The IMF issues guidance on crypto assets
In 2021, El Salvador caught the world's attention when it became the first country to give Bitcoin legal tender status.
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What does the G20 say about the war in Ukraine?
Every year, the G20 hosts a summit for the economic and financial leaders of the world's 20 leading economies.
From China's path to peace to more weird mascots – Here's your November 16 news briefing
To start off, we're looking into:
China's path to peace? – China and US relations hit a low point when US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a controversial visit to Taiwan in August.
China's vice president says the country will follow the path of peaceful development
On Tuesday, Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan talked about China's global outlook at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore.
Your April 21 news briefing
YouTube and John Lee
Hong Kong’s chief executive candidate John Lee had a rough day at work when he found out that YouTube terminated his campaign channel, citing US sanctions. Lee said that these “unreasonable acts” won’t affect his chances for the upcoming election on May 8. He
Russia sees a new round of sanctions; Finance ministers stage a walkout of G20 meeting as Russia speaks
The US is piling even more sanctions on Russia, with this most recent round targeting “more than 40 individuals and entities led by U.S.-designated Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev” as well as Russian crypto mining company, BitRiver. The US State Department also said it would be imposing visa restrictions
Russian warship sinks as Indonesia invites Putin to G-20 meeting next week
Thursday was both sort of a good and bad day for Russia.
The good part happened when Indonesia, which is currently holding the presidency for the G20, said it wasn’t going to exclude Russia from a meeting of G-20 finance chiefs taking place next week. But on the flip