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A source within the City's finance department reportedly said that the situation was expected to get worse.
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Taking Charge of Your Credit Debt | GreenPath Millennial Money | The Michigan Chronicle
By Jordan Woods A recent study has shown a 4% increase in U.S. adults carrying credit card debt. About 23% of existing credit cardholders have added to their current debt due to the pandemic. COVID-19 is directly impacting consumers’ ability to manage credit card debt.  Healthy credit usage is
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Tunisia Has to Leverage 12 Billion Dinars to Cover Financial Requirements of Next 3 Months (Expert)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia has to leverage 12 billion dinars to meet its financial needs over the next 3 months (June to August) and avoid a scenario that will see it unable to pay -for the first time in its history- a part of its debts, economist Ezzedine Saidane said.
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Kenya: Banks Turn Tables on Small Lenders
[Nation] Microfinanciers are struggling to keep customers as large banks and digital lenders raid their turf through innovative products, leaving them with piling losses and diminishing capital.
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Unchecked ambition, lax regulations: The genesis of predatory digital lenders in Nigeria | TechCabal
An employee at a digital lending company explained that reporting to the credit bureau could be effective at times. She cited a case of a defaulting debtor whose application visa was denied because he failed to repay his loan for over a year.
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South Sudan: Low Oil Revenues Shrink South Sudan's Economy By 1.1pc
[East African] South Sudan's real GDP is expected to contract by a further 1.1 percent this year as a result of a drop in revenues generated from oil, which accounts for 90 percent of the country's goods exports and more than 80 percent of total government revenue, says rating agency Fitch
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Can Student Loans Ever Be Part Of A Bankruptcy Filing?
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Harmon endorses warning over US development bank - Stabroek News
Leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon has once again criticized the PPP/C government for failing to make public the accords signed with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The article Harmon endorses warning over US development bank appeared first on Stabroek News.
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New COVID-19 scams target Blacks, other people of color - North Dallas Gazette
By Charlene Crowell Just as the annual holiday season of shopping and celebrating nears, a major federal financial regulator released new research detailing how communities of color not only are targeted by well-known types of predatory lenders, but new forms of fraud seek to exploit consumers in
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How The Pandemic Slowed Progress For Black Women’s Pay Equity
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Kenya: Egypt Lauds Kenya's 'Balanced' Stance on Gaza War, Asks Nairobi to Influence Ceasefire
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Egyptian envoy to Kenya Wael Nasr Eldin Attiya has hailed Kenya for its "balanced" stance on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Palestine that has left over 12,000 dead on both sides.
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If a Stranger Offers you Student Loan Forgiveness, Hang Up - Voice and Viewpoint

By Anna Helhoski of NerdWallet Student loan scammers have a brand-new hook: 'Biden student loan forgiveness' or 'stimulus forgiveness.' Behind the pitch is the same old fraudster playbook, one that persuades federal student loan borrowers to pay for services they could get for free or to share

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Ethiopia: Ministry Seeks Joint Efforts Towards HIV Elimination
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Incidents lors de l’hommage à Dominique Bernard et Samuel Paty : 605 sanctions prononcées contre des élèves, dont 85 exclusions définitives - Haiti24
Après les incidents qui ont émaillé les hommages organisés en mémoire des professeurs tués Samuel Paty et Dominique Bernard en octobre, un total de 605 sanctions, dont 85 exclusions définitives de l’établissement, ont été prononcées lors de conseils de discipline, a annoncé jeudi 23 novembre le
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Kenya: Logistics Firm Multiple Hauliers Faces Auction and Insolvency Attacks
[Nation] In 2017 Multiple Hauliers, one of Africa's largest privately owned logistics firms, seemed to be at its peak.
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Student Loan Refinancing for International Students Studying in The U.S. | PensacolaVoice Magazine 2021
Every year, the United States allows students from all over the globe to study atits top universities and colleges. The country is a global leader in higher education, as evidenced by the fact that around 1 million students from 193 countries head to the U.S. for higher education. Research shows
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Renegotiate Kenya's loans – Mudavadi
Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader Musalia Mudavadi wants Kenya to renegotiate bilateral and multilateral debts with its external lenders, including those in the Eurobond market, due to the Covid-19
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Know the factors that influence your credit score - The Bay State Banner
For many people, credit scores can be intimidating and confusing, involving complex numbers and difficult calculations. The thing is, they’re also important: credit scores can have a major impact on your finances—especially down the road, when you’re applying for a credit card, car loan, or
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Kenya: Treasury Plans Sh100bn SME Loans Cover Entity
[Nation] The Treasury plans to help set up a private sector-led company to de-risk lending to credit-starved small traders after the successful launch of a similar firm for homeowners.
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When Keeping Up With The Joneses Threatens To Derail Your Financial Future
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Black Farmers Will Receive Stimulus Aid After Decades Of USDA Discrimination
Denied USDA loans and grants for over a century, Black farmers will receive stimulus money. Black farmers won a class action discrimination lawsuit in the '90s, but many didn't get debt relief.
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CariCRIS Reaffirms ‘Adequate Creditworthiness’ Ratings For Saint Lucia Government - St. Lucia Times News
Press Release:-  Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has reaffirmed the assigned ratings of CariBBB- (Foreign Currency and Local Currency Ratings) on its regional rating scale to the several debt programmes of the Government of Saint Lucia (GOSL). These ratings
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BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA NetOne’s property at its shop at the Sam Levy’s Village in Borrowdale, Harare, has reportedly been attached by the sheriff over rental arrears. The State-owned telecommunications firm had accumulated rental arrears of approximately $775 182,48, according to the
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Kenya: Wetangula Calls for Factual Reporting and Media Self-Regulation
[Capital FM] Mombasa -- National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has urged the media in Kenya to establish regulations that ensure the collection and dissemination of accurate news in the face of digital disruptions.
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Kenya: Apply for State Business Recovery Credit, Women Urged
[Nation] Businesswomen have been urged to apply for State fund purposed to support revival of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) hit by Covid-19-related economic disruptions.
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Zim diasporans launch party
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