When the family of a 27-year-old man from the state of Kedah, Malaysia, raised RM100,000 (about US$25,000) to pay off the debts he had accumulated due to his gambling addiction, they believed they could finally leave that nightmare behind. However, he still felt guilty about his parents’ sacrifice. As he recounted during a press conference…
More than half of South African workers are turning to sports betting and online gambling to plug budget shortfalls and to pay off existing debt, a survey showed. About 53% of South African workers between the ages of 18 and 65 and earning at least 8,000 rand ($477) a month are turning to wagering, with…
More than half of South African workers are turning to sports betting and online gambling to plug budget shortfalls and to pay off existing debt, a survey showed. About 53% of South African workers between the ages of 18 and 65 and earning at least 8,000 rand ($477) a month are turning to wagering, with…
Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Wednesday recounted how a deliberate communication strategy helped Nigeria secure the landmark $30bn Paris Club debt relief during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Okonjo-Iweala spoke in Abuja at the public presentation of The Pain and the Promise, a new book by communications expert and…
How Nigeria secured $30b Paris Club debt relief, by Okonjo-Iweala The Guardian Nigeria News Read the original article here
IMF lifts Ghana from debt distress list, unlocks $371m The EastAfrican Read the original article here
More than half of South African workers are turning to sports betting and online gambling to plug budget shortfalls and to pay off existing debt, a survey showed. About 53% of South African workers between the ages of 18 and 65 and earning at least R8 000 ($477) a month are turning to wagering, with…
On a recent Women & Money podcast segment, Suze Orman took a call from a listener named Mary about her 94-year-old mother, who is carrying roughly $10,000 in credit card debt on a fixed income of Social Security and a teacher’s pension. Mary said the account was current but the minimum payments had become a…
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A Canberra woman whose husband died by suicide amid mounting gambling debts, says the Hellenic Club taught them how to get around gambling regulations and withdraw up to seven times more cash than is permitted for poker machines. Raimo (Ray) and Marlene Kasurinen lost at least $345,000 on the pokies at the Hellenic Club, Ray…