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The fiscal benefits of free trade
August 18th, 2017
The fiscal benefits of free trade Western governments have an overriding problem, and that is they have reached or exceeded the bounds of taxation, at a time when legally mandated welfare costs are accelerating. Treasury departments in all ...
The logic of a modern gold standard
July 14th, 2017
The logic of a modern gold standard In last week’s Insight, I analysed the current geopolitical situation and concluded that it was now in the interest of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to break from the US dollar completely, ...
Brexit, Germany and Asia
June 16th, 2017
Britain’s general election went horribly wrong, with the Conservatives forced into a putative coalition with the Democratic Ulster Party. Theresa May’s failure to secure a clear majority has provoked indignation, bitterness, and widespread pessimism. The purpose of this article ...
Euro falling back steady; Markets reacted to Macron’s victory;
May 8th, 2017
The euro hit a six-month dollar high before falling back as markets reacted to Emmanuel Macron’s victory in France’s presidential election. The euro jumped to $1.1024 at one point before slipping back to $1.098. Investors had widely expected pro-EU ...
OptionRally lost IFSC license
May 4th, 2017
The International Financial Services Commission of Belize (IFSC) has issued a warning notice to announce that TCM Investments Ltd. of domain name, OptionRally with its registered office at Suite 508, Marina Towers, Newtown Barracks, Belize City, Belize, Belize, C.A., ...
All you need to know about Article 50 and the Brexit process
March 29th, 2017
The formal two-year process governing Britain’s departure from the European Union (EU) begins when Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon, which became law in 2009, is triggered on Wednesday. Here, CNBC breaks down all the issues as the ...
Middle East and North Africa region visitors rate to grow higher than the world average
March 27th, 2017
Visitors to the MENA region will total 195 million by 2030, growing at a rate higher than the world average, according to figures by the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). The rapid development of the sector will form part of ...
The Pound to Euro exchange rate could well fall to 1.0 warn analysts
March 27th, 2017
Pound to Par the Euro on Tumultuous Brexit Journey The Pound to Euro exchange rate (GBP/EUR) could well fall to 1.0 warn analysts at a leading European investment bank. Economists at Deutsche Bank have updated clients with their Brexit ...
UK Legal chiefs say the Government should give EU citizens unrestricted access to UK jobs – Brexit
March 17th, 2017
Legal chiefs say the Government should give EU citizens unrestricted access to UK jobs in post-Brexit Britain and claim that British workers do not lose out to EU migrant labour. But they agree that the UK Government, not the ...
EU Commission to take legal action against U.S. plans for border tax
February 15th, 2017
The European Commission says it is prepared to take legal action against US plans to impose a border tax. “If somebody is behaving against our interests or against international rules in trade then we have our own mechanisms to ...