Car prices are cooling, but should you buy new or used? Here are pros and cons. ( www.usatoday.com )
I personally would not be interested in buying a new car. They depreciate in value too quickly and do the same exact job as a used car....
Panama’s new president labels Panama Papers a ‘hoax’ as experts voice concerns about money laundering acquittals ( www.icij.org )
Legal experts say the acquittal of 28 defendants facing Panama Papers-related money laundering charges raises questions about the progress of anti-corruption efforts in Panama and beyond, as the country’s new president welcomed the outcome of the trial and called the original journalistic investigation a “hoax.”...
"China was trying to ensnare us in a debt trap": Forewarned by India, Nepal steps back from China’s Belt And Road Initiative ( swarajyamag.com )
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Why are Southeast Asian countries looking to join BRICS? – DW – 07/04/2024 ( www.dw.com )
'We have no choice now’: Desperate to circumvent sanctions and do business with China, Russian companies resort to bartering and cryptocurrency pegged to the U.S. dollar ( meduza.io )
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A minority of wealthy countries opposing a legally binding U.N. global tax convention may seek to water it down, risking the convention becoming as “inconsequential as the OECD”, experts warn ( www.icij.org )
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Russia inflation hits new 2024 peak, Central Bank warns of ‘significant’ rate hike ( www.bloomberg.com )
Russian inflation accelerated in May to the highest in more than a year, adding to pressure on the central bank to hike the key rate to curb price growth....
G-7 Leaders to Agree to Tap Frozen Russian Assets, Giving Ukraine additional $50 billion of Aid, France Says ( www.bloomberg.com )
Group of Seven leaders are set to reach a political agreement to provide Ukraine with $50 billion of aid using the profits generated by frozen Russian sovereign assets, according to an Elysee official....