A cyber attack against the Electoral Commission of United Kingdom allowed “hostile actors” seize the data of millions of voters for more than a year, the institution reported on Tuesday. “We suffered a complex cyberattack through which hostile actors gained access to our systems,” the independent body tweeted, without saying who were the authors who […]
Tag: Russia
US on “very narrow path” to avoid recession, says IMF chief economist
The US economy is on a “very narrow path” to avoid a recession, says the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)), Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, who also warns of risks in China’s recovery. “A recession is not at our starting point”, Gourinchas told AFP during an interview at the IMF headquarters in Washington, ahead of […]
Putin signs law introducing the digital ruble from August
The Russian President, Vladimir Putinsigned the law that gradually introduces into the economy as of August the digital ruble together with the traditional forms of payment and which establishes the creation of an appropriate electronic platform. On June 11, the Duma or Lower House adopted the law, which will enter into force on August 1. […]
Unilever would allow its 3,000 employees in Russia to be conscripted for the war
British multinational hygiene and food products Unilever has confirmed that it would allow its 3,000 employees in Russia were recruited for the war in Ukrainein compliance with Russian law. Unilever admits this position in its response, released this Sunday, to a letter from the non-governmental organization B4Ukrainewhich campaigns for companies to leave Russian territory in […]
Russia attacks Ukrainian grain for the fourth day and practices the seizure of ships
Russia struck for the fourth day in a row at Ukrainian food export facilities and carried out the seizure of ships in the Black Sea on Friday, in an escalation of what Western leaders see as an attempt to shake off sanctions by threatening a world food crisis. The direct attacks on Ukrainian grain, a […]
Russia increases the interest rate by one point and sees possible a rise in GDP of up to 2.5%
The Central Bank of Russia (BCR) today increased the interest rate by one percentage point to 8.5%, which reaches its highest level since June 2022, and significantly revised upwards its growth forecasts for the economy for this year, now predicting an advance of the GDP between 1.5 and 2.5%. In its April macroeconomic projections, the […]
The grief of Ukrainian farmers after the withdrawal of Russia from the grain agreement
Vitali Bylenko looks sourly at his overflowing barn. After what Russia get out of the agreement that allowed Ukraine export grain for him Black SeaSelling your harvest has become a mission full of obstacles. Moscow decided this week not to extend the pact, key to world food, concluded in July 2022. But according to Bylenko, […]
Ukraine warns ships sailing through the Black Sea that they could be attacked
Ukraine warned on Thursday to ships sailing through the Black Sea towards Russian-controlled ports that could be attacked, after Moscow carried out bombing raids on the Ukrainian ports of Mykolaiv and Odessa in a new “hell night” Following similar threats from Moscow, Ukraine warned on Thursday that all ships sailing the Black Sea towards Russia […]
Several countries ask the Marine Fund Authority to authorize deep mining
Several countries such as Norway, the United Kingdom, Russia either Japan, present at the meeting of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), which is held in Kingston (Jamaica), have requested greater agility in the elaboration of the regulation necessary for the authorization of the mining in the Ocean floors in international waters. The Council of the […]
BRICS: Argentina and Saudi Arabia want to join the club of emerging “powers”
Twenty-two countries submitted their candidature to join the group of BRICS and others showed an interest in joining, he said on Thursday South Africawhich will host the next summit of the five rising powers. The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), seeking to gain more weight in international institutions, assured that they were open […]