News from December 2025
Swiss Re partners with RIQ to develop AI-powered reinsurance solutions in UAE
By Globe Banner | Dec 10, 2025
Swiss Re and Reinsurance Intelligence Quotient (RIQ) have announced a strategic partnership to develop new capacity solutions, enhance risk origination, and build artificial intelligence-driven capabilities in the United Arab Emirates.
Event highlights role of standards convergence for African agricultural exports
By Globe Banner | Dec 10, 2025
An event titled "Beyond Tariffs: how standards and regulations shape agribusiness competitiveness" gathered about 100 participants from East and Southern Africa, including policymakers, regulators, standard-setting bodies, agribusinesses,...
Barclays joins finance sector push for greater UK retail investment
By Globe Banner | Dec 10, 2025
Barclays has announced its participation in the UK Retail Investment Campaign, joining seventeen other major financial firms in an initiative aimed at encouraging more Britons to invest for their long-term financial wellbeing.
BMO lowers US dollar prime lending rate to 6.75 percent
By Globe Banner | Dec 10, 2025
BMO has announced it will lower its US dollar prime lending rate from 7.00 percent to 6.75 percent, with the change taking effect on December 11, 2025.
World Bank-funded project supports education for Somali women through Rajo Kaaba scholarships
By Globe Banner | Dec 10, 2025
Ilhan Ali Abdullahi grew up in Ceelguula, a town in Somalia’s Galmudug state affected by conflict and poverty.
Swansea University awards honorary doctorate to poet Tudur Hallam
By Globe Banner | Dec 10, 2025
Tudur Hallam, a poet and academic, has been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters by Swansea University.
WTO releases latest trade policy review for Vanuatu
By Globe Banner | Dec 10, 2025
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has released its latest Trade Policy Review of Vanuatu.
Most UK businesses see benefits from rising government defence spending
By Globe Banner | Dec 10, 2025
More than half of UK businesses expect to benefit from increased government investment in defence, according to new research from the Barclays Business Prosperity Index.
Nine Americans begin Peace Corps service after swearing-in ceremony in Surabaya
By Globe Banner | Dec 10, 2025
Nine Americans have been sworn in as Peace Corps volunteers in Indonesia, joining nearly 600 others who have served since the program was re-established in the country in 2010.
U.S. Embassy in Pristina plans crisis response drill with Kosovo Police
By Globe Banner | Dec 10, 2025
The U.S. Embassy in Pristina and the Kosovo Police will conduct a large-scale joint crisis response exercise on Friday, December 12, between 15:00 and 21:00.
Community-Based Recovery Project supports displaced women in Sahel through skills training
By Globe Banner | Dec 10, 2025
The governments of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are working together with international partners, including the World Bank, to implement the Community-Based Recovery and Stabilization Project for the Sahel (PCRSS).
World Bank report notes Afghan economic growth amid continued challenges
By Globe Banner | Dec 10, 2025
Afghanistan’s economy is experiencing growth for the second consecutive year, according to the World Bank’s latest Afghanistan Development Update.
NCUA launches deregulation project with first round of proposed rule changes
By Globe Banner | Dec 10, 2025
The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) has announced the initial phase of its Deregulation Project, an initiative aimed at reviewing and potentially revising existing regulations.
Sera Markoff becomes first woman appointed Plumian Professor at University Of Cambridge
By Globe Banner | Dec 10, 2025
Professor Sera Markoff has been appointed as the 17th Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge.
Senior U.S. officials visit Guyana to discuss security partnership
By Globe Banner | Dec 10, 2025
U.S. Department of War officials visited Guyana to meet with senior government and defense leaders, aiming to strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries.
Yuanta FHC hosts ESG conference highlighting supply chain information security
By Globe Banner | Dec 10, 2025
Yuanta Financial Holding Company (FHC) held its third supplier ESG exchange conference of 2025 on December 9, focusing on the theme “Strengthening Corporate Resilience and Information Security Governance.” The event included presentations from Far...
Nu Quantum raises $60 million in largest UK early-stage quantum tech round
By Globe Banner | Dec 10, 2025
Nu Quantum, a company that originated from the University of Cambridge, has secured $60 million in Series A funding to advance its quantum computer networking technology.
United States and South Korea hold tenth Senior Economic Dialogue focusing on trade and security
By Globe Banner | Dec 10, 2025
Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg and Republic of Korea Second Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina met in Washington to conduct the U.S.-ROK Senior Economic Dialogue (SED).
Swansea University honors Dr Laurent Charlet for contributions to environmental science
By Globe Banner | Dec 10, 2025
Swansea University has presented an honorary award to Dr Laurent Charlet, a professor at the University of Grenoble-Alpes and a leading figure in environmental science.
Eight Cambridge researchers receive €17 million in ERC Consolidator Grants
By Globe Banner | Dec 9, 2025
Eight researchers from the University of Cambridge have been awarded a total of €17 million through the European Research Council’s (ERC) Consolidator Grants.