March 11, 2026/IMFBlog IMF COUNTRY FOCUS (Credit: Rich Townsend / iStock) South Africa’s economy has shown resilience in 2025. But growth remains too low to significantly reduce unemployment, which exceeds 30 percent overall and reaches 60 percent among young people. Fast-tracking ongoing reforms of electricity and logistics (under Operation Vulindlela) […]
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Mastercard Newsroom Alert: Mastercard launches new Crypto Partner Program
Global initiative brings together more than 85 industry leaders, ensuring that what’s next works with what already does. March 11, 2026/Mastercard Digital assets are entering a new phase. What once ran in parallel to existing financial systems is increasingly being applied to solve practical, real-world needs — often behind the […]
SEC and CFTC Announce Historic Memorandum of Understanding Between Agencies
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to guide coordination and collaboration between the two agencies to support lawful innovation, uphold market integrity, and ensure investor and customer protection. The MOU reflects both agencies’ commitment to […]
