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At the annual general meeting on June 29, Gazprom shareholders voted against paying dividends for the 2025 fiscal year. The most recent dividend payments by Russia’s largest gas company—in which the state controls a total of more than 50% of the shares—were made in the first half of 2022.
The Moldova Green Finance and Investment Forum brought together officials, experts, and international partners in Chisinau. The event’s goal is to accelerate the country’s transition to a green, efficient economy that meets European Union standards.
The Bank for International Settlements has declared that stablecoins are unsuitable for use as money
Current “stablecoins” do not possess the key properties of money, and their continued growth could exacerbate the fragmentation of the financial system and increase risks for countries with weaker currencies. This is stated in the annual report of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
Elon Musk, the world’s first trillionaire, celebrates his birthday on June 28. In 2026, he will turn 55. Born in Pretoria, South Africa, he has been interested in computers and entrepreneurship since childhood: at age 12, he created a video game and sold it to a computer magazine. Musk later moved from South Africa, became a Canadian citizen, and went on to build a career in the United States. On June 12, Forbes declared him a trillionaire with a previously unimaginable fortune of $1 trillion.
For the first time in Ukraine, seized virtual assets have been transferred to the government for management. More than 8.3 million USDT has been deposited into the crypto wallet of the National Agency for Asset Tracing and Management (ARMA).
The largest cryptocurrency exchange was unable to obtain a license in any of the EU countries where it applied, but it will keep trying.
Stocks of companies involved in artificial intelligence infrastructure led global markets in the first half of 2026. Meanwhile, gold and Bitcoin posted significant declines, according to a report by the British investment firm AJ Bell.
Swedish retailer H&M ended the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 with earnings below analysts’ forecasts. Weak sales and supply chain disruptions prevented the company from meeting expectations, despite improved profitability.
An unusual situation has emerged in the digital asset market: stablecoins pegged to the Turkish lira have surpassed euro-denominated tokens in terms of transaction volume. According to Zodia Markets, a subsidiary of Standard Chartered, the volume of on-chain transfers in lira reached $3.4 billion in 2025.
The European currency is rapidly losing value, having given up all the gains it made in the spring. Against the backdrop of a strengthening dollar, the euro could fall to $1.10. Investors are becoming increasingly convinced that falling oil prices and clear signs of a slowdown in the Old World’s economy are reducing the likelihood of another tightening of the European Central Bank’s monetary policy.
ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns the social media platform TikTok, is in preliminary talks with international banks to secure a loan of approximately $20 billion.
The price of the leading cryptocurrency has fallen by 20% since the beginning of summer.
Germany has decided to abandon the construction of warships that were to be the largest since World War II. As a result, shares of European defense companies have fallen: investors are assessing the risk that increased defense spending will not lead to higher revenues for manufacturers.
Gold fell below $4,000 per ounce for the first time since last November, while silver broke through the $60 mark. Precious metals came under pressure from a strengthening dollar and growing expectations of a tighter monetary policy by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
The Italian fashion house Valentino will receive additional financial support from its shareholders after the company ended 2025 with an operating loss and an increase in its debt burden.
While shopping malls are losing customers, investors across Europe are betting on a simpler format—retail parks on the outskirts of cities. Of the 34 billion euros invested in European retail in 2025, retail parks accounted for 41% of the total. By comparison, shopping streets attracted 34%, while shopping malls accounted for just 25%.
On Wednesday, the U.S. dollar continued to strengthen, reaching a new 13-month high against a basket of major currencies. Investors sought shelter from the sharp decline in tech stocks and braced for a possible interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve (Fed).
The Ukrainian biopharmaceutical company Biopharma plans to launch a plant in Arad, Romania, in late 2027, with an initial investment of 85 million euros.
Exchange-traded funds, which are considered a traditional indicator of institutional interest in Bitcoin, have recorded record capital outflows since their launch more than two years ago.
The dollar remained stable on Monday thanks to investors’ optimistic expectations regarding a deal between the U.S. and Iran, while the pound was caught in the political crossfire and fell sharply following the resignation of Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
