Residents can get help in several ways. They can contact the Debt Advice team directly for support, explore the online cost‑of‑living support pages, which include the new benefits calculator to help check what financial help may be available. In addition, as part of a wider range of community-based support, welfare advisers are now working directly…
Debt collection calls have increased by over 200% in the past year, with over 194,000 of them being reported as fraudulent or abusive and threatening, according to data from the Federal Trade Commission. Thomas Nitzsche, a financial educator at Money Management International, said the increase in reports of harassment from debt collectors could be linked…
Companies Backing for JFE’s carbon-cutting electric furnace to offset private-sector loan risk JFE Steel’s Kurashi works in Japan is the planned site of a new electric-arc furnace. (Photo by Tomoki Mera) TOKYO — Japan plans to provide support for a low-emissions furnace at a steel subsidiary of JFE Holdings, guaranteeing up to 180 billion yen…
EchoStar Corporation and its affiliates have entered into a sweeping debt restructuring agreement with a large coalition of bondholders, a move the company says will substantially reduce its debt load and open new doors for potential mergers and acquisitions. This comes as DISH has hovered close to bankruptcy for years. This deal will help avoid…
Two‑thirds of people (65%) say their current debts influence the financial decisions they make from saving to making bigger purchases. Yet only 17% feel they really understand and know a lot about how debt consolidation works, despite its ability to simplify repayments and reduce interest costs. This gap matters because our analysis shows…
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Pawinee said the lack of liquidity and persistent losses at hospitals had been building up for a long time and had affected medicine bills, medical supplies and staff compensation because service payments, particularly for inpatients, did not reflect actual costs. She said previous studies had put the real cost at THB13,000 per relative weight, while…
The World Bank is working with Mozambique to tackle the country’s mounting debt challenges, a senior bank official said, as its borrowing costs surge, highlighting pressure on its finances against a backdrop of heightened geopolitical risk. The country is struggling to stabilise its economy, burdened by debt, weak growth and the effects of climate shocks.…
Hooked at age 11 When Malek decided to share his story, he initially focused on high schoolers — but he’s now increasingly booked for middle schools. Kurt Freudenberg was just 11 when he started gambling, trading valuable “skins” — cosmetic upgrades used in video games — for digital currency he could use to bet on…
Parts of medical equipment found in the Loei River led police to uncover a theft of ventilators from Loei Hospital, with a medical worker named as the suspect and still at large. Residents reported to officers at Mueang Loei Police Station on March 17 after discovering parts of medical equipment in the river under a…