March 16, 2026/IOSCO On March 4-5, 2026, the IFRS Foundation Monitoring Board (Monitoring Board) held its meeting in London. The Monitoring Board discussed the activities of the Trustees of the IFRS Foundation (Trustees), including the Trustees’ oversight responsibilities with respect to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the International […]
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Enhancing South Africa’s Business Environment to Boost Growth and Create Jobs
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) […]
Mastercard Advances Agentic AI Strategy with Virtual C-Suite, Bringing Executive Level Intelligence to Small Businesses
Virtual CFO will be the first revealed in a growing suite of AI-powered executive roles to make running a business easier and smarter. March 10, 2026/Mastercard Mastercard is advancing a new era of AI with capabilities that span the full commerce lifecycle, from understanding how money moves to […]
