Practically everywhere in Europe there are some restrictions on cash payments. The few continental states where they have not been introduced remain (besides Germany) Austria, Slovenia, Lithuania…
Germany was agitated by the government's plans to introduce, following the example of other European countries, a limit on cash payments of 5,000 euros. Germans defend their right to pay with 'real…
Europe has been flooded with counterfeit money: in Germany alone, the number of counterfeit banknotes withdrawn from circulation increased by 51 percent in just one year. Last year, counterfeiters…
Danes are gradually saying goodbye to cash: according to Deutsche Welle, cashless payment is becoming increasingly popular in Denmark. Danes pay with credit cards not only for large purchases, but…
As of early January 2012, residents of various countries around the world held German marks totaling almost 13.8 billion! As 'Russkaya Germaniya' writes, four years later this amount has decreased…
Unfortunately, the labor market is structured in such a way that many people today work unofficially. This is often due to the fact that the "white" salary is very different from the salary in…
Forex has been a major source of income for many investors for decades. Moreover, to generate income, it is not at all necessary to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in stocks, currency, or…
Migrant remittances have become a significant economic factor in their home countries. The total amount of transfers is three times the volume of funds allocated through official international aid to…
Successful business, profit and fame are very unpredictable things. Today they are on our side, and tomorrow they are no longer with us. There are brands in the world that remain in demand and…
The largest Swiss banks UBS and Credit Suisse have begun mass closure of accounts of Russian clients whose assets are less than 5 million dollars. This is reported by Forbes.ru citing its sources in…
An offshore is a free, or partially free, economic zone that allows optimizing tax costs and reducing company expenses. Offshore operations interest entrepreneurs for two reasons: they have a high…