Birthday festivities are over; where is Bitcoin headed now?
Mere three weeks past its tenth birthday, after a prolonged period of relatively stable trading at around 6,400 US dollars, a sudden plunge in price which bottomed at 4,282 US dollars (a 33% drop) sent crypto enthusiasts into panic mode […]
France revolutionizes vocational training in 2020
For several years, there had been talks about the need for a profound reform of French vocational training, and in March 2018, the Ministry of Labor came forward with the central principles of the envisioned reform. Some of these […]
Germany – the ins and outs of the largest European economy
Quite unexpectedly, the most advanced and largest economy in Europe has experienced its first contraction in more than three years. The figures have shown that due to slimmer exports, the German economy contracted in Q3 in 2018 – the GDP […]
The first decade of Bitcoin
The financial crisis of 2008, considered by many experts to have been the worst one since the Great Depression of the 1930s, threatened to take down the global financial system after the collapse of the Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. investment […]
Spain, a high-speed train with two locomotives
Not too long ago, probably the worst thing that could befall someone is Spain was being called a mileurista (mil euros is Spanish for “one thousand euros”). Mileuristas were young people, aged around 30 on average, earning €1,000 a […]
Ukraine caves under pressure to increase gas prices
Oleksandr Danylyuk, Ukrainian Finance Minister, said in a statement on Tuesday that Ukraine could avoid default on its debt obligations in the year to come only if it continued to cooperate with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He also expressed […]
Venezuela – a land of never-ending decay
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is currently facing a crisis which is among the worst ever experienced in the Americas and certainly the worst domestic one in the country’s history. The crisis is arguably the result of the Bolivarian Revolution […]
What’s in store for the Japanese economy in 2019?
Japan, an island country in the Pacific Ocean, has always been known for its incredibly developed economy, and this trend shows no signs of stopping. As a matter of fact, the Japanese economy is bound to set a record growth […]
Bulgaria faced with economic challenges at the end of 2018
Bulgaria, a country in southeastern Europe, has been undergoing significant economic changes in recent months, and the trend of rising prices that is ongoing can impact not only the economic but the political situation as well. According to the latest […]
Unlocking Romania’s financial potential
Next year marks three decades of the fall of Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu. In the twilight of the 30th anniversary of the Romanian Revolution, the country is seemingly following a well-paved road of development and showing a clear downward trend […]