Kazakhstan’s CBDC pilot enters second phase – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Central bank to examine how digital tenge could be used to reduce corruption in public spending The…
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Investing.com– Oil prices were flat in Asian trade on Monday as a missile strike on an Israel-occupied territory ramped up concerns over a greater conflict with Lebanese group Hezbollah. But gains in oil were limited…
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Apple cider vinegar seems to be having a moment. People on social media report drinking it to lose weight and improve their health – although not everyone agrees about its purported benefits. But what about…
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In 1872 Leland Stanford, the founder of California’s Stanford University, hired an eccentric inventor named Eadweard Muybridge to help resolve a supposed (but undocumented) bet: did a trotting horse’s feet leave the ground with all…
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By David Ljunggren and Anna Mehler Paperny (Reuters) -A massive wildfire that destroyed about a third of the western Canadian tourist town of Jasper is still out of control but rain and cooler conditions are…
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A study of 160 countries, spanning 60 years of economic history, establishes that there is no country that has been able to transition from “poor to prosperous” without a high savings rate. And that households…
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By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – Progress has been made suppressing fires in the Canadian tourist town of Jasper, with the remaining ones expected to be put out by the end of the day, authorities…
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Tesco, Boots and Barclays have joined the growing number of companies trying to force employees back to the office after several years of remote working that began with the pandemic. They’re likely to be in…
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On August 23 1969, the coastal freighter MV Noongah departed Newcastle bound for Townsville with a cargo of steel and 26 crew. The 71-metre ship had been a regular sight along the eastern seaboard for…
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By Nia Williams and Anna Mehler Paperny (Reuters) – Severe wildfire seasons are increasingly hurting western Canada’s lucrative tourism industry, with some visitors beginning to avoid the busy late-summer months due to concerns about uncontrolled…
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