were enjoying ourselves […]
Credit card cheques to be banned! UK
The Government is planning a crackdown on the credit-card industry. THE Government is planning to ban credit-card cheques as part of a major crackdown on high-risk lending. Companies will be outlawed from sending out unsolicited credit-card cheques, or raising the credit limit of a customer when this has not been requested. Gareth Thomas, the Consumer […]
What the Obama housing plan will and won’t do
President Barack Obama introduced a $75 billion homeowner relief program this week. Who will it help? Two sets of homeowners will be eligible to get help under the Obama administration’s foreclosure-prevention plan: People who got plain-vanilla conforming mortgages and who have never fallen seriously behind on the monthly payments might qualify to refinance at lower […]
ITU Moves To Protect Children Online
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the European Commission have joined forces to ensure that children are protected from harm through the use of the Internet. The the two bodies are devoting this year to focus on how children who are vulnerable participants online are protected from harm. According to reports children are among […]
ITU Moves To Protect Children Online
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the European Commission have joined forces to ensure that children are protected from harm through the use of the Internet. The the two bodies are devoting this year to focus on how children who are vulnerable participants online are protected from harm. According to reports children are among […]
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