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Australian Business Buyers Have Cash on Hand, Ready to Tap into New Opportunities

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BusinessesForSale.com [https://australia.businessesforsale.com] – the leading marketplace for business buyers and sellers – recently conducted a survey on the Australian business buyer outlook. The survey uncovers some valuable insights into what entrepreneurs and business owners are looking for. More than half of the respondents run their own business (53%), and 32% of respondents are in full … Continued

Afreximbank launches 4 billion US dollar Ukraine Crisis Adjustment Trade Financing Programme for Africa (UKAFPA)

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The Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) on 31 March 2022 approved the launch of the Ukraine Crisis Adjustment Trade Financing Programme for Africa (UKAFPA), a programme of credit facilities that the Bank has developed to manage the impacts of the Ukraine crisis on African economies and businesses. The programme amounts to US$ … Continued

Pintec Empowers Wagepay to Upgrade Digital Credit Services

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Pintec Technology Holdings Limited (“Pintec”; NASDAQ: PT), a leading provider of financial technology solutions, today announced that its partner Wagepay Pty. Ltd. (Wagepay), an Australian Pay-on-Demand service provider, has recently launched its second generation mobile application and a completely redesigned and rebranded website. In partnership with Pintec, the premium wage advance platform has offered its … Continued

Australian executives need to close the communication gap for AI strategies to succeed, a New Study by Data Agility and AIIA

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– The study by Data Agility and the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), surveyed over 260 Australian leaders from various industries. – 92% of C-suite and board members are aware of AI projects in their organisation, whereas only 66% of managers and senior roles are aware. In 2021 the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and … Continued

Go North, Aiming to Become Europe’s Next Unicorn, Closes 77.5M SEK in Seed Round Led By eEquity

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As 2021 ended, Go North (https://gonorth.co/) started their journey to become Europe’s next unicorn. Amazon’s incredible success is partly driven by third-party sellers, and the idea of aggregating these smaller brands under an operational umbrella to increase profitability has shown great success. It’s a competitive industry with impressive funding rounds, but Go North, however, is … Continued

Aspen Digital leads global crypto asset management space joined by wealth managers and family offices

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-Aspen Digital partners with strategic investors to strengthen its presence in Asia, adding partners from Hong Kong, Singapore and Greater China. Investors include K3 Ventures, BlackPine, Rockpool Capital, SNZ Holding, Midas Capital, and other traditional financial institutions moving into the digital assets space. -After the official launch of the platform in January 2022, the company … Continued

Henley Passport Index Results Trace Geopolitical Shockwaves as New Iron Curtain Descends

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Six weeks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the impact on travel freedom and mobility has been more dramatic than even the most pessimistic commentators predicted at the war’s outset. The latest results from the Henley Passport Index[https://www.henleyglobal.com/passport-index] — the original ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can … Continued