Monthly Archives: August 2021
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Europe’s first farmers – HeritageDaily
A research team from the University of Bern has for the first time succeeded in accurately dating the stilt dwellings on the shores of Lake Ohrid ... -
Albania divided over welcoming Afghan refugees to the United States | Europe | News and events from across the continent | DW
The Albanian coastline is full of domestic and foreign tourists who are finishing their summer vacations. But the coastal town of Durres is not just a ... -
Uganda: Afghans in Uganda – allAfrica.com
Kampala, Uganda – On August 17, Ugandans woke up to learn that the government had agreed to temporarily house around 2,000 Afghan refugees following a request ... -
Bajrami defeats FIFA in court and can pass for Albania
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) – In a victory against FIFA at the highest court in sport, Empoli midfielder Nedim Bajrami won the right to transfer the national ... -
Afghan activist dreams of returning home one day
By Llazar Semini | Associated press GOLEM, Albania – Ghazaal Habibyar is in an Albanian tourist resort, safe with her husband and three children after being ... -
North Macedonia launches € 50 million electricity interconnection project with Albania
SKOPJE (North Macedonia), Aug.30 (SeeNews) – The government of North Macedonia has announced that it has started construction of a 400/110 kilovolt (kV) electrical substation near ... -
Fitch Solutions improves Albania’s economic rating for 2021 – Government, public sector
Albania: Fitch Solutions improves Albania’s economic rating for 2021 To print this article, simply register or connect to Mondaq.com. “Fitch Solutions”, a well-known unit of the ... -
If You Don’t Know This Real Estate Disruptor, You’re Missing Something
Yesou probably haven’t heard of real estate eXp World Holdings (NASDAQ: EXPI), but its recent growth suggests it may soon become a household name. eXp is ... -
Do Online Mortgage Lenders Solve the Problem of Lending Discrimination?
For many years, discriminatory lending practices made it difficult for black mortgage applicants to embark on homeownership. Beginning in the 1930s, lenders openly discriminated against people ... -
Eurovision Fan of the Week
This week we warmly welcome Joe (@ joecrook96) to the Aussievision Fan of the Week! Hailing from the UK, he’s been part of the online fandom ... -
8 things unvaccinated people can no longer do
Cookie Studio / Shutterstock.com If you haven’t been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease COVID-19, your world will start to get a little smaller. Pressure is increasing ... -
Radosavljevic: “Only Albania has a growth dynamic worse than Serbia”
Goran Radosavljevic, professor at the Faculty of Economics, Finance and Administration in Belgrade, said on Thursday that over the past decade, Serbia’s economic growth has been ... -
Albania receives first Afghan evacuees after deadly Kabul attacks
TIRANA, Abania – Albania hosted its first group of Afghan evacuees on Friday who managed to leave their country despite days of chaos near Kabul airport, ... -
Albanian Electricity Exchange launches tender for electronic trading platform
TIRANA (Albania), Aug. 27 (SeeNews) – Albanian electricity exchange ALPEX is launching a call for tenders as part of a call for tenders for the establishment ... -
Student loan: Illinois enacts “Know before you have to” law
Illinois House Bill 2746, also known as the “Know Before You Owe Private Education Loan Act,” was enacted by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on August 26, ... -
Albania accepts first Afghan evacuees after deadly Kabul attacks
The government plans to allow evacuees to stay in Albania for at least a year before moving to the United States for a final settlement. KABUL, ... -
The Hoddle of Coffee: Tottenham Hotspur News and Links for Friday August 27
Hi everyone! At the top today is defender Ria Percival. Walk of the day Tottenham are officially in the Conference League group stage, which will at ... -
The booming real estate market in the EEC leaves a lot out
House prices are rising across central and eastern Europe. Where does that leave young people looking to buy their first home and those in need of ... -
bne IntelliNews – Residential real estate in Kiev explodes as high demand spikes prices
Demand for residential real estate in Kiev exceeds supply. As a result, Kiev is running out of available apartments and prices are skyrocketing, following trends seen ... -
Unemployment rate increases in Albania – Release
The number of unemployed in Albania increased in the first quarter of the year, according to a National Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) report. Albania’s unemployment rate ... -
In this issue | PNAS
Diversity and history of the distribution of peppers Used in kitchens around the world, the Latin pepper includes species of varying shapes, flavors and pungency. Previous ... -
Forget the French Riviera, the Albanian coast is the next big thing
The Albanian coast offers stunning views, crystal clear waters and some of the best value property deals in the Mediterranean. No wonder buyers are flocking to ... -
Tear gas fired in Albania during concert by Bosnian Serbian singer
TIRANA, Albania – Albanian police have arrested two people for allegedly throwing tear gas canisters at a concert by a Bosnian Serb musician who many in ... -
California loan license goes from paper to electronics
On August 19, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced the adoption of final rules passing the application form and certain other California ... -
Dangerous stop in the Balkans | The strategist
As two decades of war in Afghanistan draw near to the darkest possible end, it should be remembered that three decades have now passed since the ... -
How a slow visa process blocks many Afghans who have helped us
WASHINGTON – The State Department’s slow response to the Taliban’s swift takeover of Kabul, the Afghan capital, has stranded thousands of Afghans who have helped the ... -
Climate change can also scorch our investments
As the markets went through the August slump, the world we took for granted has changed irreversibly. Five years ago, I was tasked with documenting COP21 ... -
Americans can still help the women and girls in Afghanistan. And we have to
This editorial is part of an occasional series published by the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News on human rights and human freedom. Find the ... -
United States congratulates Uganda and other countries for hosting Afghans
By AFP The United States on Thursday hailed Albania, Canada, Chile, Mexico and Uganda for agreeing to welcome the evacuated Afghans in a major airlift after ... -
Albania refuses to extradite man sentenced to death in Egypt
Albania refuses to extradite man sentenced to death in Egypt Rogers Media uses cookies for personalization, to personalize its online advertising and for other purposes. Find ... -
Nigeria, others have received $ 2.69 billion in guarantees – World Bank
The World Bank has revealed that Nigeria and 19 other countries received around $ 2.69 billion in guarantees between 2020 and 2021. The guarantees were issued ... -
6 of the biggest failed bets of WWII
Everything in war is risky, but depending on who leads an army, some bets are better than others. Mistakes are always made, but when the biggest ... -
Kosovo Prime Minister and German Ambassador call for strengthening of the common regional market – Exit
Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and German Ambassador Jord Rohde discussed agreements to strengthen the common regional market established last year between the six countries of ... -
China leaves LPR loan benchmark unchanged, as expected
Adds details, comments SHANGHAI, August 20 (Reuters) – China left its policy rate for loans to businesses and households unchanged for the 16th consecutive month int ... -
“The Albanians are the heirs of ancient Greece”
The so-called historian, Elena Kotsaki, hit a new low after accusing Greece of “stealing the history of other peoples by manipulating it” and declaring that the ... -
SoFi vs Upstart vs LendingClub: which one should you buy?
EEven if you’re new to fintech, you’ve probably heard the buzz around consumer finance innovators. SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI), Holdings reached (NASDAQ: UPST), and Loan Club ... -
Varo brings several updates to its low dollar loan offer
Varo is making several updates to its small loan offer. The changes are substantial for a product that was not announced until October 2020. Insider Intelligence ... -
Real estate prices in Kiev are skyrocketing, creating problems for buyers
Real estate prices in Kiev have skyrocketed in recent months, with little sign of the bubble bursting any time soon. Stroll through the Ukrainian capital Kiev, ... -
Eqonex Launches Peer-to-Peer Crypto Lending Marketplace for Institutions
Blockchain services company Eqonex Group (formerly Diginex) has launched a peer-to-peer crypto lending marketplace that uses automated protocols. Eqonex targets institutions that want more transparency than ... -
Iran, Albania ready to temporarily host Afghan refugees
Albania has accepted a US request to temporarily host Afghan refugees seeking visas to enter the United States, Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Sunday as ... -
Open Lending Corporation Just Beat 245% EPS: Here’s What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
As you may know, Open loan company (NASDAQ: LPRO) just released its latest second quarter results with very strong numbers. Both revenue and statutory profits exceeded ... -
Keep the last likeness of a hated dictator? It is a thankless job.
LABINOT MAL, Albania – Swaddled in straw on the dirt floor of a stable, the once-omnipotent dictator lies helpless on his back. His face strewn with ... -
Albania and Kosovo say they are ready to provide temporary accommodation for Afghan refugees | World news
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Albania and Kosovo have accepted a US request to temporarily host Afghan refugees seeking visas to enter the United States, the two countries ... -
Benefits of property buyers and real estate agencies
When deciding to sell your home and sell it fast, going through real estate agents and / or home buyers will be your best decision yet. ... -
Real estate continues to explode in Rim Country | Local News
Country united states of americaUS Virgin IslandsMinor Outlying Islands of the United StatesCanadaMexico, United Mexican StatesBahamas, Commonwealth ofCuba, Republic ofDominican RepublicHaiti, Republic ofJamaicaAfghanistanAlbania, People’s Socialist Republic ... -
Forget FICO, 3 FinTechs that are disrupting consumer credit
Fintech companies – those that combine finance and technology – generated a lot of buzz in public markets during the pandemic. Although they have been around ... -
10 Inexpensive International Vacations You Can Take Right Now
ESB Professional / Shutterstock.com If you have dreamed of leaving the United States for a vacation but don’t have a lot of money right now, there ... -
Real Estate Market Worth $ 8,662.2 Billion By 2026, At 2.8% CAGR – AMR Exclusive Research Report
The growth of public-private partnerships in different countries such as India and China would continue to fuel the growth of the real estate sector. PORTLAND, OR, ... -
Lending Startup Upgrade Closes $ 105 Million Series E Round
Upgrade, the lending startup co-founded by former Lending Club CEO Renaud Laplanche, raised $ 105 million in a Series E funding round that takes the company’s ... -
Why open loan stocks are on the rise today
What happened Car loan platform actions Open loan (NASDAQ: LPRO) traded nearly 10% higher at 10:55 a.m. EDT after the company released its results for the ... -
Student loan: the CFPB investigates point-of-sale financing
A leading online payment system platform that offers point-of-sale (POS) financing reports, it received a Civil Investigation Request (CID) from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ... -
SuperyachtNews.com – Owner – Investment in superyacht infrastructure in Albania shows promise
Belinda Balluku, Albanian Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, discusses the role of superyachts in the new Albania … Albania remained a side conversation when discussing the ... -
Brighton have set an asking price of £ 38million for the key transfer target, Arsenal face Spurs for an advantageous midfielder
The Seagulls are unbeaten in their last four games against the Clarets and will look to extend that start with another positive result this time around. ... -
Bosnia aims to reach $ 1 billion trade volume with Turkey
Bosnia and Herzegovina has set a trade volume target of $ 1 billion with Turkey, the Bosnian member of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina said ... -
China’s digital presence dominates in the Western Balkans
Chinese 5G technology. Credit: Rebeccaswitch / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 China has made inroads in the Balkans by dominating digital infrastructure in some countries and ... -
ASPI finds growing economy of online influence opens door to foreign interference
âA manipulated information environment does not serve democracy well. This is particularly harmful for societies emerging from historically more authoritarian forms of governance, which have weak ... -
Updated travel regulations for entering and returning to the Czech Republic – Brno Daily
The Ministry of Health has updated the list of countries based on the degree of risk of coronavirus, effective today August 9. Monaco is now in ... -
With more freedom, young Albanian women avoid the tradition of “sworn virgins”
A centuries-old tradition in which women declared themselves to be men in order to take advantage of male privileges is fading, as young women have more ... -
EBRD lends € 5 million to ProCredit Serbia for green investments
BELGRADE (Serbia), Aug. 9 (SeeNews) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on Monday that it is providing a loan of 5 million ... -
5 real estate ETFs outperforming the S&P 500
The real estate sector has shown solid strength so far this year with the broad US REIT – FTSE Nareit Equity REITs Index – climbing 22.8% ... -
The status of the pandemic, in three graphs
The public debate on “collective immunity” often treats it as an on-off switch: when the United States achieves collective immunity, the crisis will be over; so ... -
Open Balkans Initiative: Continuity of Western Neocolonialism?
Open Conference on the Balkans in Skopje / credit: Flickr / Government of North Macedonia The European Union’s process of adding new member states has stalled ... -
St. Louis Community College: Taci and family one step closer to realizing their American dream
August 4, 2021 The reasons Eneida Taci and her husband, Misha, chose to immigrate from Albania to the United States nine years ago have been cited ... -
ELEVING GROUP (FORMER MOGO FINANCE) PRESENTS UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021
DGAP-News: Mogo Finance S.A. / Key word(s): Half Year Results/Half Year Results ELEVING GROUP (FORMER MOGO FINANCE) REPORTS UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 ... -
Amazon wins legal battle over Mukesh Ambani’s $ 3.4 billion retail deal
Mukesh Ambani Image credit: AFP Amazon.com Inc. has won crucial lawsuit to stop billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s planned $ 3.4 billion purchase of indebted Indian retailer, a ... -
The Investment Plan for Europe supports the research, development and innovation strategy of a Spanish company
Migration represents challenges and opportunities for Europe. Find out how the EU manages refugee movements and asylum, Society. The unprecedented arrival of asylum seekers and irregular ... -
Handyman pleads guilty to less serious charge in 2014 murder of Tarpon Springs doctor
The man arrested by police in the 2014 murder of a Tarpon Springs doctor pleaded guilty on Thursday, but not to murder. Anton Stragaj, 44, pleaded ... -
Maine Passes Bank-Type Lending Legislation
For at least 20 years, Maine has capped interest rates for most unsecured closed-end loans at 30% for loans of $ 2,000 or less, and 18% ... -
Navis N4 SaaS installed at the port of Durres in Albania
CTPD is located in the port of Durres, in western Albania. Credit: Matthias Krüttgen / Wikimedia Commons. The Port of Durres Container Terminal (CTPD) has completed ... -
Albanian President Veto Law Granting Additional Funding For New National Theater – Released
Albanian President Ilir Meta sent a new law back to parliament, refusing to give it official approval. The law in question is another normative law proposing ... -
Albanian central bank keeps key rate unchanged at 0.5%
TIRANA (Albania), Aug.5 (SeeNews) – The central bank of Albania has decided to keep its key rate unchanged at 0.5% because it considers that the current ... -
MortgageHippo Launches Digital Loan Platform 2.0
The industry embraces the solution as the company sees a significant increase in the lender base. Our new platform gives lenders the power to finally take ... -
Covid Scotland: Complete list of countries on the green, orange and red lists while Spain is still “at risk”
Yesterday (August 4) saw an update to the UK travel list with a warning to anyone hoping to vacation in Spain. Some of the more recent ... -
OP-ED: Causes and Impacts of Large Remittances in Bangladesh
Experts believe that the current trend of remittances in the country is also expected to continue in the future. Transfer is the non-commercial transfer of money ... -
Forest fires: EU helps Italy, Greece, Albania and North Macedonia fight devastating fires – The European Sting – Critical News & Insights on European Politics, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Business & Technology
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. As forest fires continue to affect various parts of the Mediterranean and ... -
Thousands flee their homes as heatwave fuels forest fires in Greece
Thousands of people fled their homes north of Athens on Tuesday as a wildfire broke out in the forest and reached residential areas. The precipitous evacuations ... -
Keller Williams Reports Second Quarter 21 Results | Company
AUSTIN, Texas – (BUSINESS WIRE) – August 3, 2021– Keller Williams (“KW”), the world’s largest real estate technology franchise by agent count and the US leader ... -
Take real estate tokenization to the next level
AAlthough many individuals and institutions find real estate an attractive investment alternative, the expensive upfront investment creates a significant barrier to entry for the average property ... -
Spending our way out of the pandemic could cost us the Earth
JIM CRUMLEY: Spending our exit from the pandemic could cost us the Earth Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. to cancel An icon depicting a ...