MANY Australians will have arrived in 2018 armed with hefty credit card debt that could cause financial heartache if not reined in. The damage from the festive season has already been done, but the full extent may not be realised until credit card statements begin to roll in. Starting a brand new year off in…
David Pilling January 7, 2018 Somalias prime minister has called on multilateral lenders to accelerate the debt-forgiveness process so that the country can access funds to fight terrorism and its underlying causes. Somalia owes around $4bn, most of it interest and penalties on nearly three-decades-old loans made to the former military government of Mohamed Siad…
Managing your money isnt easy. But finding someone to help you with it can be just as tricky in this country. Even when youre looking for fairly basic guidance on how to organize your finances, people who claim to be able to assist you come with a variety of titles, certifications and acronyms. There are financial…
Friday was Twelfth Night (unless you subscribe to the idea its on 6 January), when we traditionally take down Christmas decorations. But while the baubles and lights may be back in the box, for many people their festive (over)spending will continue to cast a long shadow over their household finances for weeks, or even months,…
Most of the counties in Kansas are offering to pay off up to 20 percent (or up to $15,000 over five years) of the student debt of new residents who hold college degrees, according to CNBC. To qualify for the recruitment perk, which the Kansas Department of Commerce is administering to help give a boost to…
Most of the counties in Kansas are offering to pay off up to 20 percent (or up to $15,000 over five years) of the student debt of new residents who hold college degrees, according to CNBC. To qualify for the recruitment perk, which the Kansas Department of Commerce is administering to help give a boost to…
ADVISORS at Wiltshire Citizens Advice expect January 31 to be the years busiest day for debt advice. They say that people seeking help with their debts generally call for help on the last day of January. Locally, Wiltshire Citizens Advice is expecting 300 people to seek advice on debt this month. Suzanne Wigmore, Chief Officer…
ADVISORS at Wiltshire Citizens Advice expect January 31 to be the years busiest day for debt advice. They say that people seeking help with their debts generally call for help on the last day of January. Locally, Wiltshire Citizens Advice is expecting 300 people to seek advice on debt this month. Suzanne Wigmore, Chief Officer…
London-based Foresight Solar Fund has followed through on plans to acquire three solar projects under construction in Queensland after sealing a $55 million debt facility from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation thanks to the inclusion of innovative forecasting technology. The acquisition of the three solar farms from Canadian Solar will expand Foresight’s portfolio in Australia to 252 megawatts,…
Spotify wants to sell its shares to public investors this spring. And as part of its prep plans, the streaming music company has cleaned up a sticky debt deal, with the help of a big Chinese tech company. The short version: TPG and Dragoneer Investment Group, who had led a debt round that lent $1…