Life in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which saw war, sanctions and hyperinflation, demonstrated the need for sovereign money.
Month: August 2023
Pope Francis Asks Journalists to Help Him Spin ‘Synod on Synodality’
Pope Francis has enlisted the help of sympathetic journalists to help him put a positive spin on the upcoming “synod on synodality” after several prominent cardinals have criticized the event.
Latam Insights: Brazil’s Lula Pushes for BRICS Currency; Binance Drops Card Programs
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva pushes to issue a BRICS common currency, Binance drops card services, and Argentina gets invited to be part of BRICS. Brazil’s Lula Pushes for BRICS Common […]
Sweden Charges Russian-Born Citizen with Spying for Moscow
A Russian-born Swedish citizen was charged Monday with collecting information for the Kremlin’s GRU military intelligence service.
Poll: Wide Majority View Joe Biden as Too Old for High Office
President Joe Biden has finally united almost the entire the nation as one, although not in a way he might have planned. A poll released Monday shows broad public belief he is just too old to be effective in a second term.
People Smugglers Kill Again: Four Dead as Migrant Boat Sinks of Greek Island of Lesbos
Greek officials said four people died and 18 were rescued after a boat carrying migrants sank off the cost of the island of Lesbos.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres Calls for Reform of ‘Outdated, Dysfunctional, and Unfair’ Global Financial Architecture
Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations (U.N.), has noted changes that need to happen with today’s financial institutions to fit into the current multilateral world. During the recent BRICS leaders summit, Guterres said that the current “outdated, dysfunctional, and unfair” financial system needs to be reformed, including Bretton Woods institutions. UN Secretary General […]
France Bans Islamic Dress in Schools Citing Breach of Secular Laws
France announced a ban Sunday on Muslim women wearing the Islamic abaya to school, declaring the garment breached France’s strict secular laws in education.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Calls for De-Dollarization of the Global Economy
Nicolas Maduro, the president of Venezuela, has called to de-dollarize the global economy due to the difficulties the current system brings to emerging countries affected by U.S. sanctions. In a message directed to the BRICS leaders, Maduro called to establish alternative settlement systems using national currencies. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Reinforces the Need to Create […]
Binance Removes Sanctioned Russian Banks From P2P Platform
Crypto exchange Binance has dropped Russian banks under sanctions from the payment options on its peer-to-peer (P2P) platform. Russian traders can no longer use cards issued by these banks to make payments while transactions in foreign fiat currencies are also restricted for them. Binance No Longer Offers P2P Traders Option to Pay Through Sanctioned Russian […]