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How has Spain Become the EU’s Shining Light for Tech?
Olive Press
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July 6, 2025
In recent years, Spain has repositioned itself as one of Europe’s leading tech hubs. Barcelona and Madrid are two of the nation’s most vibrant tech cities, with a thriving ecosystem for tech startups and continued investment being poured into...
Spain: EIB Group and CaixaBank to provide small businesses and mid-caps with access to €900 million of new financing to promote investment, cover liquidity needs and back the agricultural sector
The European Sting
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July 1, 2025
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. €20 million loan will support seafood value chains, a strategic pillar of cooperation between Mauritania and the European Union 30% of financing specially...
Aurangzeb reaffirms govt’s strong resolve to support small businesses in Sevilla
The Nation
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July 3, 2025
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb represented Pakistan in a high-level panel discussion titled “Scaling up SME Finance” hosted at the International Business Forum, held on the sidelines of the Fourth...
Eye on Small Business: Hardened Network Solutions Inc., Fairfield
Fairfield County Business Journal - Connecticut
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July 2, 2025
A Hardened Network Solutions Inc.’s BESS (battery energy storage system). Courtesy HNSI. Along with the slew of new CBD shops, macramé candle “concept” stores and alternative yoga studios that seem to proliferate in our region, it’s sometimes easy...
Why offering more ways to pay can help small businesses stay competitive
IBS Intelligence
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Today AI B2B SMEs Digital Banking Kate Hayward, UK Managing Director, Xero By Kate Hayward, UK Managing Director, Xero Small businesses today need to think carefully about how their customers want to pay. It’s not just about cards or cash anymore....
Goldstar Air’s 24-hour Cargo Services To Drive Ghana’s Trade Globally
News Ghana
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July 7, 2025
Unique private international airline Goldstar Air, Ghanaian and United States-registered company with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate passenger and cargo flights across...
A Mysterious Trader of Russian Oil to Europe Links Associates of Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s friends
iStories
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July 7, 2025
In this article you will learn Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is one of Russia’s allies in Europe. He claims that the EU is helping Ukraine at the expense of European interests and that Hungary will not quit Russian oil and gas. Experts and...
Digital-First Consumers and Regulation Fuel Neobank Growth in 2025
International Banker
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July 7, 2025
1 By Nicholas Larsen, International Banker In late April, the United Kingdom-based neobank Revolut reported an enormous £1.1 billion (US$1.46 billion) in pretax profit for 2024. It also confirmed 38-percent growth of its customer base during the...
KitDigital: 3.000€ for Autónomos & Small Businesses
Euro Weekly News
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July 1, 2025
In today’s digital world, small businesses and freelancers need the right tools to stay competitive. To help with this, the Spanish government has created the Kit Digital program. This initiative offers financial support to small companies and...
US envoy 'satisfied' with Lebanese response to Hezbollah disarmament proposal
The National News
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US special envoy Thomas Barrack said in Beirut on Monday he was "unbelievably satisfied" with Lebanon’s seven-page response to a US proposal calling for the full disarmament of Hezbollah. His visit comes as the US steps up pressure on Hezbollah...
Agencies plan to decommission hundreds of .gov websites following GSA review
Federal News Network - Washington D.C.
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July 7, 2025
Hundreds of federal agency websites are being targeted for elimination, following a governmentwide review. In an analysis led by the General Services Administration, the 24 largest departments and agencies inventoried more than 7,200 total...
Community Calendar
The Chronicle of Mt Juliet - Tennessee
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July 7, 2025
The Maury County Democratic Party meets today, July 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Maury County Senior Citizen Center. Financial Workshop/ Retirement by Design with Financial Advisor Charlie Plunkett is scheduled at the Maury County Library for July 22...
A paw-sitive success: San Diego County Fair’s ‘Pet-tacular’ season draws 874,000 guests
Times of San Diego
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July 7, 2025
San Diego County Fair in Del Mar (Photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) The 2025 San Diego County Fair closed Sunday night after a smooth and festive 20-day run that drew more than 874,000 visitors and featured an array of new attractions,...
Swiss Startup Launches Solar Gasoline At Fossil Fuel Industry
CleanTechnica
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July 4, 2025
If US President Donald Trump really wants to do his friends in the fossil fuel industry any favors, he’s going to have to try a lot harder. The global economy is moving into a new, low-carbon industrial era with or without any help from the former...
Why are we so obsessed with bringing back the woolly mammoth?
The Conversation
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July 7, 2025
In just the last several months, de-extinction — bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble them — has moved closer from science fiction to science fact. Colossal Biosciences — an American for-profit de-extinction...
National Policy, Local Impact
Richmond Magazine - Virginia
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July 7, 2025
Food Aid: More Need, Less Supply On May 22, 613 households visited the St. Thomas Food Pantry in North Side in three hours, setting a new record. “That was a substantial jump,” Director Kristin Cummings says. The pantry usually serves 450 to 500...
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Revealed: Two-thirds of small businesses would now vote Remain after profits hit by Brexit
The Independent
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June 30, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Tide turners: How startups can shape Europe’s tech future and geoeconomic strategy
European Council on Foreign Relations
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July 3, 2025
From 2008 to 2021, nearly a third of Europe’s unicorns—startups valued over $1bn—relocated abroad, mostly to the United States. In 2024, startups raising $15–100m attracted $51.5bn in the US, but only $22.5bn in Europe—a 129% gap. For rounds over...
Liverpool forward Diogo Jota dies in car crash in Spain
The National News
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Liverpool striker Diogo Jota has died in a car crash in Spain. According to reports in the country, he was in a Lamborghini with his brother Andre, also a professional footballer, when it veered off the road near the town of Zamora, north-western...
From Seoul to Silicon Dreams: Korea’s Unicorn Startups Ranked
TechNews180
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July 3, 2025
South Korea's startup ecosystem is booming to become one of Asia's hottest innovation places. More than 20 Korean unicorns are officially recognized in 2025; the names Yanolja and Market Kurly are some common ones. These companies are not just...