When the UK private sector has been reluctant to embrace risks, the state has stepped in
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Geopolitics
Larry C. Johnson: A Religious Reason the Saudis Are Blocking a New Attack on Iran
The HAJJ. The Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and is one of the Five Pillars of Islam — the core religious obligations that define Muslim practice. Every Muslim who is […]
Finance
Jan Fichtner: The Cayman conundrum: why is one tiny archipelago the largest financial centre in Latin America and the Caribbean?
A good summary of the role of the Cayman Islands as a tax haven. Hopefully that will start to change in 2020 after the UK Parliament passed a law imposing public registers of beneficial ownership […]
EU politics
Politico: Majority of Western companies doing business as usual in Russia, study finds
Only about 8 percent of EU firms have divested from Russia, with the majority of Western firms still active in the country being German. Read the article HERE.
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