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North Carolina Coastal Land Trust Associate Director Jesica Blake, left, will transition Oct. 1 to her new role as executive director, as Harrison Marks, right, steps down from the leadership role to serve as senior adviser. Photo: Coastal Land Trust Harrison Marks remembers looking past his father’s shoulder at the excitement unfolding on stage. Marks can only assume he was scooped up and out of The Waterside Theatre on Roanoke Island because “The Lost Colony” performance was “more than he could stand” at the tender age of 3 or 4. That’s one of his earliest memories in the upper Outer…

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Gold and silver prices: The price of the yellow metal in India’s retail market declined on Monday, 13 July, amid renewed tensions between the United States and Iran, as the US and Iran exchanged strikes in a bid to exert control over the Strait of Hormuz.Both 24-karat and 22-karat gold rates are showing a marginal decline across major cities. Silver prices, on the other hand, also declined in the domestic bullion market.MCX gold rate on 13 July was trading 1.12% lower at ₹142,410 per 10 grams. MCX silver futures, on the other hand, were trading about 2.14% lower at ₹218,230…

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By David VANWhy the Next Stage of Growth Depends Less on New Policies and More on Building a Government That Can Deliver ThemFor more than twenty years Cambodia has been praised for maintaining sound macroeconomic fundamentals.Inflation has remained relatively stable.Trade openness ranks among the highest in the world.Foreign investment has flowed into the country.Public debt has remained manageable.These achievements deserve recognition because they helped transform Cambodia from one of Asia’s poorest economies into a lower middle-income country. CDRI is correct in arguing that these policies alone can no longer generate the same rates of economic growth as before. The era…

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[SINGAPORE] Temasek’s main asset management platform Seviora and Churchill Asset Management announced a close of about US$400 million in a collateralised fund obligation on Monday (Jul 13).Ken Kencel, president and CEO of Churchill, said: “The offering was oversubscribed, underscoring robust demand for high-quality, diversified private market investments.”Demand from US insurance companies was high, as these companies were seeking highly rated fixed income investments, said the companies.The structured product will invest across Seviora’s Asian private credit and global fund-of-funds strategies, as well as Churchill’s US junior capital and private equity secondaries strategies. This aims to provide institutional investors diversified exposure across…

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DeXe leads altcoin gains with 7% rise amid governance upgrades, while Audiera drops nearly 15%.DeXe (DEXE) surged 7.04% to $38.16, topping the altcoin gainers due to recent improvements in its governance model, pushing its market cap to $1.78 billion. Other notable gainers include Arbitrum, Uniswap, Worldcoin, and Aave, each rising between 4% … Source link

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World gold prices fell by 1.4% on Monday amid a new wave of strikes between the US and Iran, which heightened fears of inflation and a possible interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve. This was reported by Bloomberg, writes UNN.DetailsDuring trading, the price of gold dropped to nearly $4,060 per troy ounce. According to the agency, the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East contributed to rising energy prices, which could increase inflationary pressure.Renewed geopolitical tensions have caused another shockwave in an already fragile gold market. If the fighting around the Hormuz zone is not resolved, rising…

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South Africa’s construction industry is getting bigger in rand terms, but smaller in economic importance. According to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)’s 2024 Construction Industry Survey, the sector’s contribution to the economy has steadily declined over the past decade, despite strong growth in turnover. ALSO READ: Big firms, fewer Jobs: How enterprise size shapes SA’s construction industry Construction sector income rises to R605.6bn, but job growth lags Construction generated more than R605 billion in income in 2025, growing at an average annual rate of 8.9% since 2020. Despite the growth, the sector’s contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)…

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The stablecoin market has fallen by about US$10 billion since May as Tether (CRYPTO:USDT) and USD Coin (CRYPTO:USDC) supplies declined.The drop reduced crypto liquidity, but transaction volumes stayed near record highs.Tokenised real-world assets kept growing even as stablecoin supply slowed.The stablecoin market has shrunk by about US$10 billion since May as Tether (CRYPTO:USDT) and USD Coin (CRYPTO:USDC) recorded large redemptions.Current data shows the market at about US$312.23 billion, with USDT holding US$184.15 billion and USDC holding US$73.41 billion.“A relatively small pullback in what we believe is a long-term growth market,” said Wincent senior director Paul Howard.USDT has fallen by about…

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