HOUSTON, TEXAS – MARCH 16: Rapper, songwriter, and icon Drake attends a game between the Houston Rockets and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Toyota Center on March 16, 2024 in Houston, Texas. Online gambling has exploded in the past decade, and no rapper has embraced the high-stakes world quite like Drake. Hw has been placing massive…
(Business in Cameroon) – Yaoundé is set to host an international conference on the debt challenges facing CEMAC’s six member states on April 10-11. Titled “Sovereign Debt of CEMAC States and Restructuring Opportunities,” the event is organized by brokerage firms Contacturer Capital and Horus Investment Capital, in partnership with the legal, tax, and financial consulting…
Actor and activist Michael Sheen has once again demonstrated his deep commitment to social causes by purchasing and writing off £1 million worth of debt for 900 people in South Wales. The initiative, part of an upcoming Channel 4 documentary, was funded using £100,000 of Michael Sheen’s own money, highlighting his dedication to supporting those…
Michael Sheen has written off £1 million ($1.29 million) of debt for 900 people using £100,000 ($129,000) of his own money. The Welsh star, famed for roles in Good Omens, Twilight and more recently, A Very Royal Scandal, has started a debt acquisition company to help the group in his native south Wales. The business…
Japan’s ambassador to Sri Lanka Akio Isomata (left) with Sri Lanka finance ministry secretary Mahinda Siriwardana after signing the debt restructuring agreement (Ishara S. KODIKARA) Sri Lanka signed a deal with Japan Friday to restructure $2.5 billion in loans, marking the first agreement with bilateral creditors who had pledged debt relief to the cash-strapped nation…
To the Editor: At the Office of the Health Care Advocate, we often hear from Vermonters who are forced to make impossible choices between getting medical treatment and paying for basic needs like food, housing and heat. Our office sees the toll that medical debt takes on families. When we interviewed Vermonters across the state…
Single frustrated student girl trying to understand notes sitting in a bar getty Student Loan Delinquency Rates Double As Payments Resume After the three-year pandemic pause and resumption of federal student loan repayments, delinquency rates have doubled in just a few months, according to Education Department data obtained by The Washington Post. Millions of borrowers…
A variety of support is available if you’re struggling to afford your rent payments 11:55, 07 Mar 2025Updated 11:58, 07 Mar 2025 You could receive extra help if you’re in debt with your landlord(Image: Getty Images) You could receive extra financial help to settle your rent debts from benefit payments. The Department for Work and…
Advice Direct Scotland, which runs the free moneyadvice.scot service, has reported a surge in people seeking help after falling into arrears. The charity expects even more people to come forward as councils across Scotland confirm tax hikes from April, putting further pressure on families. With most councils approving higher rates, bills will soon start landing…
In an interview with Vatican News, Eric LeCompte, Director of Jubilee USA Network, explains how Pope Francis’ call for debt relief is being manifested in more than 160 countries and is having a global impact. By Deborah Castellano Lubov In more than 160 countries, Pope Francis’ call for debt relief is becoming manifest, says Eric LeCompte,…