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Beyond the Dollar

The global economy is at a crossroads with the US dollar’s future as the world reserve currency facing fresh challenges. For decades, the stability and dominance of the dollar have given the United States significant advantages in global trade, investment, and geopolitical influence. However, as emerging economies like China and India rise in prominence, their currencies are gaining traction in international transactions, challenging the dollar’s hegemony. China, in particular, has been busy over the past few months, actively promoting the Yuan and seeking to challenge US dominance in the global

GBA Business Confidence Index increment on record high

Resumption of normal travel boosts business confidence HONG KONG, Apr 17, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - Standard Chartered and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) today released the GBA Business Confidence Index (GBAI) for the first quarter of 2023. The current performance for "business confidence" jumped 11.8 points to 51.3, which was also the first above-50 print since the fourth quarter of 2021. The expectations index leapt to 61.5, the 16.4 points jump was the biggest on record since GABI was launched in the second quarter of 2020. The

Online gaming predictions: Trends for 2023

The online gaming sector has been growing steadily for years, but 2020 and 2021 proved to be hugely significant in the growth trend of this industry.  With many countries in lockdown, people were forced to spend more time than usual at home, and online gaming was one of the ways that we were able to entertain ourselves, while also enabling us to socialize with others at a time when that was heavily restricted in many regions.  One of the results of this development was a dramatic increase in revenue for

Drawing Parallels

For many people in crypto, the way that regulators are approaching the industry is unique and can at times seem unnecessarily adversarial. For those with prior experience in nascent industries, it bears remarkable similarities to how other technologies have seen regulations imposed on them. For many people in crypto, the way that regulators are approaching the industry is unique and can at times seem unnecessarily adversarial. For those with prior experience in nascent industries, it bears remarkable similarities to how other technologies have seen regulations imposed on them. Five years

On August 30, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection offers a taste of the action.

Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. Today, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection will be released on August 30th and will be released on PlayStation 5, PlayStation®Xbox Series One, 4, Xbox Series X |S, Steam® and Nintendo Switch™. In collaboration with Nickelodeon, thirteen awesome games from KONAMI's entire archive of old TMNT 8-bit and 16-bit arcade titles, arcade and Japanese versions* will bring Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo to life on console and PC at a suggested retail price of £39.99 / €39.99. Physical copies are still available for pre-order at