2/2 © Reuters. A view shows a board with the logo of Shell at the company’s fuel station near a business centre in Moscow, Russia March 9, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 2/2 By Rowena Edwards and…
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Better information leads to better decisions – this is the idea behind a regulatory device known as “mandated disclosure.” Mandated disclosures are all around you, from calorie counts on fast food restaurant menus to conversations…
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The invasion of Ukraine has triggered a significant digital shift for Russia. Sanctions imposed by governments around the world – together with company closures or mothballing – have significantly impacted the country. A plethora of…
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Swiss authorities granted fintech firms access to an interbank payment system, modifying an ordinance on financial institutions on January 1, the Swiss National Bank said today (January 11). The federal government added a new licensing…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah 2/2 By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -The United Arab Emirates is committed to…
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Many companies in the U.S. and elsewhere have been quick to sever ties to Russia – going well beyond applying the sanctions ordered by their governments. IKEA, Nike and H&M are temporarily closing their Russian…
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Last week, researchers at the University of Melbourne announced that thylacines or Tasmanian tigers, the Australian marsupial predators extinct since the 1930s, could one day be ushered back to life. The thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus), also…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A worker walks past a pump jack on an oil field owned by Bashneft company near the village of Nikolo-Berezovka, northwest from Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia, January 28, 2015. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin By…
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The seismic aftershocks of Russia’s invasion of its neighbour, Ukraine, on 24 February 2022 continues to reverberate across the globe. As members of the United Nations Security Council, Ghana, Kenya and Gabon have publicly condemned…
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Tighter Fed policy could spell trouble for countries with large dollar debts The dollar debt of Latin American companies has risen much faster than exports over the past decade and now represents a major financial…
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