Ripple and Colombia: a partnership to use the Power of the Blockchain Ripple is partnering with the central bank of Colombia to explore blockchain use cases in the South American country. Banco de la República will work with the Ministry of Information and Communications to pilot monetary projects. The bank aims to improve the country’s payment system using Ripple’s CBDC […]
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PURCHASING POWER: Household consumption in France should fall back due to prices that remain very high In 2022, French growth experienced a remarkable boom with a 2.5% increase. But the year 2023 will not be so good. The French economy is expected to grow by 0.6%, marking a marked slowdown in particular because of prices which will remain high even […]
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The Graph becomes one of the largest Ethereum applications to move to a Tier 2 layer. Ethereum is one of the most widely used blockchains in the world when it comes to supporting decentralised applications. However, its use usually involves paying high fees with relatively slow processing speed. It is due to these many drawbacks that scaling solutions like Arbitrum […]
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MONEY: A drop in withdrawals from cash dispensers has been observed. What are the reasons for this decline? Will they disappear? On the 6th June 2023, Panorabanques published the results of its study on French banking practices and the results raise questions. Indeed, a drop in withdrawals from cash dispensers has been observed. What are the […]
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ORDERS: The online sales platform from Lidl is already accessible but not operational After setting up online sales sites in Belgium, Poland and Spain, Lidl is preparing to launch its online sales platform. It will only be operational from May 23 but is already available in the “buy online” section of the German retailer‘s website. The device will also be […]
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Financing a property is becoming more and more expensive with the rise in the cost of credit. In such proportions that the context of this year 2023 may call into question borrowing projects. In recent times, prospective homebuyers need to exercise caution as interest rates continue to climb steadily. This persistent rise in rates, observed over […]
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SOCIAL SUPPORT: The government wants to condition the payment of the RSA to the achievement of 15 to 20 hours of activities per week Elisabeth Borne will meet, this Tuesday and Wednesday, the leaders of the five main unions at Matignon. They will discuss the reform of the RSA, which plans to condition the payment of […]
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ENCOUNTER: Emmanuel Macron will discuss “the attractiveness of France and its industries” with Elon Musk After the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron made a choice more focused on the economy and innovation. The French president receives the boss of Tesla and Twitter, Elon Musk, this Monday morning at the Élysée on the sidelines of the “Choose France” summit, announced […]
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The fast home shopping delivery company, Getir announced on Tuesday 2nd May 2023 that the Paris Commercial Court had placed it in receivership. Getir France, a subsidiary of Turkish fast home grocery delivery player Getir and owner of Frichti and Gorillas, has been placed in receivership by the Paris Commercial Court, the company announced on Tuesday 2nd […]
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FORECASTS: Last December, this same bank predicted that Bitcoin would fall to $5,000 in the year 2023. In a note released on Monday, British bank Standard Chartered estimated that Bitcoin could be valued at $100,000 by the end of 2024, Reuters reports. On Wednesday, the famous cryptocurrency was valued at $28,000. In mid-April, the value of bitcoin had exceeded $ 30,000, which corresponds […]
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