From 1 January 2017, eligible students will no longer receive a HECS-HELP discount of 10 per cent for paying their student contributions upfront. The Federal Government is also scrapping the voluntary HELP repayment bonus of five per cent. If you’re a current or past student, make sure you make your voluntary repayments this year to…
(Adds quotes, details) Nov 3 Central bank governor Yannis Stournaras said on Thursday Greece’s European partners must urgently outline debt relief measures to help boost economic recovery and facilitate its return to financial markets in 2018. European partners promised earlier this year to specify debt relief measures to make Greece’s public debt, the highest in…
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(Adds quotes, details) Nov 3 Central bank governor Yannis Stournaras said on Thursday Greece’s European partners must urgently outline debt relief measures to help boost economic recovery and facilitate its return to financial markets in 2018. European partners promised earlier this year to specify debt relief measures to make Greece’s public debt, the highest in…
ATHENS Greece’s European partners must urgently outline debt relief measures to help boost Greece’s economic recovery and facilitate the country’s return to financial markets in 2018, central bank governor Yannis Stournaras said on Thursday. Speaking at a conference in Athens, Stournaras added that Athens must step up the pace of reforms and privatisations as agreed…
Ever since the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.25% in the long-awaited lift-off of December 2015, financial markets have been fixated on the timing of the central banks next increase, micro-analyzing policy makers comments that are difficult to interpret amid shifting economic signals. Meanwhile, the economic hardships caused by seven ye… Read the…
Financial advisors and experts offer practical steps and straightforward advice to help you become debt-free. (File photo) Countless UAE residents are struggling with debt that has spiralled out of their control. With many owing huge outstanding amounts on multiple credit cards and unsecured loans, the road to being debt-free can seem like a distant dream. …
I am having terrible difficulties with the Dh150,000 in debt I have accumulated. I have loans from two banks and two credit cards from another two banks. I work as a customer service executive in Dubai and my monthly salary is only Dh5,000. Previously I could manage to make my monthly payments, but because of…
We have a love-hate relationship with presidents. Our challenges are so entrenched, its easy to think that only a strong POTUS can right the tilting ship of state. And its just as easy to give in to hysteria when it looks like the wrong partys front man or woman could win. Before you panic, consider some…
Your job affects more than just what you do all day and how big your paycheck is. It can also influence your ability to repay your student debt. That’s because borrowers in certain careers are especially good candidates for student loan refinancing. Refinancing student debt allows qualified borrowers to get lower rates and has grown…