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DetailsThis article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on August 2, 2021 – August 08, 2021. JOHOR Corp Bhd (JCorp), the state-controlled investment arm of Johor, is in the midst of a large-scale restructuring exercise, which entails a full-scale review of its existing business ventures, sources familiar with the matter tell The Edge. While…
DetailsThe amendments “should pave the way for corporate India into the future”, Sood said, adding: “Of course, many other areas need reform too” and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and the Arbitration and Conciliation Act “are not a cure for all problems”. “Free play in the joints ought to be given to the legislature and…
DetailsKIRK HARGREAVES/Stuff The companies were placed in liquidation following a High Court order, the liquidator says. Two companies in the Sacred Hill wine group have been placed into liquidation, with one of the companies owing staff $290,000. In May and June the group, including Sacred Hill Vineyards, Sacred Hill Marlborough Vineyards, Sacred Hill Family Vineyards…
DetailsNow that we know that student loan payments will be suspended until next January, two questions remain: Will payments be suspended again (or again and again and again)? If the suspension is lifted, how will students begin to repay after such a long hiatus? There are at least two answers: First, forgive all the debt…
DetailsWritten by Daniela Soares Ferreira and Sonia Perez Pinto Groundforce creditors will face millions in debt if TAPs insolvency application proceeds. The airline is a major shareholder, with overdue debts of around 16.4 million on June 30. ANA (12.8 million euros), Prosegor (177 thousand euros), Iberlin (140 thousand euros), UCS (125 thousand euros), Klimex (126…
DetailsSUPPLIED Richard Whitham and his wife Erika Whitham. The couple, along with their four young children and Erikas mother, Elisabet van der Merwe, left New Zealand on May 17, 2018 (file photo). Kiwi dad Richard Whitham illegally transferred hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Singaporean bank account on a single day. It was an…
DetailsSOURCE/ECONOMY Tencent denies laying off employees in short video business restructuring By Global Times Published: Aug 08, 2021 07:23 PM Douyin (left) and Weishi Photo: IC Chinese technology company Tencent denied market rumors that the company will lay off employees in a claimed business merger of its short video platform Weishi and Tencent Video amid…
DetailsCredit card debt is tough to manage, but a good repayment strategy can help. Anyone who has had credit card debt knows that it’s no picnic. You do your best to chip away at it, only to see new bills and interest charges slow down your progress. Fortunately, there are several strategies that make it…
DetailsBookmakers’ VIP schemes for betters face the axe amid concerns they are fuelling problem gambling Gambling giants use a tactic of assigning an individual to manage VIP clients It has been accused of fuelling problem gambling and could be banned by Gov Source says plans for outright ban of the practice have won Ministerial support…
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