finance

By training support agents to provide patient, comprehensive financial education, individuals can transition confidently from cash-based transactions, reducing expensive ATM usage and empowering users to navigate their finances with knowledge and agency.

By October 2023, she realised their relationship - and her own finances - were in trouble.

"However difficult public finances might be, the Ministry of Defence and Treasury need to find a way to work together to make sure that all Service housing on offer genuinely meets a decent standard."

Economists point out that despite record-high retail credit and rising unsecured loans - indicating people borrowing to finance consumption even amidst high rates - urban demand is weakening.

Thousands of Shia Muslim fighters armed, trained and financed by Iran - mostly from the Lebanon-based Hezbollah movement, but also from Iraq, Afghanistan and Yemen - have also fought alongside the Syrian army.