Could Financial Disclosures Curb Climate Change? – The Regulatory Review

Climate disclosures—if designed well—can bridge the gap between financial actors and regulatory goals.Climate change is regarded as one of the greatest failures in human history. The devastating consequences of climate change include droughts, floods, global warming, heat waves, rising sea levels, wildfires, and biodiversity destruction.The wide-reaching and complex nature of climate change makes tackling this … Read more

In-depth: Will India’s trade deals with UAE, Australia push MSME exports – The Financial Express

The Financial ExpressTrade, import and export for MSMEs: India has vigorously switched gears to get into a trade deal overdrive of late due to multiple factors to fuel its ambition of an export powerhouse, racing past China. With nearly 50 per cent of its exports coming from the MSME sector, the country revived its focus … Read more

Podcast: Where Does Big Tech End and Government Start? – Reason

Free Speech Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman | 1.23.2023 5:49 PM In this week’s The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie discuss the Facebook Files, which revealed the considerable influence the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wielded in regard to what users were … Read more

House Finance Committee seeks more information on DEP … – West Virginia MetroNews

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Harold Ward says a $10 million pilot program to help communities across the state with demolition efforts has accomplished its goal of getting the attention of state lawmakers.Ward got more questions about the program than anything else when he appeared before the House Finance Committee late … Read more

Egypt signs $1.5 billion financing agreement with ITFC, CNBC Arabia reports – Reuters

Jan 22 (Reuters) – Egypt has signed a $1.5 billion financing agreement with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation to fund its trading, including imports of energy products and essential commodities, CNBC Arabia wrote on Twitter, citing the head of the corporation.Last year Egypt signed a similar agreement also worth $1.5 billion with the ITFC, … Read more

Crypto assets now included under definition of financial products in … – african markets

On 19 October 2022, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority, South Africa’s financial institutions regulator, declared that crypto assets are now included under the definition of ‘financial products’ in terms of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act. The effect of the Declaration is that any person who provides advice or renders intermediary services in relation … Read more

India commits to help Sri Lanka on debt in prospective IMF program – Yahoo Singapore News

(Reuters) -India has committed to help ease the debt burden of its crisis-stricken neighbor Sri Lanka as part of a possible International Monetary Fund-supported program, the IMF said on Monday.The island nation of 22 million people has grappled with challenges during the past year ranging from a shortage of foreign currency to runaway inflation and … Read more

Is crypto better or worse since its collapse? Here's what CEOs at Davos said – Yahoo Finance

While business leaders showed cautious optimism at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, the same sentiment wasn’t felt for crypto.Compared to before, the once buzzy area of finance had a much smaller presence.As our Jennifer Schonberger put it, “gone were the crypto houses every ten feet, bitcoin-themed pizza stalls and advertising from … Read more