Finance
January 23, 2020
The IMF Prepares to Depart Athens
On January 7th, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that the IMF will be leaving the country. The fund is…
October 7, 2019
France Seeks to Close Loophole on Tech Tax
Last July, France levied a 3 percent income tax on American tech giants like Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Facebook and Apple.…
October 2, 2019
Greece Sets Sights on Lower Taxes and Debt
Massive strides are being taken to cut down remaining debt from bad loans – a major deterrent in Greek banks’…
September 21, 2019
Can You Bank With Facebook?
In June, Facebook proposed its own cryptocurrency called Libra, ostensibly to offer an avenue to currency for the cashless. But…
September 20, 2019
France and Ireland Work To Strengthen Ties As Brexit Looms
With the October 31st deadline fast-approaching, and political chaos engulfing the UK in the shape of a maverick administration and…
September 12, 2019
Will the Honeymoon Last? Italy Hopes for Political Stability
Italy narrowly avoided another election. The centre-left Democratic Party and anti-establishment 5-Stars Movement came together to reinstate Giuseppe Conte and…
September 10, 2019
Greece Marks Major Economic Milestone in Advance of a Month of Financial Planning
On September 1st, Greece achieved an economic milestone. Capital controls imposed in 2015 at the height of the financial crisis…
September 5, 2019
Everything’s Sunny in Lisbon
Portugal’s looking pretty good these days. Once upon a time stricken by a financial crisis, the country has become Europe’s…
September 3, 2019
Greece Ends Capital Controls, Signaling Stability in the Post-Bailout Era
Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras announced last week that Greece would be lifting its capital controls effective September 1ST, allowing…
August 8, 2019
Malta Enterprise: Attracting “Industries of Today and Tomorrow”
Well-known traditionally as a Mediterranean tourist destination, the tiny island-nation of Malta is today increasingly being circled on the maps…