Great doc from the Financial Times. “Russian oligarchs and companies have been investing in London for two decades, encouraged by British politicians of all stripes, but critics say the ‘London laundromat’ cleans dirty money from Russia and across the globe. The FT examines why it took Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to put the issue in …
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/08/britain-war-in-ukraine-britain-putin-regime?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/mar/01/sanctions-are-neither-new-nor-guaranteed-to-be-effective-just-look-at-cuba?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
https://theconversation-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/theconversation.com/amp/credit-ratings-are-punishing-poorer-countries-for-investing-more-in-health-care-during-the-pandemic-165298
China regulation of crypto crushes the market. And with the Colonial Pipeline attack highlighting the role of crypto in ransonware, further regulatory risk will hang over the market. As a $2T market, crypto can’t be dismissed, but those who think crypto is the best hedge against fiat currencies may have second thoughts. And as I’ve …
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/apr/08/biden-proposes-global-reforms-to-end-profit-shifting-to-tax-havens?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Europe’s biggest insurer lambasts ECB over rates Battle rages between central banks worldwide and the rest of the world https://on.ft.com/2nbe0ws via @FT
BBC News – Viewpoint: How the British reshaped India’s caste system Colonialism – the gift that keeps on giving. Article reveals how Colonial Britian institutionalised racist caste system. For Brexiteers – The Halcyon days. #India #colonialism https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-48619734
Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it. And Scrooge’s name was good upon ‘Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as …
How Greece Is Scrambling to Save Its Banks — Again https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-23/how-greece-is-scrambling-to-save-its-banks-again-quicktake