Over the next two years, the ECB will extensively explore the possibilities of a digital euro. But, according to the bank, the first experiments are positive. The European Central Bank wrote a report on the digital euro nine months ago and has since successfully conducted some experiments. “This made […]
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Global interest in the upcoming Olympics has fallen to 46 percent. In Japan itself, the interest in the event is the least high of all countries at 35 percent, reports market research agency Ipsos. The coronavirus-stricken Games, which start in nine days, have lost public support amid ongoing concerns […]
British police seized another record amount of cryptocurrency. The catch is part of a significant money-laundering investigation. Criminals would try to mask their own criminal practices with digital coins. At the end of June, the London police already found a record amount of 114 million pounds in suspicious cryptocurrency; […]
The European Commission is delaying a legislative proposal for an EU tax on internet companies and other digital platforms, the so-called digital tax. According to a spokesman, the daily EU board first awaits the further elaboration of the tax agreement that was reached this weekend in Venice among the […]
A Lithuanian participant in the Olympic Games has tested positive for the coronavirus. That happened in Hiratsuka, west of Tokyo. A member of the Israeli sports delegation was also tested positive upon arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Japanese media report that without giving further details. All athletes and […]
Japan Does Not Allow Spectators At All in Tokyo At Games. The Olympic Games will be played in Tokyo without spectators. The organizing committee, in consultation with the Japanese government and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has decided not to allow an audience at all at the sports venues […]
After being tied up in the Suez Canal for a week and chained in Egypt for more than three months, shipping company Evergreen will get hold of the large container ship Ever Given again on Wednesday. This happens after an agreement on the payment of compensation to channel authority […]
Automotive group Stellantis will build electric cars at its factory in the British Ellesmere Port. For this, an investment of 100 million pounds, converted 117 million euros, is made in the factory near Liverpool. Stellantis is the parent company of brands such as Peugeot, Citroën, Opel, Fiat, Vauxhall and Jeep. […]
Press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has added Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to its list of “enemies of the free press”. Orbán is the first EU government leader on this list. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman are also on it now. […]
The stock exchanges in New York opened Friday with small gains on the last trading day of the week. Investors on Wall Street are mainly focused on the crucial US government jobs report. It showed that employment in the United States increased more than expected in June, with the labour […]
