World & Politics
Viktor Orban's opponent is closing the last opposition newspaper in Hungary - 04/11/2018
A former supporter of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who became his worst enemy, Lajos Simicska is actually closing its media empire. The daily newspaper and radio station will stop working this week, the TV company is cutting staff, and the socio-political weekly newspaper is invited to look for new investors. The victory of Viktor Orban in the parliamentary elections in Hungary means that he will...
Ten most popular destinations for tourists on a budget - 04/10/2018
There is nothing better than going on vacation and not worrying about anything else. That is why many choose the "all-inclusive" system. There’s no need to worry about what to eat, where to swim and how to entertain yourself. Everything is included in the price you pay in advance. Experts of TravelSupermarket rated the cheapest all-inclusive system destinations. For comparison, the prices were...
Will Bahrain become the new oil giant? - 04/09/2018
Bahrain announced that it has large oil reserves. Can the Middle East kingdom significantly affect the oil market? Bahrain is a tiny island nation in the Persian Gulf. Recently, a deposit, which contains at least 80 billion barrels of oil and 400 billion cubic meters of natural gas, was discovered at the western shore of this country. Such an assessment was given by independent auditors from...
Capital Economics: US trade deficit grows in February - 04/06/2018
The US trade deficit in February was a record high, amounting to $ 57.6 billion, reports the Bureau of Economic Analysis (a statistical agency of the US Department of Commerce). In February, the country imported goods by $ 77 billion more than it exported. On the contrary, a surplus of $ 19.5 billion has been preserved. The deficit has been growing for six months now and is now the highest since...
China lashes back at the USA - 04/05/2018
The US and China found themselves on the brink of a trade war after the administration of US President Donald Trump unveiled details of a plan to impose a 25 percent duty on Chinese exports for a total of about $ 50 billion a year. The Chinese authorities reacted in a mirror manner, saying on Wednesday they intended to impose similar duties on US export goods for the same amount. The US actions...
French railroad strike brought the government of France to a standstill - 04/04/2018
One of the most intense and protracted railroad strikes began in France on Tuesday. Employees of the state SNCF company demand preservation of privileges, which they have possessed since 1909, and protection of railways against competition. The strike will continue until June. Workers of the state airline Air France are also going to join the railway workers. Until June, the trains be absent...
HE Dr. Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah, Qatari defense minister, means business - 04/02/2018
Credit must be given where credit is due: statesmen in the Gulf have a sense of long-term strategy. Fully aware that the oil blessing would one day tap out, all the Gulf States have long been preparing the future and equipping their countries with all components of modern states, including capacity for self-defense. HE Dr. Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah, who heads the Qatari Defense ministry, is currently getting the emirate’s armed forces shipshape, with state-of-the-art equipment and top-of-the-line training.
The World Bank proposes a new approach to fight tax evasion and the shadow economy - 04/02/2018
The tax authorities of various countries are increasingly concerned with the problem of tax shortfall and falling revenues from the shadow activities of market participants, the World Bank (WB) report says. The organization believes that one of the effective mechanisms to combat it is the access of tax authorities to banking data, as well as reduction of the share of cash payments in the economy...
Scotland gets another chance to leave Britain thanks to Cambridge Analytica - 03/30/2018
The Scottish government believes that the scandal with Cambridge Analytica may lead to a criminal investigation and cause a second referendum in the EU. The Scottish Minister for Brexit, Michael Russell, said that the accusations of incorrect vote counting, linked by Vote Leave, the official Brexit campaign, and the disgraced analysis company Cambridge Analytica, suggest a "big scandal" that...
Israel joins the world gas race - 03/29/2018
Israel is a country that, due to the lack of natural resources and primary materials, built its economy mainly on post-processing industries. However, after the discovery of large offshore natural gas fields, the tiny Mediterranean state plans to radically change the situation. Karish and Tanin fields were discovered in the exclusive economic waters; their reserves are estimated at about 2...