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India Stands Out As Global Fintech Bright Spot As Credit Demand Surges
MENAFN
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June 2, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) India has emerged as one of the most dynamic fintech markets globally, driven by a potent combination of digital public infrastructure (UPI, Aadhaar, Account Aggregator), a mobile-first population, and...
UPI Lending & Payments Inclusive Towards Underserved & Unbanked Populations; Accelerate Innovation, Make India A Hotspot For Global Investors
Free Press Journal
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New Delhi: India has emerged as one of the most dynamic fintech markets globally, driven by a potent combination of digital public infrastructure (UPI, Aadhaar, Account Aggregator), a mobile-first population, and regulatory clarity, a report...
Fifth annual Umbrella Arts Festival celebrates Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month
The Daily Northwestern - Illinois
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June 2, 2025
When the organization Evanston Asian, South Asian and Pacific Islander Americans hosted the first Umbrella Arts Festival five years ago, it was a “casual get together,” Evanston ASPA Founding Director Melissa Raman Molitor said. However, the...
Lawmakers probe China’s influence on U.S. universities after Stanford ‘espionage’ report
The College Fix
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June 2, 2025
Stanford University has received at least ‘$64 million in Chinese funding’ over past decade New scrutiny about the Chinese Communist Party’s influence on American universities is coming from both federal lawmakers and students as institutions like...
Small businesses struggle under Trump’s tariff whiplash: ‘I’m so angry that my own government has done this to me’
KVIA - Texas
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June 1, 2025
By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN New York (CNN) — For some small businesses, the last week brought even more twists and turns to the past two months of President Donald Trump’s chaotic tariffs. The situation was already confusing, with stops and starts of...
Feature: From Vietnam to China -- a young student's e-commerce journey
Xinhua News Agency
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TIANJIN, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Just 20 km from central Hanoi, in Vietnam's famed furniture-making region, Nguyen Lan grew up surrounded by business. Today, the 24-year-old has come to China, aiming to leverage social media and her Chinese language...
The rise of a new work culture in Japan
Japan Times
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June 2, 2025
In line with Japan’s annual hiring calendar, Seria Ganeko began job hunting during the tail end of her third year in college. Having been raised and educated on the southern island of Okinawa, she wanted to get out of her comfort zone and...
China's factory activity below 50 for 2 straight months amid US trade tension
NHK
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A key gauge of China's manufacturing activity has fallen below the boom-or-bust line for the second straight month. China and the United States agreed to temporarily reduce tit-for-tat levies in May, but uncertainties remain. The Purchasing...
Japanese firms take steps to prevent heatstroke
NHK
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Extremely hot summers are becoming more common in Japan, with temperatures sometimes rising to dangerous levels. Starting on Sunday, Japanese companies will be required to protect workers from intense heat. They will also need to make sure their...
Livelihood revival and skill linkages in Odisha’s Kendrapara is a study on women-led groups in one of the most vulnerable districts in India
Down to Earth
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When Kuntala showcased her flourishing grocery shop alongside her sewing machine, we felt immense pride in her accomplishment. As the sole provider for her family — ever since her husband, a plumber, was diagnosed with chronic obstructive...
We got DOGE'd: Cuts to federal programs that fund innovation risk US world leadership long-term
WRAL 5 - North Carolina
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About a month ago, my nonprofit, RIoT, was among more than a dozen Regional Innovation Clusters across the US that had its contract with the Small Business Administration abruptly cancelled. There was no warning. No performance issue. No budget...
The demise of disadvantaged business enterprises
JD Supra - California
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June 2, 2025
In 1983, Congress enacted the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, which requires that the Department of Transportation spend ten percent of federal highway construction funding with small businesses owned and controlled by “socially and...
Tariff flip-flops leave Georgia small businesses in economic uncertainty
WABE - Georgia
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May 30, 2025
Buck Paulk looks over pecans stored at his warehouse at Shiloh Pecan Farms in Ray City, Ga., Thursday, June 21, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman) Georgia small businesses continue to struggle with tariffs. A federal appeals court ruled Thursday to...
Eye on Small Business: Root2Rise, Pleasantville and Larchmont
Fairfield County Business Journal - Connecticut
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May 30, 2025
Jyoti and Raj Tewani, owners of Root2Rise in Pleasantville and Larchmont. Photographs courtesy Jyoti and Raj Tewani. Raj Tewani believes food is the most powerful tool we have to take care of our health. Along with his wife, Jyoti, the couple are...
A loophole lets retail investors bid for some small-business IPOs
Mint
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May 30, 2025
National Stock Exchange and BSE Ltd, in consultation with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), amended rules to raise the minimum bid for the IPOs of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to more than ₹2 lakh for offers filed with the...
Sellers of dog leashes and mom gear hope court rulings lead to tariff relief
NPR
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May 30, 2025
A federal court blocked President Trump's sweeping tariffs on imports this week, but the administration has promised to appeal. The on-again-off-again import taxes have been a source of frustration for many businesses that don't know what their...
Back-and-forth court battle over Trump's tariffs leaves Denver small businesses in limbo
Denver 7 - Colorado
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May 30, 2025
DENVER — DENVER — The sigh of relief for small business owners was short-lived Thursday after an appeals court halted a federal court ruling just hours earlier that would have stopped President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs. The pause comes in...
‘It’s really hard’: Huntsville small business weighs in on tariff changes
WAAY31 - Alabama
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Local small business American Filament is navigating a challenging climate due to recent tariff rulings affecting their industry. Megan Brooks, president of American Filament, shared her concerns about the uncertainty these...
Georgia small businesses caught in tariff whiplash after court allows tariffs to remain in place
WALB - Georgia
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May 29, 2025
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) -A federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump’s tariffs can remain in place after blocking them just 24 hours earlier. Some Georgia businesses say the back-and-forth over tariffs is creating...
President Trump may speak with Xi amid rising trade tensions and new tariffs
News9 - Oklahoma
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Administration officials say President Trump could speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping as early as this week to try to deescalate rising trade tensions between the two countries. The potential call comes as the White House plans to double...