Increasing government revenue and better managing debt can help foster resilience and accelerate growth Over the past six months the realignment of global priorities and increasingly turbulent external conditions have continued to test sub-Saharan Africa. Yet the region’s economies are proving resilient. As our recent economic outlook for the region shows, economic growth is projected to hold…
Credit card debt balances can easily spiral out of control if not addressed appropriately. Yaroslav Kushta/Getty Images With the end of 2025 just weeks away, many adults may find themselves reflecting on the past year and their overall financial health. Unfortunately, the reality is that many still find themselves struggling with the burden of debt,…
Declan Brennan A Californian gambling addict caught trying to smuggle nearly €300,000 worth of drugs through Dublin Airport has been jailed for four years. Jacob Napolitano (28) had arrived in Ireland on an Aer Lingus flight from Los Angeles last May when a customs officer became suspicious of his behaviour. The officer questioned him and…
BB Energy has won a last-minute court judgment to prevent the government of South Sudan from selling an oil cargo worth at least US$20mn, due to be shipped next week, as it seeks repayment of a US$100mn loan it granted to one of the world’s poorest countries. London High Court judge Christopher Butcher said in a November 18 hearing that he would grant an urgent…
A Californian gambling addict caught trying to smuggle nearly €300,000 worth of drugs through Dublin Airport has been jailed for four years. Jacob Napolitano (28) had arrived in Ireland on an Aer Lingus flight from Los Angeles last May when a customs officer became suspicious of his behaviour. The officer questioned him and then put…
The process of removing written-off debt from your credit report is likely a lot more difficult than you’d expect. Nuttawan Jayawan/Getty Images As household debt continues to climb and serious delinquencies tick higher, more borrowers are confronting an uncomfortable reality: Some of their accounts are now considered “written off” by their lenders. Because that term…
Unpaid meal debt at Loudoun County Public Schools is up by 52% over last year while requests for free and reduced lunches have seen a 180% increase, school administrators told the county supervisors and School Board members last night. Lunch is provided to every student each school day regardless of the status of their account, Chief Financial Officer…
DeKalb County will pay off all outstanding school lunch debt for nearly 2,000 students, CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson announced Monday, calling it part of a broader push to support families struggling with rising costs and the impacts of the federal shutdown. The announcement came hours after Cochran-Johnson visited Snapfinger Elementary School, where she said she was…
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