Luca Ventura

4 weeks ago | gfmag.com | Luca Ventura

From the establishment of its earliest banks in the mid-19th century to becoming one of the world’s most advanced financial hubs, Singapore’s banking evolution mirrored the country’s journey from a modest colonial entrepôt for the trade between Asia, Europe, and then the United States to one of the world’s wealthiest and most developed nations. Formerly a British colony, Singapore turned to its banks to power its economic growth and transformation after becoming a sovereign country in 1965.

1 month ago | lesen.de | Garry Disher |Michael Doring Connelly |Luca Ventura |Jørn Lier Horst

*** THE TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH ***'A master storyteller ' - GUARDIAN'A writer at the top of his game... Sanctuary is a superlative chase thriller' - THE TIMES'Disher is the gold standard for rural noir' - CHRIS HAMMERNO ONE CAN RUN FOREVER... Grace is a thief - a good one. But she's always on the move, always looking over her shoulder, always alone. It's not the life she wants.

1 month ago | gfmag.com | Luca Ventura

Panama was the first Latin American country to join in 2017 China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Last month, it also became the first one to leave it. Since its inception in 2013, more than 150 countries have participated in the infrastructure program aimed at increasing Chinese trade, with over 20 in Latin America. After Panama’s withdrawal, a regional domino effect cannot be ruled out.

1 month ago | gfmag.com | Luca Ventura

“Today, history is made,” EU chief Ursula von der Leyen declared during a ceremony held in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, last month: “This is freedom, freedom from threats, freedom from blackmail.”On Feb. 9, the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania officially disconnected from the Russian-controlled Brell power grid. The following day, they successfully connected to the European Union’s electricity network.

1 month ago | gfmag.com | Luca Ventura

Last October, Jens Stoltenberg stepped down as NATO secretary general 10 years after his appointment. He was widely expected to move quickly to a new top international job. But, last month, he returned to Norwegian politics and took on the role of finance minister in the cabinet reshuffle that followed the government’s two-party coalition’s collapse. Now that Stoltenberg is back, the Labour Party is ruling alone for the first time in 25 years and gaining momentum.