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We’re off to Chennai – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
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We’re off to Chennai – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Only a few months into the year, 2020 is already proving to be more exciting than ever. This March, RoSPA will be launching our first ever Awards Excellence Forum in India. Taking place on Tuesday, March 24at Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Campus in Chennai, India. This free event is a phenomenal example of just how far the RoSPA Health & Safety Awards scheme reaches across the globe. Hosting this international event is International Awards Ambassador Stephen Storey. With over 27 years of experience in the health and safety industry, combined with his rich RoSPA Award winning history, Stephen will be…
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Islamic finance provides an alternative to debt-based systems
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Islamic finance provides an alternative to debt-based systems

The growth of Islamic banks provides Muslims living in North America with options that reflect their beliefs. (Shutterstock)For years, Muslims in North America have struggled to find ways to purchase homes while complying with Islamic law, or shariah. The Qur’an prohibits both the collection and payment of interest. For more than a million Canadians, these religious structures are limited access to conventional mortgages. Recently, however, companies such as the Canadian Halal Financial Corporation have emerged to fill this void. The creation of a vehicle in North America to enable Muslims to finance home ownership is part of an emerging…
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Corrigendum (credit rating AA+) – Alvaro Lario, global finance executive, takes helm at UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development
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Corrigendum (credit rating AA+) – Alvaro Lario, global finance executive, takes helm at UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development

ROME, Oct. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Development finance leader Alvaro Lario takes the helmet of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development on Saturday with an urgent mission to battle poverty and hunger among the world’s rural poor as they face existential threats of climate change and food insecurity.Alvaro Larioglobal finance executive, takes helm at UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development Lario, a Spanish national who has served as IFAD’s chief financial officer since 2018, has led efforts to harness private sector investment to boost the resilience of millions of small-scale farmers and rural communities who are among those…
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Barchester Healthcare Health & Safety Team response to Covid-19 – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
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Barchester Healthcare Health & Safety Team response to Covid-19 – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Continuity Planning? Thinking back to Monday 16th March 2020 I remember getting up early. I was due to visit one of our homes in Tewkesbury. I was just about to leave the house when an email landed from a senior Director telling us all to ‘Hold’ all visits and be ready for a conference call that morning. Yes, this was the start of the ‘Lock Down’. With the benefit of hindsight, how ready were we for what was about to happen next? Our management team has already undertaken various strategic planning exercises. On the 16th March, a ”strategic executive team”…
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Some Fad Diets Are Better Than Others
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Some Fad Diets Are Better Than Others

September 27, 2022 · 7:00 AMOriginal bare bones e-book cover Frontiers In Nutrition in July, 2022, published “Fad Diets: Facts and Fiction.” Thank you, FIN, for making it available at no cost. The authors are based in Pakistan and Romania. They attempted to summarize the literature on popular fad diets. I am shocked that they included the Mediterranean diet. Read the article and 134 references then form your own opinion. Some snippets: Regarding the Atkins Diet: “AD provides several benefits including weight reduction and cardio-metabolic health improvement, but limited evidence exists as compliance is the major barrier to this…
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Defacto gets a new credit facility to provide instant financing to small companies
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Defacto gets a new credit facility to provide instant financing to small companies

French startup Defacto has closed a new securitization fund that will be used to provide short-term loans to small and medium enterprises via an embedded, API-first approach. This is a new fund of up to €167 million ($183 million) with Citi and Viola Credit acting as the lenders. This is significant news for the startup as it means that it will have more capital to deploy, which will eventually generate more revenue. As a reminder, Defacto wants to offer credit products using an API in the fintech products that you already use. With this embedded finance strategy, Defacto can leverage…
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Brain Food – JennifersKitchen
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Brain Food – JennifersKitchen

The brain is the most complex organ of the human body. It’s also a very hungry organ. The brain gobbles up about 20 percent of your daily calorie intake. And research shows that the food we eat directly affects the structure and function of our brain. But can certain foods actually improve memory, help us concentrate, make us more intelligent, and help us think more clearly? Research says positively yes. We can make our brains work better simply by feeding them the right foods. Here, some smart foods to add to your meals this week. The Brain Diet FruitsFruit…
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Posthaste: ‘Financial stress storm’ just starting for working Canadians
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Posthaste: ‘Financial stress storm’ just starting for working Canadians

Breadcrumb Trail LinksExecutive Summary ExecutiveFinancial well-being of workers dives as costs soar, National Payroll Institute survey saysPublishing date: Sep 21, 2022 • 1 day ago • 7 minute read • 5 CommentsThe financial well-being of workers has fallen sharply this year and is expected to get worse in the months ahead. Photo by Laura Pedersen/National Post filesReviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page.Article content Good morning!Advertisement 2This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article…
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