Transforming Lagos slums: Battling poverty head-on
The researchers identified significant disparities in poverty, as measured by a multidimensional score, among slums in Lagos State...
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Middle East: The real estate empire
Real estate symbolises national progress and reflects a country's economic aspirations...
Cash ensures resilience in payment systems: Professor Jay Zagorsky
When people spend cash, they are limited to whatever paper money they have immediately on hand...
Sanctions hurt, but Russia’s banks keep profiting
Given that a large portion of Russia's financial reserves was held abroad, the freezing of these assets led to immediate concerns about the ability to manage balance sheets...
Is UniCredit building a European banking empire?
The acquisition of Commerzbank shares by UniCredit did not go unnoticed within German political circles...
Brazil’s Pix transforms digital payments
Use of Pix surged 74% in 2023 to nearly 42 billion payments across the Brazilian economy, surpassing credit and debit card charges combined by about 23%, according to Abecs...
Microsoft@50: Nadella’s vision reshapes tech giant
Satya Nadella’s cultural transformation at Microsoft focused not only on leadership style but also on diversity and inclusivity, which laid the groundwork for innovation...
Tool-assisted Speedruns stir debate in esports
Hacker Allan Cecil hopes that by holding speedrunners accountable, he will contribute to the growth of both conventional speedrunning and the tool-assisted sort of speedrunning that he has helped pioneer...
AI resurrections: Reviving the dead or exploiting grief?
A significant concern is that businesses might employ artificial intelligence resurrections to personalise their user marketing...
Video game controllers: New instruments of death
Operating cutting-edge military weaponry with inexpensive controllers reminiscent of video games has obvious benefits...