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Tax revenues have reached a plateau
December 30th, 2019
Tax revenues in advanced economies reached a plateau during 2018, with almost no change seen since 2017, according to new OECD research. This ends the trend of annual increases in the tax-to-GDP ratio seen since the financial crisis. The ...
The Influence of Technology on the Gambling Industry
December 6th, 2019
Thanks to technology a lot of industries evolved and made a lot of things possible. Simple services and products can now be ordered online. One of the industries that progressed along with technology is the gambling industry. It’s hard ...
150 years of bank credit expansion is near its end
November 22nd, 2019
The legal formalisation of the creation of bank credit commenced with England’s 1844 Bank Charter Act. It has led to a regular cycle of expansion and collapse of outstanding bank credit. Erroneously attributed to business, the origin of ...
Senior Java Developers -Limassol
November 11th, 2019
Senior Java Developers (Limassol) Reference Number: SJD1019 The position: We are looking for high calibre Senior Java Developers to join our team in Limassol! The main responsibilities of the position include: Developing software programs and utilities used in the ...
Senior Java Developers -Limassol
October 4th, 2019
The position: We are looking for high calibre Senior Java Developers to join our team in Limassol! The main responsibilities of the position include: Developing software programs and utilities used in the company and ensuring that the latest software ...
Measuring Recession
September 20th, 2019
Using nominal GDP, or GDP deflated by the CPI, as the principal guide to the state of the economy is a common mistake which will eventually prove very costly. Having convinced themselves that GDP measures economic progress, government ...
Raid on Chinese-manned firm exposes cryptocurrency scam
September 17th, 2019
Philippines local authorities acting on a tip from the Chinese government have uncovered what could be a growing online investment scam hiding behind a fledgling industry based in one of the country’s special economic zones. This was after government ...
The tiny nation that is creating its own digital currency
September 12th, 2019
An isolated island nation in the Pacific Ocean with a population of about 75,000 continues to break ground in the cryptocurrency space. The Marshall Islands is proceeding with the creation of a blockchain-based national currency, the Marshallese sovereign or ...
Our costly dalliance with Lord Keynes
August 28th, 2019
In “The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money”, Keynes virtually created macroeconomics. But Keynes was a mathematician, not an economist, and did not fully understand free markets, so he was hardly qualified to emerge as the most ...
Casting off the EU millstone
August 7th, 2019
In this article, we look at the implications of the new Johnson government: its strategy, the likely outcome of EU negotiations, and the golden opportunities to reform trade, tax and monetary policies to secure a better future based ...
