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- 1World Bank and SMBC Partner to Finance Small Businesses▼World Bank Group and SMBC Partner to Expand Access to Finance for Small Businesses Across Emerging Markets
The World Bank Group and Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) have announced a partnership to expand access to finance for small businesses across emerging markets. The collaboration, announced through the World Bank's International Finance Corporation, aims to improve lending and financial services for small and medium-sized enterprises in developing economies, where access to credit remains a major barrier to growth.
- 2UN News Roundup: Marshall Islands Nuclear Legacy and Middle East Updates▼World News in Brief: Marshall Islands nuclear legacy, FlyDubai attack condemned, Ukraine update, breast cancer treatment expanded in West Bank
The United Nations news roundup covers several ongoing stories: the lasting nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands from Cold War-era testing, the condemnation of an attack on a FlyDubai aircraft, the latest developments in the war in Ukraine, and the expansion of breast cancer treatment services for women in the West Bank. The bulletin groups humanitarian, security and health items affecting multiple regions.
- 3Capital Group wins Irish approval for UCITS active ETFs●Capital Group Receives Regulatory Approval From Central Bank Of Ireland For UCITS Active ETFS
Capital Group has received regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Ireland to launch UCITS active ETFs. The approval lets the US asset manager bring its actively managed ETF range to European investors under the UCITS framework. It marks a step in the firm's expansion of its ETF business outside the United States, though details on launch timing and products were not provided.