How structural growth and stable funding anchor Indian and Indonesian financiers' resilience

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India’ s domestically-driven economy and Indonesia’ h commodity-led exports should provide some strength despite a more difficult operating environment characterised by higher global inflation, rising rates of interest and liquidity tightening. Elaine Koh, senior director for Asia-Pacific non-bank financial institutions from Fitch Ratings talks about the prospects meant for India and Indonesia’ s finance and leasing sector in the current economic environment.Continue Reading

Markets hear BOJ roar but China has little to fear

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Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda is listening closely and watching the financial markets and the yen's strength. Photo: AFP/The Yomiuri Shimbun

The Bank of Japan shook world markets on Tuesday in a monetary move that at the least reminded everyone the entity still exists. It’s been a long, long while since Governor Haruhiko Kuroda logged into global markets. Seeing that the green light next to his avatar had switched on was enough to send the yen […]Continue Reading

Huawei’s smart mining project showcases Industry 4.0 tech

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Huawei Technologies, a Shenzhen-based telecommunication equipment maker, is focusing on “5G2B” – the application of advanced broadband, Artificial Intelligence, and Big Data to business—as its main growth driver. American sanctions cut off Huawei’s access to the advanced chips that power 5G handsets, pushing the Chinese giant from the top position in the global smartphone market […]Continue Reading

The economic realities we face at the end of 2022

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The United States and China are trading blows on economic and strategic fronts in what some see as the dawn of a new Cold War. Image: iStock/Getty Images

Economies around the world were shocked and damaged over the course of 2022. Global capitalism had been brewing conflicts among the major powers (the United States, China and the European Union) for some time as their relative strengths and vulnerabilities shifted. US capitalism and its empire are widely perceived as waning. Europe’s role as a […]Continue Reading

Jill Scott announces ‘Who is Jill Scott? Words & Sounds Vol. 1’ 23rd anniversary tour | CNN

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After a 20th-anniversary tour of Jill Scott’s chart-topping album, “Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol I” was forced to end prematurely due to the pandemic, it will resume.

Scott has announced that she’ll be back on the road next year for shows during which she will play the album in full, including her hits like “Gettin’ in the Way,” “A Long Walk” and other songs.

The tour, produced by Live Nation Urban, will play in over 20 markets across the country. Scott will also have special multi-show residencies in Washington, D.C. at the MGM National Harbor on Mother’s Day weekend and Scott’s hometown of Philadelphia at The MET Philadelphia. It marks the first time the North Philadelphia native will play there.

The Philadelphia stop will feature a fundraiser at the Arden Theatre in support of Scott’s non-profit, the Blues Babe Foundation.

“My band and I were so excited three years ago, but that damn COVID shut us down,” Scott said in a press release. “Now, we outside! Come see me. Come feel again. Relive your favorite moments. Ya’ll ready to settle down and get with this?!? It’s a lot of love here.”

Scott released her debut record in July 2000. It went double platinum album and earned her several Grammy nominations, including best new artist (2001), best R&B album (2001), and best female R&B vocal performance for three years in a row (2001-2003).

Pre-sales for Scott’s tour will begin Dec. 6.

The tour will kick off in February in Augusta, GA at the Bell Auditorium.

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