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Russia’s ‘Bitcoin Ban’ Faces Uncertain Future After Draft Bill Withdrawn
May 20th, 2016
A bill prepared by Russia’s Ministry of Finance targeting the creation and circulation of so-called money surrogates, a classification that would include digital currencies like bitcoin, has been at least temporarily withdrawn from consideration following comments from the country’s ...
UAE cities ranks high among world’s fastest growing retail markets
May 16th, 2016
CBRE: Abu Dhabi and Dubai ranks high in retail development Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE, have together ranked among the top 17 of the most active cities for shopping centre development, according to CBRE’s latest Global Shopping Centre Development ...
IPC Systems announced that it has launched FX Hub
May 11th, 2016
IPC Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of specialized communications and managed network-as-a-service solutions for the financial trading community, today announced that it has launched FX Hub, a low latency, co-located performance solution engineered to address the industry’s most complex ...
Russian Ministries Question Bitcoin Criminal Liabilities
May 10th, 2016
The Ministry of Justice and the Interior Ministry in Russia have – according to reports – questioned the “public danger” that Bitcoin supposedly brings, as proposed by the Russian Ministry of Finance. Unsubstantiated reports from Russian news outlets quoting ...
CQG’s Continuum Connects with MOEX for Equities and FX Trading
April 27th, 2016
CQG, a global provider of high-performance trade routing, reliable market data, and advanced technical analysis, announced today that it has expanded its connection with Moscow Exchange (MOEX), the leading exchange in Russia, to now provide equities and FX trading ...
Russia calls Saudi bluff after Riyadh threatens to spice up oil output
April 21st, 2016
The Russian Power Ministry says it’s prepared to extend oil manufacturing and exports ought to Saudi Arabia undergo with its menace to spice up output after the failure of the Doha talks. Russia’s oil output might attain 540 million ...
Russia wins Hague court appeal over $50bn Yukos judgement
April 21st, 2016
A Dutch appeal court has overturned an arbitration court decision which required Russia to pay shareholders in the former Yukos oil company $50 billion, the Interfax news agency reports. “We have won our appeal of the arbitration court decision ...
South African Startup Raises Funding to Fight Digital Media Piracy With Bitcoin
April 19th, 2016
According to the latest Theatrical Market Statistics report released by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), global box office revenues reached $38.3 billion in 2015, up 5 percent from 2014. But Chris Dodd, chief of the MPAA, said that if ...
A Brexit may shrink UK economy equivalent to £4,300 per household
April 18th, 2016
Leaving the European Union would take a severe financial toll on British families, Treasury officials warned on 18 April. In a 200-page official analysis, the Treasury forecasts that a vote for Brexit in June would see Britain’s economy shrink ...
€4.5mn contract for Bulgaria-Romania gas pipeline
April 14th, 2016
Austrian engineering firm Habau last week signed a €4.5mn contract for building a section of the Bulgaria-Romania gas pipeline under the Danube river. The deal was signed in Sofia by the transmission system operators of Bulgaria and Romania: Bulgartransgaz and Transgaz and Habau ...
