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Independence Day 2023: Financial independence is very subjective, but there remains a wide gap between women and men when it comes to investing. One doesn't have to be a financial expert to start investing, but yes basic financial education empowers women to take control of their finances. Mutual funds can enhance this education through various initiatives.

Investing.com-- Most Asian currencies sank on Monday, while the dollar rose to a five-week high as a stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation reading drove up fears that the Federal Reserve could keep raising interest rates.

Credit cards Finance is available up to a pre-approved limit and outstanding amount can be converted into EMIs. This is a convenient option if repayments are made by due date.

On August 7, 2023, PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced the launch of a U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD), aimed at transforming payments in web3 and digitally native environments. The announcement was made in San Jose, California, and marks a significant step in bridging the gap between fiat and digital currencies.

Canada's central bank has spent the last few years carrying out research into a digital loonie and what design features would be relevant to citizens with diverse payment needs and circumstances.But in a new paper, bank staffers note that most Canadians do not experience gaps in their access to a range of payment methods, and this would probably continue to be the case in a cashless environment.Nearly all - 98% - of Canadian adults have a bank account, while 87% have a credit card and internet access is high.The paper notes that this still leaves some people that could face difficulties making payments if merchants no longer generally accepted cash as a method of payment.However, for a payment-oriented CBDC to successfully address this issue, it would have to see widespread adoption among the majority of people who would not need it.

ASX-listed accounting group Kelly Partners has hit the ground running on its mooted strategic review, drafting in Jefferies Australia to consider capital structure and ownership options to solve its valuation blues.

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ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Anup Bagchi has got his task cut out and given his banking background, his focus is on simplifying Life Insurance products. In an interview, Bagchi said just like the Indian Premier League (IPL) changed the way people watched cricket, consumers need simpler life insurance products, and insurers need to design a simpler process of onboarding customers for complex products. Earlier an executive director at ICICI Bank, he was named CEO for five years starting 19 June.

Mint was unable to ascertain the names and nationality of the exporters that used the certificates of origin. These are early indicators but the general direction is positive— trade is expected to grow on the basis of the high utilization rate. “Wherever duty concession has been given, exporters have availed it.

air pollution mitigation, the use cases for AI in governance are endless. New Delhi plans to use AI to synchronise traffic signals so that there’s less congestion. Tamil Nadu expects to roll out a system of smart street monitoring to detect street light failures in real time.

World Health Organisation (WHO) will organise the Traditional Medicine Global Summit on August 17 and 18 in Gujarat's Gandhinagar to explore the role of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine in addressing pressing health challenges, a statement said. Co-hosted by the government of India, the summit will also explore ways to realise the potential of evidence-based knowledge in the use of traditional medicine for people's health and well-being around the world, the statement issued by the WHO said. WHO director-general and regional directors, G20 health ministers and high-level invitees from countries across the WHO's six regions will participate in the summit. Scientists, practitioners of traditional medicine, health workers and members of civil society organisations will also take part in it. The summit will explore ways to scale up scientific advances and realise the potential of evidence-based knowledge in the use of traditional medicine for people's health and well-being around the world, the statement said.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) performance remains muted on D-Street so far in August, far lower than the inflows sustained in the last three months. FPIs bought ₹3,272 crore worth of Indian equities and infused a total of ₹6,241 crore as of August 11, taking into account debt, hybrid, debt-VRR, and equities, according to National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL ) data. Month till-date, FPIs have sold Indian stocks to the tune of ₹7,543 crore, according to analysts.

As the monsoon current gathered pace over the past month, after a tepid start in June, so did Kharif sowing activities in the country. Farmers have sown summer crops across 98 million hectare so far, up significantly from 20.3 million hectare as on 30 June. July ended with 6% above normal rains compared with a 10% deficit in June.

Indian graduate jobseekers are employable from Tier 3 colleges, while 51% are from Tier 2 colleges and 53% from Tier 1 colleges, India's Graduate Skill Index 2023 added. Additionally, it is pertinent to note that graduates from top colleges have a significantly higher probability of securing employment upon graduation in comparison to average colleges.

Tata Technologies IPO: After a gap of near 19 years, a Tata group company is going to list at Indian stock market and this new Tata group company is Tata Technologies Ltd, a Tata Motors subsidiary. Tata Technologies Ltd has received nod from the market regulator SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India), Dalal Street observers are eagery awaiting for the Tata Technologies IPO subscription opening date. According to stock market experts, Tata Technologies IPO date can be expected by the end of August 2023 or by mid-September 2023.

It used three variables: Central bank policy rate. Gap between targeted and actual inflation rate. Output gap, or difference between the actual and potential growth rate.

Transunion Cibil. Delinquency rates excluding legacy accounts with DPD beyond 720 days have gradually declined over the last three years, the credit bureau said. It fell to 2.4 per cent in the March 2023 quarter from 2.9 percent in the same period a year ago.

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Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. traded at Rs 274.1 on BSE at 02:11PM (IST) on Friday, down 4.01 per cent from previous close. The scrip quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 172.25 and a high of Rs 288.9.

parliamentary panel on Thursday complimented the defence ministry for its "synergised efforts" to realise the objective of ensuring self-reliance in military hardware. The Standing Committee on Defence also noted that the expenditure on procurement from domestic sources has witnessed an increasing trend since 2018-19. The percentage of procurement from domestic defence manufacturers stood at 63.6 per cent in 2020-21 as against 54 per cent in 2018-19, the panel said in a report tabled in Parliament.

Lenders are cautious on providing loans to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) segment, despite high demand, availability of analytical data and lower delinquencies, a report said on Thursday. Demand for loans from MSMEs grew 33 per cent in the January-March period of the previous fiscal (Q4, FY23) compared to the year-ago period, but the supply of credit was up by only 11 per cent during the quarter, the report by credit information company Transunion Cibil, in association with Sidbi, said.