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Bitcoin Exchange Counter Launched in Russia
August 18th, 2016
Russia recently took a far more liberal approach towards Bitcoin than expected. Last week, the Russian government decided not to introduce criminal liability towards mining and usage of the digital currency. Following the government’s move, the cryptocurrency community in ...
Nigeria: Attracting foreign investors to the forex market
July 25th, 2016
Feelers from last week’s foreign investment road-show by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) indicated that Nigeria’s finances and the economy as a whole may be headed to its worst external sector positions. The foreign investors have told the apex ...
Russia to Treat Bitcoin as Foreign Currency
July 21st, 2016
Depending on how soon all involved parties can come to an agreement, the law proposal will be submitted to the Duma by the end of 2016. The status of Bitcoin in Russia has been up in the air for ...
Israel Gov’t plan to change the aim of Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
June 30th, 2016
Minister of Finance Kahlon will present a plan to reinvigorate the ailing Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by changing its aim and its ownership structure. The reform of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange has picked up pace. On Sunday, Minister of Finance ...
Bitcoin Exchange Bitstamp Enables EUR/USD Trading
June 2nd, 2016
In an announcement yesterday, Bitstamp has announced that clients can now trade Euros for Dollars, marking the bitcoin exchange’s entry into the biggest traditional currency trading pair in the foreign exchange market. Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp has entered the largest and the ...
Lebanon declared that Tax data to be shared with foreign states in 2018
May 23rd, 2016
Automatic exchange of financial account information to be handled by specialized agency Lebanon has declared its commitment to the international standard of automatic exchange of financial account information, which aims to combat tax evasion and avoidance, according to a ...
Saudi Arabia looks to bring in billions of foreign dollars
May 5th, 2016
Saudi Arabia announced a string of reforms to its stock market that could attract billions of dollars of fresh foreign money and smooth sales of state assets as the kingdom grapples with damage to its finances caused by low ...
Foreigners Buy US Debt, US Investors Buy Foreign Equity
April 22nd, 2016
When it comes to international flows of debt and equity, the US economy as a whole has developed an interesting pattern: those from other countries are net buyers of US debt, while US investors and firms are net buyers ...
Eurex and Korea Exchange extend cooperation
April 21st, 2016
Eurex, one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges and part of Deutsche Börse Group, and Korea Exchange (KRX) today signed a contract in KRX’s Seoul Office to extend their cooperation by listing Mini KOSPI 200 index futures during Eurex ...
CFTC Announces Additional Names to Its List of Foreign Entities that Illegally Solicit U.S. Residents in Forex and Binary Options
April 19th, 2016
Registration Deficient (RED) List on CFTC Website Identifies Companies Operating Illegally without Being Registered As part of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) ongoing efforts to help protect Americans from fraud, today the agency announced the addition of ...