Tax increase rumours, China concerns put pressure on the stock market
British blue-chip stocks fell on Friday, influenced by commodity-related stocks amid concerns about increasing COVID – 19 restrictions in China and reports that the new UK government wants…
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Parliament votes to recognise Crypto as a regulated financial means
Lawmakers from the House of Commons have voted to recognize crypto as a regulated financial means in the UK. This boosted the crypto price increases. This decision could…
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Oil and gas companies make huge profits, Shell does not spend a penny on ‘windfall tax’
Oil and gas companies Shell and TotalEnergies have again made huge profits during the gas crisis. For example, the British Shell managed to make a profit of 6.7…
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British pound is seemingly happy with Rishi Sunak
The appointment of multimillionaire Rishi Sunak as the new prime minister has given the course of the British pound, at least for the time being, a boost in…
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EU comes with an idea of joint gas purchases, but will it work as intended?
European leaders have agreed on further interventions in the energy market. The intention is to reduce the gas price further and that is ‘an important step’. For this…
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Kenes Rakishev and BTA Bank help to evacuate Kazakhtstanis from the war-torn country
On October 18, 2022, a meeting was held in Kiev between Darkhan Kaletayev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Ukraine, and Alibek Mukhammad-Rakhimov, Chairman…
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In IT, Innovation and Startups
Meta sells GIF platform Giphy following UK regulator’s decision
Almost two and a half years after Meta (then still Facebook) bought GIF platform Giphy, the tech giant is forced to sell. The UK Competition Authority has ruled…
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