twib.news

14. April 2026

Banks Turn Into Frontline Defenders of Forests

Brazil has introduced a new rule requiring banks to screen farmers for illegal deforestation before approving loans, using finance as a powerful tool to protect the Amazon.

Society

The Táin Bó Cúailnge mosaic, made by Desmond Kinney in 1974, is in Dublin

Society Ireland

5. March 2026

This Country Establishes Permanent Income Plan to Support Working Artists

Artists in Ireland will receive guaranteed weekly payments under a new permanent basic income programme, giving creative workers greater financial stability and more time to focus on their art.

Society

Society The World

2. March 2026

Global Gap Narrows as Living Standards Rise Worldwide

Global inequality has fallen sharply since 2000, as faster growth in lower-income countries has narrowed the gap in living standards worldwide.

Society

Society The World

5. February 2026

Extreme Poverty Begins to Fall Again in Most Countries

Global extreme poverty has been declining in most countries since 2021, marking a slow but broad recovery after pandemic-era reversals.

Society

Society Germany

23. January 2026

Children Get a Head Start on Retirement Savings

Germany has approved a new early-start pension scheme that opens state-funded retirement investment accounts for children aged six to 18, giving them a financial foundation decades before adulthood.

Society

Society Africa

22. September 2025

Historic Milestone: Africa Leaves Debt Crisis Behind

For the first time in over ten years, no African country is in sovereign debt distress — a hopeful shift for the continent’s financial future.

Society

Society Indonesia

13. April 2025

Here, Internet Access Progresses Hand-in-Hand with Financial Inclusion

Increased access to the Internet across Indonesia is coinciding with financial growth for millions.

Environment

Endangered African penguins face extinction risk in South Africa

Environment Italy

17. March 2025

Countries Secure $200 Billion a Year to Protect Nature

In Rome, Italy, countries have agreed to a plan aimed at generating $200 billion a year by 2030, not only to halt, but to even start reversing the destruction of biodiversity around the world, in an agreement hailed as a triumph for nature and multilateralism.

Environment

Environment The Bahamas

20. January 2025

Here’s How They’re Swapping Debts with Nature

A refinancing project has been set up to swap The Bahamas’s external commercial debt in favor of nature, thus helping the Caribbean nation to improve ocean conservation and management of its Marine Protected Areas.

Society

Roadside Mobile Repairing Shop In Kolkata

Society The World

9. July 2024

Mobile Banking Becomes More and More Accessible, Everywhere

Mobile money accounts have experienced substantial growth worldwide, but mainly in Africa and Asia, allowing millions of people to perform simple financial services in regions with limited banking infrastructure.