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Atradius announces various Management Board changes
Atradius, a global provider of credit insurance, bond and surety, collections and information services, has announced changes to the composition of its Management Board and the distribution of responsibilities. Andreas Tesch, currently Chief...

PwC Portugal appoints 11 new partners, two in legal
PwC Portugal has announced the appointment of 11 new partners, that take on strategic roles across the firm’s various areas — technology, consulting, audit, tax, and legal. “With these appointments, PwC aims to consolidate its position as a...

The business case for the moon
In this week’s episode of Space Minds we bring you a special panel discussion on the future of commercial lunar exploration which was recorded live during the build-up to a historic moon landing.The panel was part of the ispace U.S. and Commercial...

Digital farming company Fieldin appoints Iftach Birger as CEO
Fieldin, which develops a platform for farm operations management, announced the appointment of Iftach Birger as CEO. Birger is replacing Ofer Elyakim, who served as the CEO of Fieldin in the last two years Birger, who co-founded Fieldin in 2013,...

Czech Republic Bill To Legalize Marijuana Home Cultivation And Allow Psilocybin For Medical Use Heads To President’s Desk
Lawmakers in the Czech Republic have passed a bill to reform the nation’s drug laws by legalizing simple possession and home cultivation of marijuana and allowing the use of psilocybin for medical purposes. One month after the Chamber of Deputies...

EIB Increases 2025 Financing Ceiling to Record EUR 100bn
The shareholders of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, the EU Member States, approved a record-high financing ceiling of EUR 100 billion for this year and new programmes to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness, technological leadership and...

HSBC Orion to launch MENA’s first digitally native bond with ADX and FAB
HSBC has teamed up with ADX and FAB to introduce the MENA region’s first digitally native bond on blockchain, adding to HSBC’s growing portfolio of digital bond issuances on its Orion platform. HSBC has partnered with Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange...

Senator Asige unmasking the ‘Dis’ from people living with disabilities in Kenya
Thousands of people living with disability in Kenya now have hope after an online college owned by a Kenyan based in Luxembourg rolled out an ambitious program, to train people living with disability on business related courses, Artificial...

Atradius announces changes in Management Board
With effect from 1st September, Atradius has announced changes in the distribution of responsibilities and the composition of the Management Board AMSTERDAM, July 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With effect from 1st September, Atradius has announced...

PCP chairman takes majority stake
Precision Colour Printing has a new owner after the printing company’s chairman acquired the business from Hypax Partners. The Telford web and sheetfed printing firm was sold to investment firm Hypax Partners just over a year ago as part of a...

Wall Street trades mixed shortly after the start of the session
At 3:09 PM (Lisbon time), the Dow Jones index increased by 0.25% to 44,204.37 points, while the Nasdaq technology index decreased by 0.30% to 20,307.81 points. Meanwhile, the broader S&P 500 index fell 0.09% to 6,199.40 points. On Monday, the New...

VP calls for reforming of financial assistance
Vice-President Michael Usi has called for changes to the international financial architecture to ensure that development aspirations of poor countries such as Malawi are delivered equitably. He made the remarks in a statement he delivered in the...

Full list of European countries under heatwave alerts as mercury soars to 46C
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Crypto competition heats up, Kraken launches new payment app
00:00 Speaker A So it's really important is for any of these markets to evolve is market stability worldwide. Um, and US has now become at the forefront of promoting crypto, crypto technology, innovation. Um, and Europe, um, is in the same place...

Estonia’s cyber ambassador on digitalization, punching upwards and outing GRU spies
Over the best part of the last four years, Tanel Sepp, Estonia’s inaugural ambassador-at-large for cyber diplomacy, has helmed a surprisingly effective diplomatic enterprise. Estonia has an outsized footprint among international efforts to address...

Greece: Political and social timeline from 2015 to 2025 (Part 12)
2015: From Hope in Syriza to Surrender • 25 January 2015: Electoral victory of the radical left coalition (Syriza). • 27 January 2015: start of the Syriza-Anel government • 30 January 2015: the press conference given by Yanis Varoufakis (Minister...

How many economic losses from climate-related events has Europe suffered since 1980?
Published on 04/07/2025 - 14:56 GMT+2 Europe has experienced over €790 billion in economic losses due to extreme weather and climate-related events from 1980 to 2023, according to a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report. Germany suffered...

10 countries where people are the happiest in 2025
If happiness were a passport, these countries would be first-class destinations. According to the newly released World Happiness Report 2025, Finland is still holding tight to its crown as the happiest country in the world. This marks the eighth...

€4.12bn competition fine against Google to be upheld by EU’s highest court
An EU court adviser has backed a €4.12bn competition fine against Google, dealing a blow to the tech giant’s chances of overturning it. The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has announced its advocate general Juliane...

Asteroid Day Gains Momentum With U.S. Recognition From Flagstaff, Coconino County, U.S. Senate, And Vera C. Rubin Observatory Data Release
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) LUXEMBOURG, June 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asteroid Foundation, working in collaboration with B612 Foundation, founding sponsor of Asteroid Day, is proud to announce significant advancements in the global recognition of...