WorldPingDozens of Bank of England directors and founding subscribers invested in trafficking of enslaved Africans The Bank of England and the British financial system were for centuries deeply involved in the enslavement and transatlantic trafficking of mill…
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Gold mining expands fastest on Indigenous lands in Brazil’s Amazon, new analysis finds
Iran war has cost on average $246 million per day in its first five months, CBO finds
Grab aims for 'next level' in financial services with purchase of buy-now pay-later platform Atome
Slave-trade wealth was embedded in Britain’s financial system, research finds
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Grab is betting $1.49 billion on Atome Financial as it looks to expand its consumer lending business in Southeast Asia.
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CBO estimates the Iran war cost the Pentagon $38.1 billion through Aug. 1 and could cost another $2 billion to $3 billion each additional month.
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WorldPingA new report by the Amazon Environmental Research Institute has found that gold mining poses a significant threat to Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon…
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WorldPingA new global democracy report finds the U.S. at its lowest level of democratic performance in the 50 years it has been measured.
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WorldPingA new national study reveals the widespread reach of violence across the United States, finding that more than half of U.S. adults have experienced physical violence and nearly half have experienced sexual violence in their lifetimes. The U.S.
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WorldPingAccording to research by the IfM Bonn, strengthening research collaboration between universities and businesses requires regional technology transfer networks in which technology transfer offices at universities and research institutions, as well as…
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