financial

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urges greater investment in manufacturing at CII Annual Summit

by Taufan

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has advocated for a greater emphasis on the manufacturing sector during her speech at the CII Annual Business Summit 2024 held in Delhi on Friday. Sitharaman highlighted the importance of manufacturing alongside services and underscored the need for increased investment and governmental backing to strengthen this sector. “Manufacturing must increase, India must also increase manufacturing with the help of policies, its share in manufacturing in global value chains. So we need to have greater sophistication in our product manufacturing, and we also need to see how this can be given the best policy support,” said the…

SLC urges students to apply now for student finance

by Taufan

The Student Loans Company (SLC) is urging new full time undergraduate students in England, who are planning to attend university and college this autumn, to submit their student finance applications now. By submitting their online applications before Friday (17th May) students can ensure that their tuition fees and maintenance loans payments are confirmed for the start of the academic year, subject to eligibility being confirmed. Students should apply even if they don’t have a place on a course confirmed, or know their living arrangements, as these details can be changed in their student finance online account at any time before…