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Business : Anwar's Visits To Italy, France, Brazil Boost Malaysia's Global Economic, Humanitarian Standing
By Syed Iylia Hariz Al-Qadri Syed Izman and Ummu Khalidah Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s recently concluded official visits to Italy, France, and Brazil have been described as a strategic move to...

Italy's beach concessions: the need for urgent reform
The Italian government is guilty of repeatedly delaying the process of assigning beach concessions by tender, continuing a protectionist policy that goes against the principles of the Bolkestein Directive.1 The Bolkestein Directive is an EU law...
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Chelsea 'receive enquiry' from Italian giants for Nicolas Jackson
Chelsea reportedly receive an enquiry from an Italian club for striker Nicolas Jackson, who could be sold in the summer window. Serie A giants AC Milan have reportedly made an approach to sign Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson in the summer transfer...

This Week in Fintech: TFT Bi-Weekly News Roundup 08/07
The Fintech Times Bi-Weekly News Roundup takes a look at the latest fintech stories from around the world on Tuesday 8 July 2025. Funding and investments Alibaba Cloud will invest $60million over the next year to support global partners and...

Best student bank account freebies and perks 2025
With students starting or returning to university this September, it’s worth setting up a student bank account over the summer. These accounts work like regular current accounts, but come with extra perks to help their money go further. The main...

The performance of Russian conductor Gergiev at a festival in Italy is unacceptable
The use of European funds to finance a performance by Russian conductor Valery Gergiev, a supporter of Vladimir Putin, at the "Un’Estate da RE" festival in Italy is unacceptable. This was stated on social media platform X by Vice President of the...
Projective Finance opens $7M onchain lending pool for Illinois solar projects
Projective Finance, a sustainability-focused real-world asset (RWA) financing platform, has launched a $7 million lending pool for Illinois public schools, giving decentralized finance (DeFi) investors direct access to municipal infrastructure...
FNE ar Venice 2025: Venice Gap-Financing Market 2025 - The selected projects
The 3-day Venice Gap-Financing Market will present 54 projects from around the world in the final stages of development and funding. 330 project applications have been received and the selection reflects the great diversity of backgrounds, stories...

Spain's Solarig to invest more than $350 million in biomethane plants in Italy
MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish renewable developer Solarig will invest more than 300 million euros ($351.51 million) through the end of the decade to build and operate more than 20 biomethane plants in Italy, it said on Wednesday. The investment will...

Tennis pro Ben Shelton begs banking giant to allow sister to stay at Wimbledon during viral moment
American tennis pro Ben Shelton has issued a cheeky plea to banking giant Morgan Stanley in the hopes of extending his sister's vacation. Emma Shelton, 24, who works at the company, has become a viral sensation at Wimbledon, after supporting her...
Japanese investors sell foreign equities, buy debt in June
Japanese investors sold foreign equities in June, locking in profits at record levels ahead of the expiration of the 90-day pause on U.S. reciprocal tariffs, as global trade negotiations failed to deliver the breakthroughs investors had...

Sapling Spirits seeks US investors to fund Stateside entry
UK vodka firm Sapling Spirits is looking to raise more funds to support a possible entry into the US. The business, which promotes its “climate positive” credentials, is hoping to attract £5-7m ($6.8-9.5m) from investors. So far, the company, set...

Space: Italian Minister Urso meets with ESA Director General Aschbacher
The Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy, as well as the Delegated Authority for Space and Aerospace Policies, Adolfo Urso, met at Palazzo Piacentini with the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher. Also present...

Tilray (TLRY) Stock Surges On Heavy Volume: What Investors Should Know
Shares of Tilray Brands Inc TLRY are trading sharply higher Tuesday afternoon, continuing a recent trend of investor interest across social media despite a lack of company-specific news for the session. Here’s what investors need to know. What To...

Springbok team: Winners and losers as Bomb Squad ‘lick their wounds’ after Italy ‘humiliation’ while double world cup winner wins 100th cap
The Springboks have made 15 changes from their 23-man squad that faced Italy last weekend, with an almost completely changed starting team for the rematch this coming Saturday. Plenty of players have been rested as head coach Rassie Erasmus...

Liverpool name Darwin Nunez asking price - but deal could result in financial loss just three years after they paid £85m to sign the forward
By LEWIS BROWNING Published: 07:40 EDT, 8 July 2025 | Updated: 15:03 EDT, 8 July 2025 Liverpool have named their asking price for Darwin Nunez this summer. Nunez joined Liverpool in an £85million then-club record transfer three years ago but he...

Willie le Roux to win 100th cap as Springboks ring changes for second Italy clash
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Italy’s BPER Banca Bumps Popolare Di Sondrio Offer to $6.4 Billion
Italian lender BPER Banca topped up its offer for Banca Popolare di Sondrio by throwing in a cash component to value the smaller rival at around 5.47 billion euros ($6.43 billion). In February, BPER Banca rushed to join the wave of consolidation...

EU report raps Italy over media, conflicts of interest (4)
The 2025 Rule of Law Report rapped Italy for failing to sufficiently implement recommendations made in past reports, including in relation to protection of journalists and combatting conflicts of interest. It said "some progress" had been made on...

Suspected Chinese cybersnoop grounded in Italy after US tipoff
A man who US authorities allege is a member of Chinese state-sponsored cyberespionage outfit Silk Typhoon was arrested in Milan last week following a tipoff from the US embassy. Zewei Xu, 33, is alleged by American authorities to have been...