Reading Time: 3 minutes In late 2021, China banned all cryptocurrency transactions and mining, including bitcoin and blockchain stocks. This came after several phases of targeting digital currencies in China since 2013, restricting financial institutions, companies, and banks from conducting…
Reading Time: 3 minutes The recent unrest in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region have been drawing unprecedented global attention over the past few months, driven by political instability in the former Soviet states, such as Ukraine and Kazakhstan. …
Reading Time: 4 minutes On 1 February 2022 Chinese nationals around the globe entered the 24th solar term of the traditional Chinese Calendar, known as Da Han 大寒 , and celebrated the Spring Festival, or Chun Jie 春节 . While…
Reading Time: 3 minutes The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, reintroduced the possibility of Russia becoming cut off from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT). A similar strategy of excluding Russia from the Belgian-based system was proposed…
Reading Time: 4 minutes The recent Russian invasion of Ukraine, has exacerbated fears of long-term security, geopolitical, and economic consequences. In particular, fears of energy shortages in Europe and, consequently, the impact of a surge in global energy prices is…