#China gears up for world’s largest online shopping festival

#China gears up for world’s largest online shopping festival

“#China gears up for world’s largest online shopping festival” HONG KONG — Chinese consumers are expected to spend tens of billions on everything from fresh food to luxury goods during this year’s Singles’ Day online shopping festival, as the country recovers from the pandemic. The shopping festival, which is the world’s largest and falls on…

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# Russia’s central bank says the pandemic has accelerated regulators’ interest in CBDCs

# Russia’s central bank says the pandemic has accelerated regulators’ interest in CBDCs

“# Russia’s central bank says the pandemic has accelerated regulators’ interest in CBDCs ” The COVID-19 pandemic has served both as an x-ray onto existing vulnerabilities in the global financial system, and as an accelerator for destabilizing tendencies, including higher sovereign and consumer debt in emerging markets. At an online meeting of the Central Bank…

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#TikTok owner reportedly eyes fundraising valuing it at 0B

#TikTok owner reportedly eyes fundraising valuing it at $180B

“#TikTok owner reportedly eyes fundraising valuing it at $180B” TikTok-owner ByteDance is in early talks to raise a new round of financing that will value it at $180 billion after the investment, according to two people familiar with the matter. The company is discussing the round with existing investors including Sequoia Capital and General Atlantic…

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# WTO blockchain report says customs remains ‘weak link’ of trade digitalization

# WTO blockchain report says customs remains ‘weak link’ of trade digitalization

“# WTO blockchain report says customs remains ‘weak link’ of trade digitalization ” The World Trade Organization and Trade Finance Global have published their latest taxonomy of blockchain projects in international trade, arranged into what they present as a “periodic table” for the industry. The original rendition of the periodic table was published in winter…

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