Lebanon Financial News

25.05 / 13:05

Waves ICE Continental Corning Export Curbs Spread Globally, Adding to Food-Inflation Pressures

Countries around the world have enacted a wave of export curbs on food since the start of the Ukraine war, a trend that economists say risks aggravating shortages and global food-price inflation.

25.04 / 22:47

Binance Progressive Platform Kraken Frontier Kraken crosses new frontier after Abu Dhabi GM grants crypto trading license

Kraken, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has been granted a crypto-trading license by the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). This is a major development for Kraken as the UAE is one of the most important financial centers in the world.

25.04 / 08:03

UPS Platform Kraken Bitcoin Crypto exchange Kraken is set to launch in UAE as regional competition heats up

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is expanding into the Middle East and will open its regional headquarters in Abu Dhabi after receiving a full license to operate a regulated trading platform in the UAE.

22.03 / 18:19

COST UPS Fighting Ukraine War’s Spillover Swamps Poor Countries Still Reeling From Covid-19

Over the past 120 years, a Beirut bakery has survived civil war, Lebanon’s financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic. Fighting in Ukraine, disrupting food and energy supplies world-wide, may soon put it out of business.

04.03 / 17:38

Blockchain NFT Google Internet Google Trends data reveals that no one cared about metaverse or NFTs in 2022

While the worldwide search interest for the keywords “metaverse” and “NFT” boomed in the last quarter of 2021, Google Trends data shows that the hype may have passed since February 2022.

23.02 / 16:07

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UAE and Singapore are turning into crypto hubs as many exchanges are moving base

15.02 / 13:03

cryptocurrency Adoption Bitcoin Canada Joins Lebanon and Turkey in 'Bitcoin's Marketing Team'

The Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Canada has claimed that banks in the country could be asked to immediately freeze or suspend the bank accounts of individuals in the country, as the “truck drivers’ protest” over Canadian COVID-19 restrictions continues.

08.02 / 22:35

Waves Australian Australian Company to Build EV Charging-Station Factory in Tennessee

WASHINGTON—Australia’s Tritium DCFC Ltd. is planning to break ground this year on a Tennessee factory to build electric-vehicle charging stations, a development touted by the White House on Tuesday as part of a wave of new private-sector spending spurred by President Biden’s infrastructure policy.

03.02 / 23:14

COST UPS Provident Going abroad? Your destination may require travel insurance

Are you planning a trip abroad? You may need to buy travel insurance to visit your destination country.

02.02 / 11:51

cryptocurrency Adoption economics Bitcoin Another Case for Bitcoin as Lebanon Reportedly Targets Depositors’ Fiat

Lebanon allegedly plans to forcibly convert foreign currency holdings to its floundering pound (LBP), once again building a case for Bitcoin (BTC).

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