Video PlayerClose A UN General Assembly high-level meeting on middle-income countries is held at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 17, 2021. Guterres on Thursday called for debt relief extension for middle-income countries. (Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua) UNITED NATIONS, June 17 (Xinhua) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for…
Reuters reports that a USDA spokesperson said the agency will be ready to process payments on an estimated $4 billion in debt relief for 17,000 Black, Indigenous, Hispanic and Asian farmers once legal battles are resolved. It planned to start the payments in June. “USDA will continue to forcefully defend its ability to carry out…
Steve Sprovach and Amy Wagner Published 9:44 p.m. ET June 16, 2021 CLOSE Amy Wagner and Steve Sprovach, Allworth Advice (Photo: Provided) Question: H.G. in Butler County: Can you help? I have about $20,000 in credit card debt and not much in savings. Should I focus more on paying down the debt or building my…
Solving the challenges facing this diverse group of nations, which are home to 3 out of 4 people, is critical to putting the world on a more sustainable and inclusive post-COVID-19 development path. Middle-income countries (MICs) are home to 62% of the worlds poor, but the challenges they face are often overlooked or seen as…
article A debt consolidation loan can be an effective tool to help you pay off high-interest debt, but its not right for everyone. Make sure to weigh the pros and cons and consider alternative strategies. (iStock) A debt consolidation loan is a borrowing tool that allows you to combine existing unsecured debts into a single…
article A debt consolidation loan can be an effective tool to help you pay off high-interest debt, but its not right for everyone. Make sure to weigh the pros and cons and consider alternative strategies. (iStock) A debt consolidation loan is a borrowing tool that allows you to combine existing unsecured debts into a single…
Govt vows to tackle household debt Relief schemes, lower interest rates likely With personal consumer loans on the rise, the Bank of Thailand has been asked to review the ceiling of interest rates and supervise credit cards, personal loans and vehicle title loans.Varuth Hirunyatheb The government has vowed to tackle high household debt, incurred by…
Farming equipment is seen on Foster Farm in Sagaponack, on New York’s Long Island, U.S., July 8, 2019. Picture taken July 8, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsay Morris CHICAGO, June 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) is defending efforts to wipe clean government-backed loans to farmers facing decades of discrimination, despite a temporary restraining order on…
A debt consolidation loan can be an effective tool to help you pay off high-interest debt, but its not right for everyone. Make sure to weigh the pros and cons and consider alternative strategies. (iStock) A debt consolidation loan is a borrowing tool that allows you to combine existing unsecured debts into a single personal…
Queenslands total debt will now be $122.7 billion in 2023-24 about $7 billion better off than initially forecast. Debt, at this stage, will top out at $127.4 billion by 2024-25, as the governments budgetary outlook improves courtesy of increased revenue from a recovering economy and a reduction in government expenditure. The economy has bounced back…