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Adeleke's Re-election in Osun State Draws Congratulations and Analysis
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Adeleke's Re-election in Osun State Draws Congratulations and Analysis

Following Adeleke's re-election in the Osun State poll, various groups and individuals, including the NGF and ADC candidate, offered congratulations, while Yiaga Africa commended voters and called for BVAS improvements. The outcome also sparked political analysis regarding future elections.

Ghana's Lands Minister Vows Relentless Fight Against Illegal Mining
Politicsmyjoyonline1mo ago

Ghana's Lands Minister Vows Relentless Fight Against Illegal Mining

Ghana's Lands Minister has declared an end to impunity for illegal mining financiers and pledged to pursue them without fear or favor. The minister emphasized that the nation's natural resources will benefit all citizens, not just a privileged few, as authorities continue to arrest offenders and seize equipment in forest reserves.

Finnish Actor Jari Salmi Crowdfunds Pulkkinen Film
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Finnish Actor Jari Salmi Crowdfunds Pulkkinen Film

Finnish actor Jari Salmi is producing a Pulkkinen film on a small budget, relying on crowdfunding and gig fees after traditional film financiers showed no interest. Salmi expressed relief in understanding that seeking external approval was unnecessary.

Overview of the Epstein Network and Ongoing Scandal
Politicsel-mundo3mo ago

Overview of the Epstein Network and Ongoing Scandal

An overview details the complex network surrounding Jeffrey Epstein, including victims, accomplices, lawyers, financiers, and politicians, highlighting a sexual abuse scandal that Washington has yet to fully close and which continues to claim victims.

LIV Golf Tour Faces Financial Crisis, Potential Closure
Financela-repubblica4mo ago

LIV Golf Tour Faces Financial Crisis, Potential Closure

The LIV Golf circuit, which received a $5 billion investment from Riyadh, is reportedly at risk of closing after the current season if new financiers are not secured. Teams are being put up for sale to prevent its collapse.

Blank cheques, threats & humiliation: Triple suicide horror in Hyderabad; 4 arrested
PoliticsTimes of India5mo ago

Blank cheques, threats & humiliation: Triple suicide horror in Hyderabad; 4 arrested

Four money lenders have been arrested in Hyderabad for allegedly abetting the suicide of a family of three. The victims, a couple and their son, reportedly took their lives due to relentless harassment and threats from financiers demanding repayment of a ₹57 lakh loan. Police recovered suicide notes and seized blank cheques and land documents from the deceased.

Kazakhstan’s Foreign Trade Turnover Remains Stable Amid Narrowing Surplus
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Kazakhstan’s Foreign Trade Turnover Remains Stable Amid Narrowing Surplus

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ALMATY – Kazakhstan’s foreign trade turnover remained broadly stable in 2025, increasing by 1.3% to reach $143.9 billion, according to the analytical report released by the Kazakh Association of Financiers on Feb. 23.  According to analysts, exports decreased by 3.2% over the year, while imports grew by 7.4%. As a result, the country’s trade surplus… The post Kazakhstan’s Foreign Trade Turnover Remains Stable...

Financial Regulators Highlight Risks and Limits of ETFs and SCPIs
Worldle-figaro1mo ago

Financial Regulators Highlight Risks and Limits of ETFs and SCPIs

The French financial markets authority (AMF) has drawn attention to the limits and risks associated with Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and SCPIs (real estate investment trusts) in its 2026 risk mapping. These financial products are increasingly popular among savers.

US Imposes New Sanctions and Addresses International Relations
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US Imposes New Sanctions and Addresses International Relations

The US government has imposed new sanctions on Cuba and blacklisted Nigerian individuals and firms for ISIS funding. Meanwhile, Italy seeks to repair its relationship with the US, and South Korea hosts a conference in Washington to expand defense cooperation.

Nigerian President Tinubu Claims 13,000 Terrorists Killed in Past Year
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Nigerian President Tinubu Claims 13,000 Terrorists Killed in Past Year

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu announced that over 13,000 terrorists have been neutralized in the past year, while also urging youths to stay and build Nigeria. He acknowledged that banditry, kidnapping, and the collapse of grassroots governance threaten democracy and fuel insecurity.

Citadel CEO Ken Griffin Responds to "Creepy" Wealth Tax Video
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Citadel CEO Ken Griffin Responds to "Creepy" Wealth Tax Video

Citadel CEO Ken Griffin has publicly criticized a "creepy and weird" video by Mamdani, which he claims vilified him and put him in harm's way. The hedge fund founder's comments intensify an ongoing feud over wealth tax discussions.

White House Denies US-Iran Meeting Reports Amid Disputed Peace Talks
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White House Denies US-Iran Meeting Reports Amid Disputed Peace Talks

US President Donald Trump has stated that Iran 'wants peace' and there's a good chance of a deal, following his postponement of a strike threat citing 'productive conversations'. However, Iran's Revolutionary Guard and Tehran have dismissed Trump's peace talk claims as 'fake news' and accused him of 'contradictory behaviour', with the White House now calling reports of US-Iran official meetings 'speculative' as oil prices react to Trump's strike halt.

Blue Owl shopped debt for a CoreWeave data center. Lenders weren't sold.
BusinessBusiness Insider5mo ago

Blue Owl shopped debt for a CoreWeave data center. Lenders weren't sold.

Bloomberg/Getty Images Blue Owl Capital failed to secure financing for a $4 billion data center project in Pennsylvania. One lender said the lack of interest was due to CoreWeave's creditworthiness. AI data center investments face financing challenges due to concerns about credit risk. Blue Owl Capital, a leading investor in the data center boom, was unable to arrange financing for a $4 billion data center it is co-developing in Pennsylvania after pitching lenders to help bankroll the project in recent months. The facility, 80 miles west of Philadelphia in the city of Lancaster, will be occupied by CoreWeave, a provider of artificial intelligence cloud computing services that has become a closely watched name in the AI race for its rapid expansion — and the billions of dollars of high-interest-rate debt it has taken on to fuel that growth. An executive who arranges debt for major data center deals told Business Insider that the lack of interest in the Lancaster project was due to growing caution among lenders and investors about taking on sizable exposures to AI players with less-than-sterling credit. CoreWeave has a below-investment-grade rating of B+, according to S&P Global Ratings. "We saw it. We passed," a senior executive at a large specialty lender told Business Insider. The financing executive and the lender did not want to be identified because they were speaking about an industry name they may seek to do business with. A spokesman for Blue Owl said that the company had "considered" third-party financing for the Lancaster project "as we would with any transaction as we explore alternatives before choosing the most attractive path forward." The spokesman added that the project, which he said is already under construction, "is fully funded, on time, and on budget." It is unclear whether Blue Owl has been funding construction entirely from its own capital. If Blue Owl is unable to raise debt for the Lancaster development, it could be on the hook for a potentially huge outlay of cash to pay for the data center's construction. The situation shows the complications and risks involved in financing the massive buildout of infrastructure for AI computing. Brennan Hawken, an equity analyst at BMO Capital Markets who covers Blue Owl, said that difficulties to raise debt for the Lancaster project would raise concern. "I'm not familiar with this deal, but if there is a struggle to find the debt financing, that's a bit of a red flag that I would want to drill into," Hawken said. Business Insider previously reported that major banks had recent difficulty selling off pieces of $38 billion of debt to finance the construction of two data center campuses that will be anchored by Oracle. Banks often sell pieces of such large commitments to other lenders to spread risk and also reap a quick profit. The slowdown in interest in participating in that financing was due to worries about Oracle's enormous AI spending and whether the tech company's credit rating could be impacted by those outlays. Oracle has since sought to calm the lending market, announcing that it would raise up to $50 billion of cash from stock and bond offerings in order to "maintain a solid investment-grade balance sheet." One of the boom's most creative financiers Last summer, CoreWeave announced it would lease 100 megawatts of initial capacity at the Lancaster data center and potentially expand its commitment to 300 megawatts. The company said it would pour up to $6 billion into the project to equip it with chips and other cloud infrastructure. A month later, in August, Chirisa Technology Parks announced it would partner with Blue Owl and Machine Investment Group to develop the project. The partnership said it would provide $4 billion of funding, an amount separate from CoreWeave's investment, to support the construction of the project's data center facilities. In the fall, Blue Owl began shopping the development to potential lenders, a person familiar with that effort said. Blue Owl has been one of the most creative financial architects of the data center building boom. Last year, it structured a deal to partner with Meta in the ownership of a large data center campus that Meta will build and operate in Louisiana. Blue Owl utilized Meta's strong credit to raise $27.3 billion of investment-grade corporate bonds against its share of the project's equity, proceeds that will be used to help pay for construction, according to S&P. Blue Owl could arrange a similar type of vehicle that could attempt to tap the credit of an investment-grade customer of CoreWeave's who might use the Lancaster facility or Nvidia, the chipmaker that has purchased large stakes in CoreWeave. It could also potentially raise cash for construction debt by tapping large institutional investor clients to pool together a loan, Hawken said. Much of the development of hyperscale data center campuses has sought to utilize the strong credit ratings and deep pockets of big-tech partners. Fluidstack, a peer of CoreWeave's, announced a deal last year to lease a 168-megawatt data center in Colorado City, Texas, which will be built by the crypto mining firm Cipher. Google, Fluidstack's tenant for the project, said it would guarantee about half of the $3 billion due under the 10-year lease. Fluidstack signed another similar-sized lease in December with the data center builder TeraWulf that will also provide "investment-grade credit support." Read the original article on Business Insider

Vantaa Arena Project Linked to Woman Accused of Fraud
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Vantaa Arena Project Linked to Woman Accused of Fraud

An investigation reveals that the financiers behind Vantaa's massive arena project have shell companies with no value and no track record of implementing large projects, with a woman accused of fraud reportedly involved.

Africa must deepen intra-continental trade to unlock prosperity — Access Bank GMD
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Africa must deepen intra-continental trade to unlock prosperity — Access Bank GMD

By Cynthia Alo The Group Managing Director of Access Bank Plc, Mr.Roosevelt Ogbonna, has called on African policymakers, financiers and businesses to deepen collaboration in order to accelerate intra-African trade and unlock the continent’s economic potentials. Ogbonna made the call yesterday while welcoming participants to the Africa Trade Conference (ATC) 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa, […] The post Africa must deepen intra-continental trade to unlock prosperity — Access Bank GMD appeared ...

Africa Press Day 2026: Roche convenes journalists, health experts, others in Nairobi to discuss health investment, equity and sovereignty
Healthmyjoyonline5mo ago

Africa Press Day 2026: Roche convenes journalists, health experts, others in Nairobi to discuss health investment, equity and sovereignty

Global healthcare company Roche is assembling leading journalists, policymakers, development financiers and health experts in Nairobi for the 2026 Africa Press Day, placing the economic value of investing in health at the centre of continental development conversations. The high-level forum starts tomorrow, Wednesday, March 3 at the Radisons Blue Hotel, with Jacqueline Wambua, General Manager […]

Why US money may not be enough to break China’s rare earths dominance
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Why US money may not be enough to break China’s rare earths dominance

The United States was out in force in Cape Town this month, throwing down a direct challenge to China at Africa’s biggest mining conference, the Investing in African Mining Indaba. While Chinese firms showed their technological leadership with automation and green energy solutions, officials from the State Department, the Department of Energy and several US development agencies were among the record number of American diplomats and financiers at the event in South Africa. Analysts said the US...