So-called “debt-for-nature swaps” have regained prominence in recent years as part of efforts to raise finance for conservation efforts across biodiverse developing countries. These “swaps” are financial agreements in which a conservation organisation or government reduces, restructures or buys a developing country’s debt at a discount in exchange for investment in local conservation activities. Despite…
“Parents of a child who was in intermediate, so that would be around 11 to 12 years old, were beside themselves because he would sleep at school. He wasn’t engaging in the family and he was completely disconnected,” she said. The boy had been using his mother’s credit card to fuel his online gambling habits.…
The effects of the past In 1994, the new democratic government of South Africa inherited an unsustainable budget deficit, rampant inflation (18.9% in 1991), depressed investor confidence, a mountain of debt and a currency crisis from the apartheid state. The previous regime had racked up debt to cope with the sanctions placed upon the country…
NEW YORK — Two more men were charged Thursday in the sports betting scandal that prompted the NBA to ban former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter for life. Timothy McCormack and Mahmud Mollah now join two other men — Long Phi Pham and a fourth whose name remains redacted in a court complaint — as…
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Victoria’s Supreme Court of Appeal has wiped a punter’s $150,000 debt after ruling paperwork failures rendered the bets invalid. Bookmaker David McLauchlan took action against punter Allen Ng after the punter incurred hefty losses between February and April 2020. The County Court ruled in McLauchlan’s favour in 2022, ordering Ng to pay the debt and…
A debt consolidation loan for bad credit may not be the best choice for everyone. If your credit prevents you from qualifying for a lower interest rate than you’re paying now, you may want to consider the following alternatives to debt consolidation. 1. Improve Your Credit First Good credit comes with many perks, including the…
A parcel of loans to troubled casino operator Star Entertainment have been pitched to investors by a fixed-income broker in a sign some of Star’s lenders may be considering offloading their positions, amid a gruelling second Bell inquiry and further turnover of talent. Star Entertainment raised $300 million of four-year senior secured debt in November…
These debt relief companies are worth considering if you’re overwhelmed with paying off what you owe. Getty Images/iStockphoto While the current inflation rate is lower than it was in April of last year, it’s not back to normal quite yet. At a rate of 3% in June, the inflation rate has continued its downward trend…
BBC Chris Spindler first started placing 20p bets aged 12 and over the next 11 years, became £25,000 in debt A man whose gambling addiction put him £25,000 in debt, aged 23, said it “truly felt like my brain was rewired”. Chris Spindler, from Cheddar, Somerset, said he was 12 when he and a school…