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Another Week, Another Chinese Gold Mine
June 26th, 2015
Though the true amounts are debatable, it’s generally conceded that China is importing a lot of gold. What’s not included in this calculation — but should be — are the deposits its mining companies are acquiring overseas. This gold-in-the-ground ...
Gold Price History: The Last 2000 Years
June 25th, 2015
It really is no exaggeration to say that human beings have valued gold for as long as they’ve been able to get their hands on it. Burial sites going back to the 4th millennium BC include skillfully wrought gold ...
UAE tops regional countries on inclusive growth
June 25th, 2015
The UAE has topped countries in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region for inclusive growth, with a score of 57.58, according to MasterCard’s 2015 Middle East and Africa Inclusive Growth report. Factors including the UAE’s diversification of its ...
Making Corporate Taxation fairer and more transparent
June 18th, 2015
In a further move to make tax systems fairer, more efficient, growth-friendly and transparent, the Commission presented an Action Plan to fundamentally reform corporate taxation in the EU and published a “Top 30” list of tax havens across the ...
Greek Prime Minister Tsipras demands debt relief
June 17th, 2015
Any agreement between Greece and its lenders will have to include several elements, including debt relief, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Tuesday as he aimed more criticism at the country’s creditors. Speaking in Parliament at a meeting of SYRIZA’s ...
A study on Bitcoin use in UK
June 16th, 2015
UK based Bitcoin news site Miningpool.co.uk released the results of a study on bitcoin use in the UK. According to Mining Pool, The Bitcoin Poll reveals 3 surprising facts about UK Users While looking at the results of Miningpool.co.uk ...
What is a Blockchain Sidechain All About?
June 12th, 2015
If you’ve been keeping track of developments in the bitcoin industry, you’d know that the blockchain refers to the public ledger of transactions associated with the cryptocurrency. As the bitcoin ecosystem has grown in size and scale throughout the ...
Fast Facts about the Debt Crisis in European Countries
June 11th, 2015
Here’s a look at the European Debt Crisis which has affected the countries of Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Cyprus: July 11, 2011 – A munitions explosion at a naval base kills 13 people and destroys the ...
Deutsche Bank’s grip on Asia FX market may slip on Jain’s exit
June 11th, 2015
The exit of Deutsche Bank co-chief executive Anshu Jain may see the lender surrender its strong position in Asia’s fast growing foreign exchange and fixed income markets, with incoming CEO John Cryan expected to cut some of the capital-intensive ...
Possible $500,000 Bitcoin Cloud Mining Ponzi Scheme Uncovered
June 8th, 2015
Roughly nine months ago, Bitcoin Foundation Chief Scientist Gavin Andresen made a rather interesting comment on Reddit in which he claimed, “I suspect many will turn out to be Ponzi schemes.” There have been a few cloud mining scams uncovered ...
