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SECP introduces direct investment framework for T-Bills, Sukuk, and other government instruments ISLAMABAD : Individual investors can now directly invest in Government Debt Securities (GDS), including Sukuk, marking a significant step towards expanding retail participation in Pakistan’s financial markets. This update was conveyed by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb during his recent visit to SECP headquarters. Government Debt Securities encompass various instruments such as Treasury Bills (T-Bills), Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs), Government of Pakistan (GoP) Ijarah Sukuk, and other debt instruments issued by federal, provincial, or local governments, as well as statutory bodies. During the meeting, SECP officials shared the latest developments on GDS, emphasizing the regulatory framework designed to enhance accessibility for individual investors. Finance Minister Aurangzeb praised SECP’s efforts but stressed the importance of improving liquidity in the secondary market to ensure a robust trading environment. The government has already permitted money market schemes to invest in government securities traded on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). This move aims to encourage maximum participation of mutual funds in Sukuk and other government-issued securities, SECP officials informed the minister. The SECP Chairman highlighted initiatives aimed at improving ease of doing business in Pakistan, leveraging technological advancements through regulatory reforms, digitalized services, and enhanced access to finance. He also briefed the minister on efforts to promote market innovation, including regulatory sandboxes and support for startups. Finance Minister Aurangzeb expressed keen interest in SECP’s sustainability-focused initiatives, particularly the ESG Sustain Portal. He also lauded the commission’s investor-centric efforts, such as the Central Gateway Portal, Emlaak Financials, and one-window solutions for companies. These measures are designed to simplify processes like digital document filing and facilitate investors. The minister urged SECP to raise awareness about these initiatives to maximize their impact on stakeholders. He also called for closer collaboration with the government to effectively introduce pension reforms and enhance cooperation with other regulatory bodies for seamless financial services. Furthermore, he assured the government’s full support for legislative reforms aimed at strengthening Pakistan’s financial sector. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );

Jude Bellingham has divided opinion among two of talkSPORT's most esteemed pundits following his latest press conference. The Real Madrid star spoke honestly about the pressure he faced while representing England at Euro 2024 , saying that the media scrutiny took a huge told on both him and his family. While several months have passed since then, it's still something which is clearly impacting the 21-year-old . Bellingham posted a cryptic message on social media after the November international break in which he said that he 'got his smile' back under Lee Carsley . Speaking to the media ahead of Real Madrid's Champions League clash with Liverpool , Bellingham explained: "I’ve got to be honest I lost my smile a lot after the Euros because I felt like I was a little bit mistreated in comparison to what I contributed. "I felt like some of it was a bit harsh on me. I felt like the scapegoat. Maybe I was feeling a little bit sorry for myself. The last England camp (a week ago) with a lot of new faces really brought out the joy in my game again and I think you can see that in the two games. "In general, I haven’t lost my smile in a Madrid shirt. I am annoyed when we lose and I get frustrated but it is never a case of not being happy. I’m the luckiest lad in the world. I get to play week in, week out for the biggest club in the world and represent my country. The smile is back. He continued: "I understand that playing for Real Madrid the expectations are going to be high for me wherever I go with the national team. I felt like I contributed some pretty big moments and, in the end, it kind of felt like the whole world was crumbling down on me after the Euros. "One of the big criticisms of me was that I didn’t speak to the media or didn’t want to do press conferences. That was reported in a way that it made out I thought I was above it, that’s not that at all. I had some personal things going on. "Journalists went to go and see members of my family while I was at the tournament, went to visit my grandparents and that’s something I kept to myself. I don’t think that’s fair. I think that crosses the line of respect. "That’s where I took it a little bit personally and decided I was going to focus on football and try to let that do the talking instead of talking in the press to people who seemingly don’t respect me. That was the thing for me. Family comes first. "My nan didn’t want to leave her house for the whole summer, bless her. Maybe I should have communicated that before so people understood my situation but that was a little bit more personal and that’s why I decided to keep my mouth shut. "Criticism is part of the game and I know how to accept it – but when it feels personal it does give you a bit of a new challenge to continue to shut people up. That’s something I’ve dealt with since I was very young and came into the first team at Birmingham." Undoubtedly one of England's biggest stars with six goals in 40 senior caps, Bellingham is a player who the Three Lions are going to need if they're to be successful in the years to come. Responding to his comments on talkSPORT, ex-Tottenham striker Darren Bent said: "It makes a lot of sense. "I wouldn't say he was the scapegoat but because we expected so much from him after the season he'd had for Real Madrid I think that people maybe expected more - he looked a bit tired to me. "In saying that, whenever England needed a big moment he was the guy to produce that and how important he is to this setup. "Talking about being following to his grandparents' house, I totally agree when he says that family comes first because when you go to a player's family's house, you're crossing a line there. "If you don't have permission then what are you trying to achieve by going there? That would bother me." "It doesn't matter if it's just one - I'd think that the moment one of you crosses the line then I don't trust any of you. "It's just a lack of respect to go there and then expect me to be all smiles, it's just a lack of respect." However Danny Mills - England's starting right-back at the 2002 world Cup - took a more critical view, saying: "I don't particularly like it, to be honest. "He's just come out with his own YouTube story and talking about everything that went on. "In the Euros he didn't play well, simple as that. That's probably why he lost his smile - there's big expectations and he didn't perform. "Of course he's going to get criticised for that. "It just doesn't come across great. After the celebration when he scored it was a bit, 'It's all about me, aren't I great,' and I don't think it comes across particularly well. "He didn't do press conferences or want to speak to the media - how can you be a senior player or a leader if you're not going to do that? " Harry Kane does it every single time, Declan Rice does it for club and country so if you want to be that player and you want all the plaudits and attention and sponsorship deals then you've got to take the other side of it. You can't have it all one way." In response, Bent stated: "I understand it and Millsy makes a couple of points, but Harry Kane is an experienced international with 100 caps. "Yes Bellingham has played a lot of football but he's only 21-years-old, he's been thrust into the limelight."Donald Trump has taken to social media and threatened to impose punishing tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China on day one of his presidency. Such a move should not surprise anyone. During the recent U.S. election campaign, Trump repeatedly said “tariff” was his favourite word in the dictionary. In fact, protectionism has been a central feature of Trump’s outlook since long before he first ran for office. More than 40 years ago, when he was nothing more than a real estate mogul, Trump was decrying the fact that major trading partners such as Japan were “taking advantage” of the U.S. The phrase “taking advantage” is one of the president-elect’s favourite rhetorical tropes. He frequently uses it, for instance, to castigate NATO member countries, Canada among them, who do not spend the requisite two per cent of GDP on their military. Needed for non-economic reasons As for Trump’s most recent rattling of the tariff sabre, it is noteworthy that he does not cite as justification the harm imports from the targeted countries cause to U.S. industry. Trump’s stated motives are not economic. He does not cite protecting U.S. jobs as a reason for new and punishing levies on imports from Mexico, China and Canada. Rather, the soon-to-be president says he will impose a 25 per cent tariff on goods from his two North American partners, and 10 per cent in addition to the current tariff on goods from China, because of – wait for it – fentanyl and the flow of what Trump calls “illegal” migrants. What do illegal drugs and desperate people seeking a safe haven have to do with refrigerators from China, strawberries from Mexico, and auto parts from Canada? If you answered “nothing”, you’re right. The reason Trump cites these unconnected phenomena as justification for new protectionist measures is that U.S. presidents do not have unlimited authority to impose tariffs at their whim. Constitutionally, tariffs fall within the purview of the U.S. legislative branch, Congress. The president can only unilaterally impose new tariffs in wartime or for national security reasons. The wartime power goes back to a 1917 law passed during World War I. The national security provision only came about in 1974, in a new trade act Congress passed during Richard Nixon’s presidency. The 1974 act gives presidents the power to impose tariffs of up to 15 per cent, for a limited time period, 150 days, if they deem imports have a negative impact on U.S. “national security.” There is no law giving the president the right to impose 25 per cent tariffs for an unlimited time period. In 2018, when Trump imposed tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum (including those from Canada), it was for notional national security reasons – and only for the prescribed limited period. Those tariffs did not even last the full 150 days. The U.S. business community was as opposed to them as were Canada and other U.S. trading partners. All we know of Trump’s intentions this time is what we can glean from two brief posts on his own social media platform, Truth Social. Both are infused with his customary over-charged rhetoric and haphazard use of the upper case. One post focuses on China. The other targets the two North American countries with which Trump himself negotiated a trade agreement to supplant the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). They called that new deal the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Now, Trump blithely threatens to ignore his own signature and break U.S. law to boot. His Truth Social post does not mention a time limit for tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods. It only says the new 25 per cent levies would remain in effect until such time as the flow of drugs, especially fentanyl, and of so-called illegal aliens into the U.S. stops. Unprecedented use of president’s emergency powers Trump has not, to this point, shown much concern for what is legal or constitutional – whether in his personal, business or political affairs. But if he and his advisors were to seek some legal justification for tariffs in excess of 15 per cent and without a time limit, they might cite a more recent law than the 1974 trade act, the U.S.’s International Economic Emergency Act (IEEA) of 1977. Doing so might be difficult for the Trump gang, however, because the IEEA does not even mention the word tariff. The 1977 act gives the U.S. president power to declare there exists an “unusual and extraordinary threat... to the national security ... or economy of the United States” which originates “outside the United States.” Having made that determination, the president then has the right to regulate international commerce. Those powers are broad and sweeping. However, no president has ever used them as a pretext for tariffs. As well, the IEEA’s emergency powers are, like those of the 1974 trade act, time-limited. A prior law, the National Emergencies Act, provides that a presidential declaration of emergency will only remain valid for one year, after which it must be renewed. All of that legal stuff is not front and centre for the Canadian government right now. When asked about Trump’s tariff threat, Justice Minister Arif Virani said: “I’m going to rely upon my economic colleagues to address that. I think we’ll continue to work diligently to make sure that the relationship is functioning well and we’ve got a Canada-US Action Committee of Cabinet.” But what about the USMCA and U.S. law? Is the minister preparing any legal challenges to what would clearly be illegal tariffs, on at least two counts? The justice minister’s terse and non-committal answer was, “I’m not going to speculate.” One reason bullies get away with being bullies is that their victims, as well as bystanders and witnesses, scrupulously respect rules and norms for which bullies only have undisguised contempt. 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After a hot start to the year, the Houston Texans have had a rough go of it over the last month or so of the 2024 season. But they still sit atop the AFC South and are on track to win their second consecutive divisional title as long as they don't have an epic collapse in their final five games. While their passing game has struggled, their running game has been very effective this season, thanks to acquiring Joe Mixon in the offseason. Their selection in a new A to Z Sports mock draft ensures that success in the run game isn't just a one-year wonder. Three-round 2025 NFL mock draft ⚫️ Surprise 1st overall selection ⚫️ Only two first round QBs ⚫️ Run on defensive lineman ... and a lot more! https://t.co/aSsOkOn1x3 Texans land Heisman candidate Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty in a new mock draft "With Joe Mixon only signed through this season, the Texans are going to have an interesting decision to make. Investing in someone like Jeanty, and on a cheaper contract, is probably the way to go. Jeanty also might just be too good to pass up." - New 3 Round A to Z Sports Mock Draft The Texans' decision to acquire Joe Mixon from the Cincinnati Bengals in the offseason has proven to be a very smart move. In the nine games he's appeared in, he has recorded 786 yards and ten rushing touchdowns, as well as 23 receptions for 226 yards and an additional touchdown. He's already surpassed Texans starting RB Devin Singletary from a year ago in touchdowns and is only 113 yards away from reaching his rushing yards total. Getting a boost like this in the run game has been big for the Texans' offense. But Mixon is set to become a free agent this offseason, which poses the question of whether or not the Texans plan on re-signing him. If they decide not to pay the price Mixon is looking for, they might be forced to turn to the draft. The top option in the 2025 NFL Draft class is Boise State's RB and Heisman candidate, Ashton Jeanty. Jeanty would be able to be the Texans' bell cow immediately and would come on a five-year rookie contract that would be less expensive than giving a veteran like Mixon a long-term contract. This would allow them to spend money elsewhere while also having a valuable piece to lead their run game and take some of the pressure off CJ Stroud and the passing game. Ashton Jeanty broke Bijan Robinson’s record for most missed tackles forced in a season pic.twitter.com/usvnvUJTWi This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.

Authored by Egon von Gryerz via VonGreyerz.gold, As Eastern and Southern Central Banks substantially increase their gold holdings, Western Central Banks will most probably have little physical gold in their coffers. Total global gold reserves allegedly held by central banks (37,000 tonnes) are valued at $3.1 trillion at the current market price of $2,700. That value is absurd when one US company – Microsoft – has the same valuation. Just think about it: Microsoft is as big as the gold backing of the global financial system. Furthermore, Western central banks have most probably hypothecated and re-hypothecated (lent, leased) their gold several times via bullion banks. That gold will never come back. Consequently, CBs is heavily short on gold and will be badly squeezed as the gold market becomes disorderly. The combination of Eastern/Southern Central Bank gold buying and all CBs replacing their dollar reserves with gold will lead to unprecedented demand for gold for many years. More gold cannot satisfy this demand since the current gold mine production of around 3,000 tonnes cannot be increased. Thus, the substantial increase in physical gold demand can only be satisfied by much, much higher prices . This is why gold will rise by multiples. This article could stop here. You must know the above to understand why gold will be significantly revalued. Still, the article contains a lot of interesting material explaining THE INCONTROVERTIBLE CASE FOR GOLD , so I recommend you read on. Just look at the chart above, which shows the relentless bull market in gold since 1971, going up 78X since Nixon closed the gold window. As I have stated in many articles, gold is now in its exponential phase. I have shown my illustration of what exponential means with this picture. They make it clear – gold is now in a phase when the price will go up by MULTIPLES. Since the mid-1990s, I have been convinced of the importance of gold for wealth preservation and investment. I started my first job in Swiss banking in 1969 and experienced Nixon’s 1971 closing of the gold window. The consequences of Nixon’s “temporary” action were spectacular, as gold went up 24X between 1971 and 1980. A long correction followed after 1980, and gold finally bottomed out at $250 in 1999. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Many Western central banks liquidated part or all of their gold holdings. Countries like the UK, Switzerland, and Canada halved their holdings in that period, and Norway sold all its gold. One of the best signals of a gold bottom was the Bank of England and Swiss National Bank selling over half of their gold near the lows. This central bank selling almost 10,000 tonnes was another sign of their total incompetence. As I have often argued, financial markets would function much better without these politicised bureaucrats. Natural forces of supply and demand are the best regulators on earth. History tells us that gold should never be sold . If politicians and central bankers ever studied history, they would know that no paper money has ever survived, ever, ever. All papers of fiat money have always been destroyed by governments, without exception. Today, this is achieved by credit expansion or “money printing”. When gold or silver was money, the precious metal would be diluted by other metals like copper or zinc. Physical gold is for wealth preservation and the protection of purchasing power. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said: GOLD IS FOR FREEDOM AND BENEFIT Vincent Lanci of GoldFix recently wrote the above article: Vince published the article here . He starts by quoting my Tweet: He goes on to say: “Bold claim, right? He’s not wrong . Bottom line with regard to Ms. Shelton’s call to monetize our Gold by throwing it out on the yield curve (with which we agree) there is no way you can do it honestly if you wanted to. We’d wager no Gold is there at all. Anyway, there is much less Gold in Fort Knox than people think, which brings us to Pozsar’s predictive analysis. “ He goes on to quote the revered Zoltan Pozsar’s article: Banks have been managing their paper gold books with one assumption, which is that [Nation] states would ensure gold wouldn’t come back as a settlement medium.” The above article is really worth reading, and it confirms my initial statement in this article that Central Banks have hypothecated gold to the extent that, if attacked by Russia and China, would collapse the Western Central Bank and LBMA (London Bullion Market Association) cabal. So here we are 24 years into the 21st century, and gold is up 11X in US dollars and more in many other currencies. Between 2001 and 2011, gold rose 8X with no single down year. Then, there was a 3-year proper correction from $1,920 in 2011 down to $1,046 in 2016. Since 2016, gold has gone up for 9 years, including three sideways years. The chart speaks for itself. In the last 24 years, we have seen an incredibly strong bull market in gold, with virtually no one participating. Still, only 0.5% of global financial assets are invested in gold, so virtually nobody understands or invests in it. As the graph below shows, gold has gone from 0.2% of global assets in 2001 to 0.5% today. During that time, I have been standing on a soapbox explaining the importance and virtues of gold, even in my father-of-the-bride speech in 2002 . Still, very few own it. GOLD IS ONLY 0.5% OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL ASSETS With a similar bull market in stocks, which has been the case in most of the 2000s, no investor would have been out of the stock market. Still, gold has vastly outperformed stocks in this century. For the last 24 years, the S&P 500, with dividends reinvested, has risen by 572%. Gold is up 990% for the same period with much less volatility. Gold ownership is like a hidden, well-guarded secret. Very few, not even professional investors, know that gold has gone up 1,000% or 11X in this century. Still, very few own gold, and even fewer are aware that gold fulfils the dual function of being both the ultimate protector and ultimate enhancer of your wealth. If you own gold, you never have to worry about the price. Because on your side stand governments and central banks who will always support gold by creating an endless amount of new money, thus expanding debt and the money supply. This guarantees the continuous debasement of paper money, directly reflected in the gold price. Only since 2000 has the US dollar lost 92% of its value in real terms – GOLD. History proves that gold over the medium to long term always reflects the government’s irresponsible and opportunistic management of the country . Governments always spend money that doesn’t exist in a futile attempt to placate the people and buy votes. Let’s look at a breakdown of all the gold that has ever been produced in history. The cube below gives a good picture. Only 201,000 tonnes of gold have been produced in history. All this gold is assumed to be still around, although some might be at the bottom of the sea and some hidden forever. Just under half, or 93K tonnes, have been used for jewellery. But now come the very important figures. Only 43T tonnes or $3.6 trillion in private investment gold. If we compare that to the biggest US companies, only NVIDIA has a market cap of $3.5 trillion, and so does Apple . Even more astounding is that all the gold held by central banks globally is just $3.1 trillion, which is Microsoft’s market cap. So, the shareholders of Microsoft could swap their shareholdings against all the Central Bank Gold in the world. I doubt the central bankers would sell their countries’ gold at the current price, but we shouldn’t put it past them. As mentioned above, they have often sold gold at the bottom and against fiat money. As all paper money has gone to ZERO throughout history, it clearly can’t be real money. It is only a claim or an IOU issued by your government. Remember what the banker JP Morgan said: As all government debt always increases over time, we know that this debt will never be repaid. Instead, it is inflated away by the constant printing of new worthless paper money and debt until it becomes worthless, which is a de facto sovereign default. Remember that this has happened to every currency in history without exception. Since Nixon closed the gold window in 1971, the dollar and most currencies have lost 99% of their value. The total market capitalisation of the top 10 US companies is $19.2 trillion. Let’s look at the cube above again. At today’s price, ​​ all the gold ever produced in history is at today’s price worth $17 trillion, $2 T less than the top 10 US stocks. When all the central bank gold in the world is valued at the same price as one major US corporation, we know that this is an absurdity. The stock market is currently overvalued. As our friend, Bill Bonner recently wrote in his wonderful style: “Sooner or later, the lava flows of red-hot credit are going to meet up with the cold reality of rising interest rates. When this happens, most likely, stocks, bonds, and real estate will all be buried, like Pompeii. Some investors will take a Big Loss. Big deal. Markets are correct all the time. But we’re not making predictions. We’re just looking for the worst-case scenario. And it could be far worse than just a market sell-off.” What Bill states above is inevitable. And gold’s coming rise by multiples is a “Sine Qua Non” (absolute prerequisite). In numerous articles, I have stated the reasons for gold’s acceleration in price. In my article WE HAVE LIFT-OFF in March this year (when gold was $2,000), I said: Wars continue to ravage the world. Inflation rises strongly due to ever-increasing debts and deficits. Currencies continue their journey to ZERO. The world flees from stocks, bonds, and the US dollar. The BRICS countries continue to buy ever bigger amounts of gold. Central Banks buy major amounts of gold as currency reserves instead of US dollars. Investors rush into gold at any price to preserve their wealth”. And back in August, I said: $1 MILLION GOLD PRICE AND EXCHANGE CONTROLS : “DOLLAR, GOLD AND EXCHANGE CONTROLS As I have outlined in this article, a continued and steep dollar decline in the coming years is a virtual certainty. As there has been no gold window to close since 1971, the US government is almost certain to implement foreign exchange controls as the dollar falls. I wouldn’t be surprised if it comes relatively soon, but the timing is irrelevant. The risk is here today, and now is the time to prepare for it. Thus, for Americans, it would be an advantage to have funds or assets outside of the US as soon as possible. Physical gold and silver are clearly the best assets to hold as they also protect against the dollar debasement. Switzerland and Singapore are obvious places to hold gold. Switzerland has a strong currency and a very sound economy. Exchange controls would be unlikely here. What is extremely important is not to hold your precious metals through a US company or other entity, which the US government can order to return the gold or silver from a foreign vault to the US.” However, as has been pointed out relentlessly, gold is undervalued by multiples. I have also warned that we will not have a 2008-type correction in the gold price for quite some time. But some so-called experts have, for most of this year, warned gold investors that this would happen. Thus, virtually no private investor has bought gold this year in the West. But non-Western Central banks, the astute Chinese, and the BRICS countries have. This strong buying will continue to drive the gold price up by multiples in the next few years. Finally, the geopolitical situation is more precarious than ever in world history due to both the Middle East and Ukraine crises. The deep state or neocons who steer Biden are doing everything they can to start WWIII by provoking Russia with US and UK missiles sent from the UK in the remaining 8 weeks before Trump takes over. This is totally ludicrous and irresponsible by an unaccountable and anonymous group of people who cannot stand that the US is losing its hegemony. Let’s hope that the superiority of the Russian Oreshnik missiles just fired has made the US military and the world realise that this is a conflict that the US, NATO and the world can only lose. Let’s also hope that the world gets to January 20, 2025, without any serious escalation. Trump clearly is determined to solve the US problems, as he declared in this video . Zelensky and Putin must meet with me immediately at get this war solved! Ukraine has just launched 5 ballistic US ATACMS missiles at Kursk, Russia. This must stop! Joe Biden and NATO are pushing the United Stated into WWIII! pic.twitter.com/YI9CCyNXzZ

As darkness fell at Muan international airport in South Korea and officials fielded questions from distraught relatives of the dead, the most likely explanation was that the plane had been struck by one or more birds, triggering a sequence of events that prevented the pilot from deploying the landing gear. Aviation officials focused on bird strikes – and, to a lesser extent, the weather – as the most probable causes, even as some experts said bird strikes, which are relatively common, would not have been enough to cause a catastrophic failure of the landing gear. It has been reported that the control tower at Muan issued a bird strike warning shortly before the pilot made a mayday call. “Staff members all said they had never seen so many birds before. They suddenly flew in from outside the airport,” an anonymous airport official told the South Korean news site OhmyNews. More will be known once officials have inspected flight data retrieved from the debris of the Boeing 737-800, but aviation experts said a bird strike alone probably would not have had the impact needed to disable the landing gear. “A bird strike is not unusual, problems with an undercarriage are not unusual,” said Geoffrey Thomas, the editor of Airline News. “Bird strikes happen far more often, but typically they don’t cause the loss of an airplane by themselves.” Other experts echoed Thomas’s scepticism. “I’ve never seen a bird strike prevent the landing gear from being extended,” said Geoffrey Dell, an Australian airline safety expert. Trevor Jensen, an Australian aviation consultant, said fire and emergency services would normally be ready for a belly landing, “so this appears to be unplanned”. Marco Chan, a senior lecturer in aviation operations at Buckinghamshire New University in England, said: “Bird strikes are a significant risk to aircraft, and the danger depends on factors like the bird’s size, the aircraft’s speed, the location of the strike, and the engine design.” Birds weighing up to 1kg “rarely cause catastrophic failures but can damage engine blades or other critical parts”, Chan said, adding that the Boeing 737-800, equipped with CFM56-7B26 engines manufactured by CFM International, was designed to handle many bird strike scenarios. Birds weighing more than 3kg, such as geese or swans, posed the highest risk, especially if ingested into an engine, he said. “Even smaller birds can cause significant problems at high speeds, particularly if they strike multiple systems. While engines and airframes undergo extensive testing to manage these risks, rare and extreme scenarios remain a challenge in aviation safety.” Dell said if a flock of birds had been sucked into the engines, that would not have shut the engines down immediately, giving the pilots time to react. Footage of Sunday’s crash shows the plane travelling at speed when it made contact with the tarmac. It did not appear to slow down as it careered along the runway and across a buffer zone directly in front of the perimeter wall. In a typical belly landing, Thomas said, “you are going to land on your engines and you’re going to have a bumpy ride. You come in with minimum fuel, you have fire tenders in attendance, covering the runway with foam, and you land at the furthest end of the runway and usually it ends up being an okay situation.” Bird strikes typically occur during landing and take-off and are one of the most common threats to aircraft. A recent study by the US Federal Aviation Administration and the US Department of Agriculture found that 296,613 “wildlife strikes” were reported worldwide between 1990 and 2023, 98.3 per cent of them in the US, and mostly caused by birds. The study found that the number of incidents had risen almost every year. Over the 33-year period, 83 bird strikes had resulted in the destruction of an aircraft, the report said. About 70 per cent of the incidents occurred at or below 500ft above ground level, while those occurring above 500ft were more likely to cause damage. The location of Muan international airport, where Sunday’s crash occurred, could turn out to be significant. It sits near three major bird sanctuaries that serve as wintering grounds for migratory birds. A survey this month by South Korea’s National Institute of Ecology recorded nearly 19,000 migratory birds in these sanctuaries. The airport has recorded the highest rate of bird strikes among South Korea’s 14 regional airports, with 10 incidents reported between 2019 and August this year, according to data submitted to parliament by the Korea Airports Corporation. A 2020 environmental impact assessment for the airport’s planned runway expansion specifically warned of the risks, noting that “the outer airport area has wide farmland and tidal flats” and that the nearby area was “particularly rich in bird food sources and rest areas”. Transport ministry regulations require airports with one runway to maintain four dedicated bird control staff, or two staff for airports with fewer than 5,000 flights annually, like Muan. Nationwide, bird strike incidents have been increasing, from 108 in 2019 to 152 last year. Some suggest the rise could be linked to climate change, with migratory birds becoming permanent residents and shifts occurring in the timing and species of birds appearing at airports. Airports employ various countermeasures including sound deterrents and monitoring systems, and some are exploring the use of AI and radar technology to track bird movements.

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Innovation guidelines to boost tech-based investmentsMooresville, NC, Nov. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fundamental Global Inc. (Nasdaq: FGF) (the “Company” or "Fundamental Global"), formerly known as FG Financial Group, Inc., today announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its 8.00% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A (the “Preferred Stock”), for the period commencing on September 15, 2024, and ending on December 14, 2024. In accordance with the terms of the Preferred Stock, the board of directors of the Company declared a Preferred Stock cash dividend of $0.50 per share for the period commencing on September 15, 2024, and ending on Decemeber 14, 2024. The dividend is payable on December 15, 2024, to holders of record on December 1, 2024. The Preferred Stock is currently listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market and trades under the ticker symbol “FGFPP”. Fundamental Global Inc. Fundamental Global Inc. (Nasdaq: FGF, FGFPP) and its subsidiaries engage in diverse business activities including reinsurance, asset management, merchant banking, and managed services. The FG ® logo and Fundamental Global ® are registered trademarks of Fundamental Global LLC. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These statements are therefore entitled to the protection of the safe harbor provisions of these laws. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “budget,” “can,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “envision,” “estimate,” “expect,” “evaluate,” “forecast,” “goal,” “guidance,” “indicate,” “intend,” “likely,” “may,” “might,” “outlook,” “plan,” “possibly,” “potential,” “predict,” “probable,” “probably,” “pro-forma,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “view,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. In particular, discussions and statements regarding the Company’s future business plans and initiatives are forward-looking in nature. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates, and projections. While we believe these to be reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. These and other important factors may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, and may impact our ability to implement and execute on our future business plans and initiatives. Management cautions that the forward-looking statements in this release are not guarantees of future performance, and we cannot assume that such statements will be realized or the forward-looking events and circumstances will occur. Factors that might cause such a difference include, without limitation: risks associated with our inability to identify and realize business opportunities, and the undertaking of any new such opportunities; our lack of operating history or established reputation in the reinsurance industry; our inability to obtain or maintain the necessary approvals to operate reinsurance subsidiaries; risks associated with operating in the reinsurance industry, including inadequately priced insured risks, credit risk associated with brokers we may do business with, and inadequate retrocessional coverage; our inability to execute on our equity holdings and asset management strategy, including our strategy to invest in the risk capital of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs); our ability to maintain and expand our revenue streams including our digital cinema products and installation services; potential interruptions of supplier relationships or higher prices charged by suppliers; our ability to successfully compete and introduce enhancements and new features that achieve market acceptance and that keep pace with technological developments; our ability to maintain our d reputation and retain or replace significant customers; the potential impact of a challenging global economic environment or a downturn in the markets; the effects of economic, public health, and political conditions that impact business and consumer confidence and spending, including rising interest rates, periods of heightened inflation and market instability; potential loss of value of equity holdings; risk of becoming an investment company; fluctuations in our short-term results as we implement our business strategies; risks of being unable to attract and retain qualified management and personnel to implement and execute on our business and growth strategy; failure of our information technology systems, data breaches and cyber-attacks; our ability to establish and maintain an effective system of internal controls;; the requirements of being a public company and losing our status as a smaller reporting company or becoming an accelerated filer; any potential conflicts of interest or different interests between us and our stockholders; potential conflicts of interest between us and our directors and executive officers; risks associated with our related party transactions and equity holdings; and risks associated with our investments in SPACs, including the failure of any such SPAC to complete its initial business combination. Our expectations and future plans and initiatives may not be realized. If one of these risks or uncertainties materializes, or if our underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expected, estimated or projected. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof and do not necessarily reflect our outlook at any other point in time. We do not undertake and specifically decline any obligation to update any such statements or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any such statements to reflect new information, future events or developments. Investor Contact: investors@fundamentalglobal.comTrump selects longtime adviser Keith Kellogg as special envoy for Ukraine and Russia