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...
Tag : money
Saudi Arabia’s money supply reaches USD 783 billion, says Kingdom’s central bank
In October, time and savings deposits made up 33.07% of Saudi Arabia's total money supply, the highest amount in almost 15 years...
Living on pennies: The plight of elderly Cubans
The six-decade American embargo on Cuba, the communist state's ailing central planning, and the island nation's inability to recover from the pandemic are all responsible for the collapse of its economy...
Savings clubs: Good or bad for Zimbabwe?
Savings clubs have become a source of capital for many people on the economic margins...
IF Insights: Australia’s big fight against scams
Australians lost a record USD 3.1 billion to scams in 2022, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission...
Labour government’s water sector challenge
In 1989, the UK government cancelled all of the previous water authorities' long-term debt and gave money as a green dowry to the newly formed companies to facilitate privatisation...
US polls countdown: Jobs report anxiety rises
August saw a decrease in the unemployment rate from 4.3% to 4.2% as employers added 142,000 jobs, which was less than anticipated...
The world of crowdfunding
The early 2020 stock market crash showed how investors worldwide became more hesitant to invest in crowdfunding...
IF Insights: Unveiling hidden poverty crisis in Lagos slums
Fighting poverty in Lagos's slums requires more than just counting income levels...
IF Insights: Will ‘Trump 2.0’ possibilities drive Bitcoin surge?
A major driver of Bitcoin's recent ascent is the expanding global money supply...