Fintech

Feature Spotlight: LHV Bank adopts Tuum’s cloud-based banking platform for SME lending in the UK

LHV Bank partners with Tuum to launch a new loan system. | Image credit: LHV Bank LHV Bank, which acquired a UK banking licence in May, announced on Thursday that it is […]

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Economy

China’s slowdown is rattling Asian economies

Bali, a holiday destination in Indonesia, and Busan, a port in South Korea, are not easily confused. The former produces little industrial machinery; the latter falls short on year-round tropical weather. But […]

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Economy

How Chicago school economists reshaped American justice

In recent years the antitrust division of America’s Department of Justice has gone on a crusade against corporate mergers, filing a record number of complaints in an attempt to stop the biggest […]

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Economy

Should you fix your mortgage for ever?

Few assets are as political as housing, and therefore few markets depend as much on national borders as those for mortgages. Governments can twiddle endless dials to control what goes on, concerning […]

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Economy

Argentina needs to default, not dollarise

Milton friedman looms large in the personal and political life of Argentina’s probable next president. Javier Milei’s ideas, which carried him to an unexpected victory in the country’s primaries in August, take […]

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Security

Fraud is on the Rise – How Can Britons Protect Themselves from Scammers?

By Richard Eagling It has often been said that in the midst of a crisis, humans act at their best and most charitable. However, such circumstances can also provide the wicked with an […]

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Сryptocurrencies

Clear Junction Completes Step in Mission to be One Stop Shop Platform With Altalix Acquisition

Having previously had a client relationship with Altalix, Clear Junction, the cross-border payments company, has now acquired the fiat-to-crypto gateway solution provider. The acquisition represents the next step in Clear Junction’s mission […]

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News

Hong Kong court denies 4 university students’ appeals of 2019 protest convictions and sentences – JURIST

Four Hong Kong university students attempted to file an appeal overturning their riot convictions and sentences on Tuesday. However, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal unanimously refused to grant them leave to […]

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News

DRC soldiers put on trial after 56 people killed in anti-UN demonstrations – JURIST

A military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) put six soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) on trial on Tuesday following the […]

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Сryptocurrencies

Voluntary Industry Standards Are a Must in Order to Accelerate Crypto Mainstream Adoption

The cryptocurrency industry is struggling to improve its reputation, according to new research published by Coincover, the blockchain protection company. The report – ‘Securing the Future of Cryptocurrencies’ is based on a […]

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News

Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST

The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]

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News

Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST

Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]

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News

Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST

The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]

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News

Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST

Amnesty International asserted Friday that African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in the town of Merawi, Amhara region, […]

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