ECONOMY

On January 1, the first LNG tanker from the U.S. arrived in Croatia. And the new terminal on the island of Krk began supplying regasified LNG to the country’s gas transportation system. At the same time, Russian gas supplies dropped but began to recover two weeks later. The LNG carrier Tristar Ruby delivered 91 million cubic meters in the form ...

On the evening of January 14 bitcoin rate rose above $ 40 thousand, the highest price of $ 40.1 thousand was recorded on the exchange Coinbase. In the last 24 hours, the cryptocurrency rose by more than 15%, and its market capitalization rose to $ 738 billion. According to Coinmarketcap, the total trading volume of BTC during the last 24 ...

Consumer spending reports are also mixed, according to the U.S. Central Bank The Fed’s analysis of U.S. business conditions found modest economic growth at the start of the year, although some parts of the country are in decline due to a new spike in COVID-19. The Fed report noted that most of the 12 banking districts reported modest growth in ...

The beginning of 2021 proved to be a new landmark moment for the cryptocurrency market. After rapid growth in the last months of last year, bitcoin and its relatives in the digital money world faced a new correction, which once again reminded us of such an inherent quality of cryptocurrencies as high volatility. But unlike at the beginning of 2018, ...

The head of the German Green Party, Annalena Berbock, has called for the closure of a recently established environmental foundation in Germany, which may take part in the completion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung quoted her as saying. Babcock said that the use of the fund, established under the pretext of environmental protection, for ...

The company did not comment on the situation. The company provided environmental consulting services to Russians. Another contractor of Russian Gazprom refused to participate in the completion of the Nord Stream-2 pipeline. The Danish company Ramboll quit the project for fear of being hit by U.S. sanctions, writes Politiken. A spokesman for the company declined to comment. The official website ...

On Jan. 9, the website of China’s State Council published an announcement that China will expand its free trade network around the world. Material on the true meaning of what is happening outside our country is provided by the Catechon Analytical Group. According to Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, China is stepping up efforts to expand its network of free trade ...

Investments in the industrial park amount to more than €61 million. It will be the most modern and environmentally friendly facility of its kind in Europe. The construction of Europe’s largest intermodal railroad combined terminal East-West Gate (EWG) began in the Hungarian city of Fenešlitke, near the border with Ukraine. This is the first facility of its kind to be ...

At the beginning of the year, Russian gas exports to Europe could have beaten the record levels of two years ago. Despite the fact that Gazprom does not use all the contracted transit capacity through Ukraine, the company takes a lot of gas from its reserves in Europe. This is evidenced by the data of European platforms ENTSOG, GIE, and ...

On the eve of the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump, the dollar is rising against world currencies. Its growth was recorded on Monday afternoon, while the euro declined against the dollar to its lowest since December 25 amid rising U.S. government bond yields and lower demand for risky assets. The question of impeachment could be considered by the U.S. ...