The new and unique product aims to empower Agri-exporters, Agri-SMEs, and small holder farmers in rural areas in PNG. The product of a revolving fund will provide access to credit facilities to the exporters that offer demand driven approach of financing and repayments with other benefits. Mama Bank says the project aims to increase the export of quality coffee, copra, cocoa and vanilla where in women-led SMEs to be an active player in the supply-chain by working with exporters, in return supporting livelihoods under the Australia-Papua New Guinea Economic Partnership program.

https://www.looppng.com/business/mama-bank-launch-revolving-fund-agri-financing-120803

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Eisenhower Executive Office Building As Prepared for Delivery SECOND GENTLEMAN DOUGLAS EMHOFF: Thank you, Justin for that introduction. We had the chance to connect earlier and previously. You told me all about your son Aaron. And how you turned the pain of his loss into advocacy. The work that you and your family are doing today in Indiana, and across the country, is making such a difference. I also want to thank Dr. Gupta for his leadership and bringing us all together. And a big thanks to your team for your important work.

https://www.miragenews.com/second-gentleman-emhoff-speaks-on-international-1075915/

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India News: LUCKNOW/BAREILLY: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that the state election commission (SEC) should take a “sympatheti...

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DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. lowered its holdings in Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – June ( BATS:BJUN – Free Report ) by 5.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 21,474 shares of the company's stock after selling 1,315 shares during the period. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. owned about 0.89% of Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – June worth $687,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of BJUN.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/23/dhjj-financial-advisors-ltd-cuts-stock-position-in-innovator-u-s-equity-buffer-etf-june-batsbjun.html

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BEIJING -Russia's prime minister signed a set of agreements with China on Wednesday during a trip to Beijing, describing bilateral ties at an unprecedented high, despite disapproval from the West of their relationship as the war in Ukraine dragged on. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin – the highest ranking Russian official to visit Beijing since Moscow sent thousands of its troops to Ukraine in February 2022 – held talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and was due to meet with President Xi Jinping.

https://business.inquirer.net/402434/russia-china-sign-economic-pacts-despite-western-criticism

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MANILA -The Ty family's flagship conglomerate, GT Capital Holdings Inc., saw net income jump 52 percent to P6.6 billion in the first quarter of 2023 as automotive earnings doubled while Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. delivered solid growth. Revenues from January to March grew 26 percent to nearly P70 billion. 'Our first quarter financial results show all our operating companies sustaining the high growth momentum of the previous year,' GT Capital president Carmelo Maria Luza Bautista said in a statement on Tuesday.

https://business.inquirer.net/401165/ty-familys-gt-capital-q1-profit-soars-52

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CS Tan 4.9 / 5.0 This book is the result of the author's many years of experience and observation throughout his 26 years in the stockbroking industry. It was written for general public to learn to invest based on facts and not on fantasies or hearsay....

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Seaboard ( NYSEAMERICAN:SEB – Get Free Report ) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported $44.80 earnings per share for the quarter, reports. The firm had revenue of $2.39 billion during the quarter. Seaboard had a return on equity of 8.21% and a net margin of 3.87%. Seaboard Stock Up 1.6 % Shares of NYSEAMERICAN SEB opened at $3,702.06 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $3,837.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/04/seaboard-nyseamericanseb-posts-quarterly-earnings-results.html

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SHAH ALAM, Aug 19 (Bernama) — Ninety-one students from local universities and polytechnics organised the Kobuniti Open Day at Kobuniti Agro Park here today to explore the agriculture and entrepreneurship sectors.  The diploma- and degree-level students, who are from various majors and keen on agriculture-related fields, are participants in the Agricultural Student Entrepreneurs programme under the National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana) - Ministry of Higher Education's Career Advancement Programme (KPT-CAP) Kobuniti Open Day chairman Muhammad Farid Mohd Mazlan, 21, said the event involved 20 small and medium entrepreneurs and was aimed at selling local food and agricultural products at reasonable prices.

https://www.bernama.com/en/general/news.php?id=2217821

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KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 16:12 | Others BREAKING NEWS: 62.3% think PM Kishida demonstrated leadership at G-7 summit ==Kyodo 1 hour ago | KYODO NEWS

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The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) today launched a new report outlining the important role insurers can play in managing and reducing risk in the natural environment. The report, , was undertaken by EY for the ICA, and details emerging insurance products and solutions that help protect Australia's landscape from climate impacts. Extreme weather events and biodiversity loss have been identified by the World Economic Forum as two of the top four global risks over the next decade. The report identifies that failure to manage these risks comes with considerable costs to local and global economies, with more than half of the world's economic output - US$44 trillion - highly or moderately dependent on nature.

https://www.miragenews.com/ica-joins-assistant-treasurer-on-insurance-1085996/

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More than half a century ago, the biologist/ecologist Barry Commoner made a clarion call about an impending environmental crisis if human beings continue with their rapacious use of nature's gifts. He made this through his 1971 book that I have already cited in the first two parts of this series ('The Closing Circle: Nature, Man, Technology'). Commoner's third law is 'Nature knows best.' Left undisturbed, nature will just heal its own 'wounds,' to regenerate after a major catastrophe. This has been demonstrated in the earth's capacity for rebirth after the presumed 'big bang' that decimated prehistoric creatures like the dinosaurs and other living organisms.

https://opinion.inquirer.net/162271/nurturing-nature-3

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CS Tan 4.9 / 5.0 This book is the result of the author's many years of experience and observation throughout his 26 years in the stockbroking industry. It was written for general public to learn to invest based on facts and not on fantasies or hearsay....

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There are as many unexpected twists and turns as there are adrenaline rush-inducing sequences for action aficionados to savor in Prime Video's thrilling spy series 'Citadel,' starring Richard Madden ('Game of Thrones,' 'Bodyguard' and 'Eternals') and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra Jonas ('Love Again'). And while its exciting turn of events is treated with catchy urgency, the six-episode show also manages to incorporate moments of winking frivolity and levity—like the sleek and breezy James Bond-channeling sequence on a train before punches are thrown, guns are fired, and a train is blown to smithereens at the start of Episode 1.

https://entertainment.inquirer.net/502230/the-russos-on-creating-their-own-james-bonds-one-of-them-a-former-miss-world

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President Vladimir Putin on Friday (July 21) accused NATO member Poland of having territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union, without presenting evidence for his claims, and said any aggression against Russia's neighbor and close ally Belarus would be considered an attack on Russia.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/putin-warns-poland-against-aggression-towards-belarus/video/94beb06a36ee71ae62cfe5d97b7d7fb8

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MANILA, Philippines — Mutya ng Pilipinas Pres. Cory Quirino declared her national pageant has the national license for the Miss Intercontinental pageant for 2023. She made the statement after hushed talks circulated about the global tilt getting its Philippine representative this year from a different organization. 'We have the [Miss Intercontinental] license, and the commitment from the international organization that we have the license,' she told members of local media gathered at the CWC Interiors at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City on March 29 at a press conference called by the Mutya ng Pilipinas organization to release several announcements.

https://entertainment.inquirer.net/492936/cory-quirino-mutya-ng-pilipinas-holds-miss-intercontinental-license

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Ark ( ARK ) traded 0.1% lower against the US dollar during the 1 day period ending at 14:00 PM Eastern on May 20th. Ark has a market cap of $48.60 million and approximately $327,142.57 worth of Ark was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last week, Ark has traded up 2.4% against the US dollar. One Ark coin can now be bought for about $0.28 or 0.00001036 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. Here's how similar cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours: Belrium (BEL) traded 0.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/20/ark-1-day-volume-hits-327142-57-ark.html

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President Marcos has appointed lawyer Vigor Mendoza II as head of the Land Transportation Office (LTO), the Presidential Communications Office announced on Wednesday. Mendoza, who previously served as board member of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, replaced officer in charge Hector Villacorta. Mendoza was a former party list representative of the United Transport Alliance Koalisyon. —NESTOR CORRALES Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.

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Kentucky Retirement Systems raised its position in shares of The Procter & Gamble Company ( NYSE:PG – Get Rating ) by 0.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 187,870 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 821 shares during the quarter. Procter & Gamble accounts for approximately 1.1% of Kentucky Retirement Systems' holdings, making the stock its 12th biggest position. Kentucky Retirement Systems' holdings in Procter & Gamble were worth $28,474,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/27/kentucky-retirement-systems-purchases-821-shares-of-the-procter-gamble-company-nysepg.html

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