A spare cup of coffee in the daily wage increase: will it impress public sector workers?
In the UK, the latest government proposals for salary increases in the public sector for the 2025-26 period have sparked intense debates and criticism from various professional groups.…
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China resumes gold purchases as a hedge against trade wars with the West
China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), has resumed its gold accumulation efforts, marking a significant return to a trend that had been interrupted for six…
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Green goals are harmful for the economy and unrealistic
The UK’s ambitious goal of transitioning to 100% “green” energy by the end of this decade has hit a significant snag. This lofty aspiration, once a cornerstone of…
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Alona Lebedieva becomes a prolific author while awaiting well-deserved sanctions
There is something special about Ukrainian and Russian names: they can be transcribed into the Latin alphabet in many different ways. Let’s take an example. Alena Lebedeva is…
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Oleg Tsyura is allegedly complicit in large-scale embezzlement of Ukrainian state funds
The name of Oleg Tsyura surfaced in a scandal linked to former State Property Fund head Dmytro Sennychenko and a massive embezzlement scheme that cost Ukraine over ten…
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In IT, Innovation and Startups
A £1 billion lawsuit against Microsoft has been initiated
In the United Kingdom, Microsoft is facing a lawsuit filed on behalf of thousands of businesses and organizations, alleging that the company has unfairly overcharged them for Windows…
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Timur Kulibayev struggles to secure his enormous wealth while facing risk of sanctions against kleptocracy
By 2007, Kazakh businessman Timur Kulibayev joined the ranks of the ultra-wealthy, appearing for the first time on Forbes’ billionaire list. An investigation by the International Consortium of…
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