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Government officials fired when caught mining bitcoin using government computers
October 5th, 2017
Two government officials of the Crimean Council of Ministers were caught mining bitcoin using government computers and were subsequently fired. They reportedly installed “malicious software” on the government’s server and programmed over a dozen computers to mine bitcoin. The ...
Russia is considering raising value added tax to 22 percent
May 18th, 2017
If the government raises value added tax and the central bank sees inflation risks from the move, it would be logical for the bank to keep interest rates higher than without the tax changes, Deputy Finance Minister Vladimir Kolychev ...
Japan Stocks Tumble, Yen Gains Amid Risk Aversion: Markets Wrap
April 12th, 2017
Gold remains at year’s high as geopolitical concerns linger Treasuries extend gains, oil climbs for seventh session Japanese shares tumbled after the yen jumped to the highest since November as investors avoided riskier assets amid lingering geopolitical concerns. Treasuries ...
Japan offers Russia common digital currency on Kuril Islands
March 21st, 2017
Tokyo has prepared a range of offers to Moscow for joint economic projects on Russia’s Kuril Islands, according to Japan’s national broadcaster NHK. The package of proposals, including tourism and fisheries, as well as a common electronic currency, will ...
What the recent OPEC deal means for oil prices
October 6th, 2016
The September 28 Algiers accord by Opec to cap production within a range of 32.5 million to 33 million barrels per day was unexpected but very positive for sentiment. This was the first time Opec decided to trim output ...
Russia, Greece agree energy, oil cooperation of great importance
May 26th, 2016
Russia and Greece continue work on oil deliveries to Greece and Italy through third countries Russia and Greece consider as important their cooperation in the energy sphere and continue work on oil deliveries to Greece and Italy through third ...
Panama Papers law firm to take legal action over leak
May 12th, 2016
The law firm at the center of the Panama Papers scandal says it is filing suit against the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) for the leak of information it says is false. The public gained its first access ...
Banks told to declare links to Panama Papers law firm by next week
April 8th, 2016
Banks and financial firms have been told to hand over any information about their dealings with the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers to the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority by a week on Friday. The City regulator had ...
Law firm data security in spotlight after Mossack Fonseca leak
April 7th, 2016
Experts have warned that law firms need to ‘up their game’ on data security after millions of documents were leaked from Panama offshore firm Mossack Fonseca. With some 11.5 million documents leaked, the ‘Panama Papers’ scandal is reportedly the ...
Credit Suisse, HSBC dismiss ‘Panama Papers’ tax avoidance allegations
April 6th, 2016
Credit Suisse and HSBC, two of the world’s largest wealth managers, dismissed on Tuesday suggestions they were actively using offshore structures to help clients cheat on their taxes. Their comments came a day after a leak of four decades ...
