Zelensky is reportedly “very determined” to move towards a cashless economy as swiftly as possible. And he has the full support of Australia’s richest man.More
The Digital Euro, Like All Prospective CBDCs, Has a Serious Marketing Problem
CBDCs may be all the rage among central bankers, but as long as they offer little in the way of public benefit while posing huge risks to privacy, anonymity and other basic freedoms, they will struggle to gain traction.More
Mexico’s AMLO Government Refuses to Bow to US Sanction Threats, Ups Ante in Fight Over GM Corn
Washington is threatening to expand its sanctions regime to Mexico, its second largest trade partner, for wanting to protect its own native crop diversity as well as its citizens’ rapidly worsening health. More
Is A New Housing Crisis Brewing in Spain?
Spain is one of the European economies that was hardest hit by the COVID-19 virus crisis. Now, after years of falling real incomes, millions of families are facing skyrocketing mortgage payments as a result of rapidly rising interest rates.More
US Troops Are in Peru to Counter Chinese and Russian Influence in Latin America, Reports Peruvian News Outlet
Peruvian troops’ “training alongside US forces will help to improve their capabilities and strengthen the operational performance of [Peruvian] Special Forces, boosting their interoperability with NATO systems and doctrine.”More
The UK’s Tory Government, With Labour’s Help, Just Took Another Big Step Toward Outlawing Peaceful Political Protest
“The move – which uses secondary legislation to bring the powers into force – violates the constitutional principle of the separation of powers because the measures have already been rejected by Parliament.”More
Central Bank of Nigeria’s Governor Has Been Suspended and Arrested After Waging All-Out War on Cash
For the moment, it is not entirely clear why Godwin Emefiele has been removed from his post and detained by Nigeria’s secret police, but there are a whole slew of possible reasons.More
Europe’s Strawberry War Heats Up As Germany Sends Cross-Party Delegation to Spain
Strawberry fields forever? Maybe not in water-starved south-eastern Spain.More
WHO Forges Partnership With EU to Create Global Digital Vaccine Passport System
The World Health Organization (WHO) adopts the EU’s expiring digital vaccine passport as a global standard, as we warned would happen over a year ago. More
EU’s COVID-19 Vaccine Procurement Scandal Continues to Grow Despite Deafening Media Silence
“Under Commission President von der Leyen, the tendency of EU institutions (and officials) to evade their due accountability by collectively hiding behind a democracy-defying bulwark of opacity has reached alarming proportions.”More
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