ARCHIVE February2018
Spain’s Booming Start-Up Scene Highlights the Country’s Economic Recovery
Thousands will participate in next week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, demonstrating the increasing importance of Spain’s start-up ecosystem, which has seen impressive growth since the height of the financial crisis The […]
ING and EIB provide €300m to finance green shipping
ING and the European Investment Bank (EIB) today signed an agreement to support green investments for the European shipping market for a total value of €300m. ING and EIB will each contribute […]
Bitcoin: what have experts said about the cryptocurrency?
Bitcoin’s gyrations have attracted a lot of attention over the past year. Here are some of the most memorable comments from senior figures in world finance. Yves Mersch Yves Mersch, a member […]
Blockchain in the Trade Finance / Credit Insurance Market
Since the beginning of trade, market participants rely on three key factors: logistics, credit, and payments. In today’s market, there are well-established solutions to address these three factors to provide financing and insure […]
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Turkish court overturns convictions against four human rights activists – JURIST
The Turkish Court of Cassation, the country’s highest appellate court, Tuesday overturned convictions against four human rights defenders including Honorary Chair of Amnesty International of Turkey, Taner Kılıç. All four were formerly […]
Australia forms multi-agency task force to combat cyber crime – JURIST
On Saturday, Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs and Cyber Security Clare O’Neil announced the formation of a multi-agency task force to combat cyber crime. Called the Joint Standing Operation (JSO), the task […]
‘Invasive’ two-finger test performed on sexual assault victims is misconduct, India Supreme Court rules – JURIST
The India Supreme Court Monday declared that performing the “two-finger” or “three-finger” vaginal test on victims of rape or sexual assault will be classed as misconduct.Also dubbed the “virginity” test, the test […]
China-run ‘police’ station in Dublin ordered to close by Ireland Department of Foreign Affairs – JURIST
The Ireland Department of Foreign Affairs Wednesday ordered a Chinese overseas “police station” in Dublin to cease operations, according to Asia-based human rights group Safeguard Defenders. The order comes after Safeguard investigated […]
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