So have the fetters been tightened or loosened? Measuring trade barriers is hard because they take many guises: tariffs, ...

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are moving closer to reality across much of the world. Policymakers often present them as faster and more efficient tools for payments and cross-border ...

Ethiopia’s central bank has unveiled its most far-reaching easing of foreign-exchange controls since the July 2024 reform programme, handing commercial banks wider discretion and widening the legal ...

Add Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dalio said CBDCs could give governments unprecedented ability to monitor transactions and enforce policy through the ...

Hedge fund manager Ray Dalio warns that CBDCs will eliminate financial privacy and enable governments to tax, seize funds and cut off political opponents. American billionaire and hedge fund manager ...

Inflation, once the spark for VC’s rise, now fuels its crisis. Today, VCs scramble as the dollar loses its grip — not just from eroded purchasing power, but because money no longer guarantees safety, ...

From March 1, the Bank of Thailand will enforce a 50 million baht daily limit on gold transactions, requiring prior approval for amounts exceeding this threshold. The Bank of Thailand (BOT) is moving ...

Three Chinese suspects were referred to prosecutors for foreign exchange violations. Transfers were disguised as medical and education payments to avoid detection. The laundering occurred between ...

Venezuela’s stock index jumped 124% in five days after U.S. forces removed Nicolas Maduro, exposing how thin and fragile the local market is. Foreign investors rushed to seek exposure, but the market ...

HAVANA TIMES – Farm production in Cuba’s countryside is thinning out and state investment is minimal. However, in bureaucratic offices ideas abound for tightening control over the flow of foreign ...