ARCHIVE January2024
Why sweet treats are increasingly expensive
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the arrival of war in one of the world’s breadbaskets sent the price of foodstuffs soaring—with one exception, sugar. But last year was worse for folk […]
How American states squeeze athletes (and remote workers)
Sports are big business in America. The country’s four largest professional leagues generate about $45bn in revenues a year, more than half of the total produced by leagues worldwide. That makes for […]
German fintech Mondu bolsters European expansion plans with additional €30M debt funding
Berlin-based Mondu, a B2B payments company, announced that it has secured an additional €30M in debt financing from German bank Vereinigte Volksbank Raiffeisenbank (VVRB). This funding adds to the €20M secured in […]
The false promise of friendshoring
Each year the 193 member states of the United Nations General Assembly vote on dozens of resolutions, earnestly setting the world to rights. Last month, for example, they voted in favour of […]
ComplyAdvantage and FullCircl: Mastering PEP Risks in a Year of Political Change
As we foray into 2024, politically exposed persons (PEPs) continue to produce significant challenges across the globe. This is especially true for financial services organisations, which need to balance the potential risks […]
71% of UK and US Banking Institutions Concerned About Regulatory Processes; AutoRek Reveals
The majority of banking institutions feel they are not well enough equipped to accommodate any further regulatory change from an internal processes perspective; according to AutoRek, a fintech looking to set new standards […]
UN Human Rights Council examines peer review of China human rights record – JURIST
The UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group examined the human rights record of China, one of the 14 states reviewed during this year’s session, for the fourth time […]
Industry Divided on Trump CBDC Views and the Impact Stopping Development Would Have on US Crypto Hub
Looking to run for President once again, Donald Trump has made his views on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) very clear: he will not allow their creation. With other countries trialling centralised […]
Investors may be getting the Federal Reserve wrong, again
The interest-rate market has a dirty secret, which practitioners call “the hairy chart”. Its main body is the Federal Reserve’s policy rate, plotted as a thick line against time on the x-axis. […]
Digital Assets Adoption Hurdles Knocked Down by R3 With New R3 Digital Markets Product Suite
Digital assets and digital currencies continue to grow in popularity and demand. As regulations evolve to meet this demand, firms like R3, the distributed ledger technology (DLT) and services provider, are looking […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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