Mental Health Awareness Week runs until May 16 and there can be little doubt that the last year has had a significant emotional and financial impact on thousands of people across Scotland. Many have faced isolation from friends, family and support networks, with the situation being made worse by the additional burden of problem debt,…
ilumoni, the start-up app that aims to help people to borrow well, has raised 1.2m in an over-subscribed seed funding round after successfully launching in Beta earlier this year. The purpose-led, AI-driven fintech had previously raised 455,000 in pre-seed funding, which saw the initial build of the first version of the app. The app went…
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — When you’re struggling with credit card debt, rising balances on your monthly statements and collection calls can add to your anxiety. However, you don’t have to face your creditors alone. Many credit counseling agencies offer debt management plans (DMPs), which allow a counselor to act as an…
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ –When you’re struggling with credit card debt, rising balances on your monthly statements and collection calls can add to your anxiety. However, you don’t have to face your creditors alone. Many credit counseling agencies offer debt management plans (DMPs), which allow a counselor to act as an intermediary…
The amount of the financing was not disclosed, but the IMF and World Bank put Sudans total external debt at an estimated $49.8 billion as of the end of 2019. Tuesday 11/05/2021 A file picture shows International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaking in Washington. (REUTERS) WASHINGTON The IMF executive board on Monday…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board approved on Monday a financing plan to help mobilize resources needed for the fund to cover its share of debt relief to Sudan. The financing plan relies on a broad effort of IMF member countries, including cash grants and contributions derived from the fund’s internal resources, IMF Managing…
8 dos and donts of debt consolidation By Polly Fleeting Tuesday, 11 May 2021 Are your multiple debts getting too hard to manage and a little expensive? A debt consolidation loan may be what you need! Whats that, you ask? Well, a debt consolidation loan is a financial product that allows you to roll your…
Washington, DC: Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement following approval by the IMF Executive Board on a financing package for Sudan: Today, the IMF Executive Board approved a financing plan that will help mobilize the resources needed for the IMF to cover its share of debt…
“We know that people in this situation may find it harder to engage with debt advice and are being chased for their debts when they are least likely to be able to deal with it.” The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has launched a new pilot to help people in mental health crisis avoid worsening…
Firms providing debt management services need to apply to ASIC for a credit licence and become a member of AFCA by 30 June 2021. ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission) hasreleased an information sheet for providers of debt management services, explaining their new regulatory obligations, including the requirement to be licensed. The release follows the…