Business: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on April 30, 2025.
MIL-OSI United Nations: UNECE Expert Meeting on Statistical Data Collection and Sources 2024
Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Categories24-7, English, MIL OSI, United Nations, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Post navigation Archives Information Notice 1 PDF – Information Notice 2 (logistic information) PDF – Timetable PDF – Workshops and Small Group Discussions PDF Report PDF Session 1: Alternative Data Sources and Process Automation […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: UNECE ModernStats World Workshop 2024
Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Abstracts and papers for the different topics of this workshop can be found below. Background: Modern statistical production systems require standardization of the processes, information and architectures that are involved in producing statistics, so that those processes can be automated, and information (including data) can be seamlessly […]
MIL-OSI USA: Murphy Op-ed For The Roosevelt Institute: A Good Life Starts In A Good Hometown
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Connecticut – Chris Murphy April 29, 2025 WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday authored an op-ed for the Roosevelt Institute examining how the American economic system’s consolidation of corporate power and economic opportunity in a handful of big cities has hollowed out local communities and disconnected […]
MIL-OSI USA: Cantwell Statement on Trump’s First 100 Days in Office
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Washington Maria Cantwell 04.29.25 Cantwell Statement on Trump’s First 100 Days in Office WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today marks 100 days since President Donald Trump took office. U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and senior member of the […]
MIL-OSI USA: Cantwell Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill to Build More Affordable Housing Nationwide
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Washington Maria Cantwell 04.29.25 Cantwell Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill to Build More Affordable Housing Nationwide Proposed expansion of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit would result in approximately 53,100 additional housing units and 80,400 jobs in WA over 10 years WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Consumer NZ is seeking nominations for businesses that are the worst of the worst
Source: Consumer NZ The Yeah, Nah Awards spotlight businesses that have excelled at letting consumers down. It’s accepting public nominations until 30 June. Acting head of research and advocacy, Jessica Walker, says the Yeah, Nah Awards Are about recognising the worst products and services in Aotearoa and putting pressure on poor-performing brands and companies to […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Appointments – Banking Ombudsman Scheme gets three new directors
Source: Banking Ombudsman Scheme The Banking Ombudsman Scheme is adding another director to its board and at the same time replacing two departing directors. Hon Heather Roy will become the board’s second independent director – along with chair Miriam Dean – following the recommendation of a recent review to add a sixth member to help ensure […]
MIL-OSI Security: Miami Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Leading Payment Protection Program Fraud Scheme
Source: Office of United States Attorneys MIAMI – Lazaro Verdecia Hernandez, 37, of Miami, was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison for leading a scheme that involved obtaining fraudulent loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and laundering the proceeds. Verdecia and co-conspirator Heidi Cid submitted over 63 fraudulent PPP loan applications. In the […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Families to get more choice over home upgrades
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release Families to get more choice over home upgrades Proposals to give families greater choice when upgrading their home’s heating as well as plans to create up to 18,000 training places for green jobs Working families to get greater choice on upgrades to their home’s heating […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Investors and local authorities gear up as AI Growth Zone delivery gathers speed
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release Investors and local authorities gear up as AI Growth Zone delivery gathers speed Investors and local authorities mobilise as the government kickstarts the next phase for rolling out AI Growth Zones. Investors and Local Authorities mobilise for AI Growth Zones. Hotbeds of AI development – […]
MIL-OSI USA: Warner, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Address Housing Affordability Crisis
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Commonwealth of Virginia Mark R Warner WASHINGTON —Today U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner joined Sens. Todd Young (R-IN) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) in introducing legislation to help build nearly 1.6 million new affordable homes over the next decade. The Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act would lead to […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Government meeting (2025, No. 15)
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. 1. On the draft amendments of the Government of the Russian Federation to the draft federal law No. 788656-8 “On Amendments to Article 21 of the Federal Law “On Limited Liability Companies”” The draft […]
WTAS: Bipartisan, Bicameral TAKE IT DOWN Act to Criminalize the Spread of Deepfake Revenge Porn Heads to President Trump’s Desk
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Texas Ted Cruz Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the bipartisan, bicameral TAKE IT DOWN Act, introduced in the Senate by Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and co-led by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 409-2 and heads to President […]
MIL-OSI USA: Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse Demand Commerce Department Reverse Planned Cuts to NOAA, Colorado-Based Research Centers
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Colorado John Hickenlooper WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, along with Representative Joe Neguse, urged Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to preserve funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its Cooperative Institutes (CIs) following recent reports that the Trump administration […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Transforming financial education in schools
Source: New Zealand Government Financial education will be embedded as a core element of the refreshed social sciences curriculum for Year 1-10 students, set to be available for use from 2026, Education Minister Erica Stanford announced today. “Embedding essential skills into the curriculum will ensure our young people are better prepared to make informed financial […]
MIL-OSI USA: Kelly backs legislation to stop EV mandates, de facto ban on gas-powered vehicles
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) joined Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman John Joyce (PA-13), Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-23), and Congressman John James (MI-10), along with Members of the House Committee on Energy […]
MIL-OSI: GBank Financial Holdings Inc. Announces First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) LAS VEGAS, April 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GBank Financial Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) (OTCQX: GBFH), the parent company of GBank (the “Bank”), today reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 of $4.5 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, compared to $5.2 million, or $0.37 per diluted share during the fourth quarter […]
MIL-OSI: Silicon Motion Announces Results for the Period Ended March 31, 2025
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Business Highlights First quarter of 2025 sales decreased 13% Q/Q and decreased 12% Y/Y SSD controller sales: 1Q of 2025 decreased 10% to 15% Q/Q and decreased 20% to 25% Y/Y eMMC+UFS controller sales: 1Q of 2025 decreased 15% to 20% Q/Q and decreased 0% to 5% Y/Y SSD solutions sales: 1Q […]
MIL-OSI Economics: US VC funding surges by more than 50% YoY to $37.6 billion in Q1 2025, finds GlobalData
Source: GlobalData US VC funding surges by more than 50% YoY to $37.6 billion in Q1 2025, finds GlobalData Posted in Business Fundamentals The US venture capital (VC) landscape reflected a complex interplay of declining deal volume and rising deal value in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, signaling a strategic pivot among investors towards […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Cammack’s Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act Passes Energy & Commerce Committee
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL-03) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL-03) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06)’s bill, the Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, passed through the Energy & Commerce Committee. The bill prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in the organ transplant system. It upholds, […]