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«Financial inclusion,» defined as individuals and businesses having access to useful and affordable financial products, has declined in the U.S., according to new industry research.

The world’s supposedly preferred “safe-haven” is not being treated as such as the global economy shudders from the possibility of more inflationary and rate hike pain. Its nemesis instead wears the crown, sitting atop the current market upheaval.

Wipro, Capgemini and LTIMindtree are among the leading IT companies in India that have begun nudging employees to be in office on all or at least 50% of the working days in a week, according to sources, in what could signal the end of the work-from-home era in the country’s tech sector. This push to return to office is being implemented by IT/BPM and some technology companies across the country through verbal and informal communication channels, the people cited earlier said, as the industry faces a client demand crunch due to the global macroeconomic crisis which is squeezing tech spending.

Singapore, Australia, France, and Sweden are witnessing an increasing volume of score reports from Indian TOEFL test takers and emerging as new destinations of interest, according to the Educational Testing Service (ETS). The top two destinations for TOEFL test takers in India since 2017 have been the United States and Canada. Till 2019, Germany was at the third spot and the UK at the fourth spot. However, from 2020 onwards, the two countries have switched positions. «While the top five countries chosen by Indian TOEFL test takers have remained nearly consistent over the last 5-6 years. Apart from the top destination countries, emerging countries for Indian test takers include Singapore, Australia, France, and Sweden. These countries have seen an increasing volume of score reports from Indian test takers,» Sachin Jain, the Country Manager of ETS India and South Asia, told PTI. The Princeton-based ETS, which conducts the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and Graduate Record Examination (GRE), said the trend reflects shifting aspirations of people.

By Karin Strohecker and Sumanta Sen

Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels.Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights!Click here! "The laureates contributed to the unprecedented rate of vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times," it added. The pair will receive their prize, consisting of a diploma, a gold medal and a $1 million cheque, from King Carl XVI Gustaf at a formal ceremony in Stockholm on December 10, the anniversary of the 1896 death of scientist Alfred Nobel who created the prizes in his last will and testament.

Nobel Prize announcements begin Monday with the unveiling of the winner of the medicine award. The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was won last year by Swedish scientist Svante Paabo for discoveries in human evolution that unlocked secrets of Neanderthal DNA which provided key insights into our immune system, including our vulnerability to severe COVID-19. The award was the second in the family.

Nobel Prize season. October marks the time when the Nobel committees convene in Stockholm and Oslo to unveil the recipients of these prestigious annual awards. First in line, as is customary, is the Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology, set to be announced by a panel of judges at the Karolinska Institute in the Swedish capital on Monday.

Syrah Resources, the ASX-listed graphite producer, is set for a moment in the sun with demand for the key battery material expected to send spot prices up by more than 50 per cent, according to brokers at UBS.

Pakistan: Second suicide bombing reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, death toll surges to 57 There was no immediate information on the assailants. Kurdish and far-left militant groups as well as the Islamic State group have carried out deadly attacks throughout the country in the past. (Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channel. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here!) Erdogan was set to speak during the opening of this parliamentary session, which must validate Sweden's entry into the NATO alliance.

By Supantha Mukherjee and Divya Rajagopal

Travis King who crossed to North Korea from South Korea two months ago, has returned to the US. Confirming his arrival, an official with the US Department of Defense said that the private soldier landed in San Antonio early Thursday. In a statement issued Wednesday, Army spokesman Bryce Dubee said that Travis King could face future action from the Army, but for now, the focus is on his «well-being and privacy.»

hot inflation, but the American singer seems an unlikely macroeconomic force. Hotel prices surged in Sweden when 46,000 fans flocked to the capital, Stockholm, for the pop star’s tour in May. The country’s consumer-price index hit 9.7% that month, higher than expected.

Poland’s hard-right Confederation party has been growing in popularity, especially among young men fed up with the political establishment

The Czech government has approved a Defense Ministry plan to acquire two dozen U.S. F-35 fighter jets in a deal worth around 150 billion Czech koruna ($6.5 billion)

quarterly profit rise. H&M, whose biggest rival is Zara owner Inditex, said September sales would be down 10% year-on-year measured in local currencies. Operating profit in the June-August period, the Swedish group's third quarter, was 4.74 billion crowns ($430.7 million) against a year-earlier 902 million. Analysts polled by LSEG had on average forecast a 4.72 billion crown profit. The year-ago figure includes a one-off cost of 2.1 billion crowns for the group's exit from Russia. «The cost and efficiency programme is proceeding at full speed and will continue to have an effect in the coming quarters,» H&M said.

Swiss federal prosecutors say they have indicted a former employee of the Geneva-based commodities trading firm Gunvor over bribes paid to obtain access to the Republic of Congo’s petroleum market more than a decade ago

By Nerijus Adomaitis

The European Union’s executive arm is blocking leading U.S. online travel agency Booking from acquiring Sweden’s flight booking provider Etraveli Group

ANKARA (Reuters) — President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey needs to turn the legal troubles of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, a long-time critic of his government, into opportunity for its requested purchase of F-16 U.S. fighter jets, Turkish media said on Tuesday.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Scandinavian airline SAS said on Tuesday it was evaluating final bids in an equity fundraising that closed a day earlier, and which is part of an ongoing bankruptcy protection process.