Tagged: Al Monitor

2013-07-16

Hamas Faces Financial Crisis

The Hamas government relies heavily on the taxes and tariffs imposed on goods flowing through the crossings with Israel and the tunnels with Egypt to cover monthly costs and payments for governance. The Hamas government taxes the majority of the Egypti…

Islamic Finance

2013-06-14

Tunisians Look to Islamic Finance To Address Economic Woes

In Tunisia, the development of Islamic banking and Islamic insurance primarily depends on the introduction of a law that is more in line with market needs and expectations. Still, Mahfoudh Barouni, an expert in banking and finance, believes that the im…

Questions About Practices Of Private Iraqi Banks

Islamic Finance

2013-01-20

Questions About Practices Of Private Iraqi Banks

Private banks in Iraq have almost utterly ceased to fulfill their traditional functions, e.g. giving out loans, lending credit and issuing letters of credit. The reason is the risk of default. That is why Iraqi private banks resort to participation in …

Cryptos: Ether hits new record high, crests $4,000 milestone
Just a week after topping $3,000 for the first time, Ether -- the cryptocurrency that runs on the ethereum blockchain -- passed another milestone at $4,000.
: GLAAD says every top social-media site is ‘categorically unsafe’ for LGBTQ users
In an interview with "Axios on HBO" that aired Sunday night, GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said the sites -- which include Facebook and Instagram, Twitter, Alphabet's YouTube and TikTok -- don't do enough to protect LGBTQ users from being harassed and threatened.
Cryptos: Elon Musk’s SpaceX to send dogecoin-funded satellite to the moon
Elon Musk may not have sent dogecoin's price to the moon with his "Saturday Night Live" appearance, but his SpaceX will accept the cryptocurrency to fund a lunar mission next year.
In One Chart: Most Americans who view COVID-19 as a threat say they’re still likely to dine out at a restaurant
People’s perception of how much of a risk COVID-19 poses continues to influence their decision-making even as vaccination rates improve, a new poll shows.
Key Words: COVID-19 vaccine means future outbreaks should only be ‘blips,’ Fauci says
COVID-19 vaccines are a "game-changer" that make future surges, like those seen last winter, unlikely to happen again, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday.
The Moneyist: I’m a disabled police officer. My wife persuaded me to sign a quitclaim deed so she could refinance our home at a better rate. Now she’s hinting at divorce
‘My wife’s income is over $100,000. My income is under $15,000 per year. She has a 30-year pension coming, a 401(k), savings, and her checking account.'
The Moneyist: I have a ‘mundane’ First World problem: Should I buy a $30,000 bracelet during a global pandemic?
‘‘My husband said I should buy it.’
The Moneyist: I have crypto FOMO! ‘I’m too old to sit and hope I can make up for the lost time by safely investing my little bit of money’
‘I have a $3,000-a-month pension. I am living with my ill father, and I am currently not working and looking for a job. I am going to college using the GI Bill. I am almost 50, and have no 401(k).’
The Moneyist: My friend set up a GoFundMe to pay for her sick pet, instead of getting a refund on our vacation. I canceled the trip. Who’s right?
‘I felt wrong going on a trip that had been funded indirectly by others. In my world, one should not resort to GoFundMe until they have exhausted all other reasonable options.’
The jobs report reveals two very different Americas
The figures show a stark divide among workers, both in their ability to get jobs and hang onto them during the pandemic.