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The hugely popular instant messaging and calling service WhatsApp has announced a new feature that borrows heavily from the iPhone's own privacy features.The new feature will allow users to have calls from unknown callers automatically silenced, although they will continue to appear in the list of received calls as well as in the user's notifications.The new feature is part of a privacy push by WhatsApp that includes the arrival of another new feature, Privacy Checkup, that will give users a new opportunity to fine-tune…

Economists say that more drastic measures may be needed, with debt and uncertainty continuing to weigh on consumers’ willingness to spend. Economists say that more drastic measures may be needed, with debt and uncertainty continuing to weigh on consumers’ willingness to spend. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong…

Experts have raised concerns about accountability and economic implications of the Nigerian Senate’s approval of an increase in the federal government’s borrowing limit from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Senate on 27 May made changes to a law, permitting the federal government to obtain additional funds from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The legislature, in an emergency session, adopted changes that will permit an increase in its overdraft at the CBN. Some economists argued that the increase in the limit…

On 29 May, former President Muhammadu Buhari officially handed over presidential powers to President Bola Tinubu. In addition to assets, Mr Buhari also handed over to Mr Tinubu a N46.25 billion (103.11 billion dollars) domestic and foreign debt stock as well as N22.7 trillion debt to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) incurred through the Ways and Means Advances. The Debt Management Office (DMO) said the total public debt stock of the country consisted of the domestic and external debts of the Federal Government…

Banks are raising lending standards amid economic fears, leading some entrepreneurs to put plans on hold. Banks are raising lending standards amid economic fears, leading some entrepreneurs to put plans on hold. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you…

WhatsApp is the most used messaging platform across the globe and talking to someone using the app means sharing your phone number, which many users aren’t comfortable about. To resolve this issue, WhatsApp is planning to roll out a new feature that will allow users to communicate without sharing phone numbers. According to a report by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp may soon allow users to create a unique username for their account, just like Telegram, which will allow them to connect to other users without the need of a contact…

Samsung’s chip business has long been the company’s cash cow. It has contributed tens of billions of dollars in profit to the company’s coffers but has recently been struggling. That’s largely due to both the demand and price of chips plunging significantly in the second half of 2022. The company has been investing heavily in its semiconductor business to enhance its capacity and capability for the future. It wants to keep doing that even in these challenging times which is why Samsung is now borrowing close to $16…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Consumer sentiment lifted for the second straight month in January, rising 9% above December but remaining about 3% below a year ago, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. Easing inflation and strong incomes provided welcome support to the personal finances of American consumers and…

Governments in Europe are expected to increase bond issuance by 10% to €1.2 trillion in 2023, equivalent to around $1.27 trillion, according to data from Danske Bank A/S that covers 13 countries. That comes as the European Central Bank steps back from its role as a voracious buyer of eurozone government bonds, with plans to start shrinking its bond portfolio starting in March. Germany last week surprised investors by announcing it would sell roughly €300 billion in bonds in 2023—a record and up by about €70 billion from…

The Minister of Finance and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said the federal government sped up and exceeded its borrowing arrangement to ensure disbursement of funds for capital projects. The minister stated this when she appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Finance on Wednesday. Mrs Ahmed appeared alongside the Director General of Debt Management Office (DMO), Ben Akabueze, Acting Accountant General of the Federation, Okolieaboh Sylva and other officials. The minister said as of…