VEB Fund and money laundering
1. In the last years of the Soviet Union, foreign currency transfers were carried out centrally by the Foreign Bank of the Soviet Union (Vnešekonombank, from now on VEB Bank) throughout the former USSR. In...
Why Did I Come to the EUCET Conference in Budapest?
I came here to share my experiences of what liberals can achieve. People abroad must understand the urgent situation in Estonia. While many may still think of Estonia as a...
The CEO of Estonia's largest retail chain: Starting next July, the only place in Europe with more expensive food than us will be Denmark.
Good morning, Republic! 🙋
How are things, country folk? Not bad, or what?
How long are we going...
The government, led by Kristen Michal, has been in charge for over four months, with some ministers serving even longer than the previous administration. However, confusion continues to grow in how the state is being managed. We are facing...
This letter has been handed over to President Donald Trump on 24 November 2024
The Honorable Mr. Donald J. Trump, President-Elect of the United States of America
Dear Trump /Vance team, First, I want to congratulate you on your recent electoral...
By Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times (emphasis on ours),
The departure of Gary Gensler, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in January could change the regulatory landscape of U.S. cryptocurrency.
Gensler, a staunch critic of the digital assets industry,...
At an investment and finance conference, one of the speakers was Bill Gates. During the Q&A session, a question was asked that made everyone laugh: Could he (then the richest man in the world) accept his daughter marrying a...
Just when you thought the election of Scott Bessent as secretary of the Treasury Department had tamped down the "tariff tensions" in the market, President-elect Trump reminded everyone responsible for drugs and open borders tonight.
In a statement on his...
Vsevolod Jürgenson argues that the Estonian parliament, known as the Riigikogu, is too large for the country's size and needs. He believes that Estonia has fallen behind economically compared to other European countries despite the government's claims of success...
Migrants and refugees flooding into Europe have presented European leaders and policymakers with their greatest challenge since the debt crisis. The International Organization for Migration calls Europe the most dangerous destination for irregular migration in the world, and the...
