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Puriosa AI Confirms KRW 400 Billion in Domestic Private Investment DemandNational Growth Fund and Korea Development Bank Expected to Invest Around KRW 300 BillionThree to Four Additional Direct Investments Expected After “Rebellions” The National Growth Fund is strongly considering the unlisted artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor company Puriosa AI as its next direct investment target. As the trend of equity investment in innovative startups continues, policy-based financial support for the scaling up of national strategic technology companies is gaining momentum. Lee Jae-myung, the preliminary presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, is entering Puriosa AI in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, with Baek…

Gasunie and Fluxys sign deal to interconnect Dutch and Belgian hydrogen infrastructure Dutch Gasunie subsidiary Hynetwork and its Belgian counterpart Fluxys hydrogen have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) for a cross-border hydrogen connection between the Netherlands and Belgium. Where possible, this connection will be developed using existing natural gas pipelines that have been repurposed for hydrogen transmission. The two companies aim to complete this connection by around 2030. The border point near Zandvliet, between the Dutch province of Zeeland and the Belgian province of Antwerp, is being considered as the first strategic bidirectional node connecting key import and production sites…

The UK Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Lucy Rigby, has announced a package of fintech measures including several that cover tokenization. As reported last week, the government has made a U-turn and now intends to integrate stablecoins into payment regulations alongside a new stablecoin statutory instrument. Chris Woolard, an EY partner, has been appointed as the government’s new Wholesale Digital Markets Champion. Integrating stablecoins with payment regulations is a critical step in providing legal clarity, including settlement finality for institutional use cases. Last week the Financial Conduct Authority announced another crypto-asset consultation, which included stablecoin issuers. The intention is for…

High-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and family offices have always shaped the hospitality business, from pioneers such as Conrad Nicholson Hilton in the US to César Ritz in Europe. However, the largest family offices today targeting hospitality are increasingly morphing away from the patriarchal structures of yesteryear into businesses that resemble their institutional peers, in a bid to future-proof their wealth and pursue long-term profits.  “Family office capital represents an increasingly formidable investor base, with the ability to write cheques across a range of asset classes and geographies, both debt and equity,” says Cody Bradshaw, CEO of L+R Hotels. “The best today…

What Is Imperfect Competition? Imperfect competition is a type of market where companies have some control over prices. This is in contrast to perfect competition, where many sellers don’t influence prices. Common examples include monopolies and oligopolies. Imperfect competition is more common in the real world than perfect competition. This article explains the main ideas, examples, and history behind imperfect competition. Key Takeaways Imperfect competition occurs when market conditions deviate from the ideal of perfect competition.In imperfect competition, companies set their own prices and face barriers to entry and exit.Real-world examples of imperfect competition include monopolies, oligopolies, and monopolistic competition.Perfect…

When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard. Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is already being used across Amazon to reinvent customer experiences. At the 8th Future Investment Initiative conference, Elon Musk predicted that by 2040 there would be at least 10 billion humanoid robots, with each priced between $20,000 and $25,000. Do the math. According to Musk, this technology could be worth $250 trillion by 2040. Put another way, that’s roughly equal to:…

The digital asset market in the United Kingdom is entering a new chapter in 2026, characterized by strict regulation and genuine utility. Moving beyond the hype and speculation of earlier years, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has made crypto-assets a serious part of the national financial system. Today, both seasoned institutional investors and new retail entrants are asking: which utility tokens are worth holding for the long term? Among these, Binance Coin (BNB) remains a popular topic. Below, we break down what makes BNB (and similar tokens) a smart investment in the UK and, importantly, where to buy them safely—including…

A buyer may have spent seven hours looking at this property online. Property buyers spend an average of seven hours viewing an online home listing before eventually deciding to buy, shock new data has revealed. A PropTrack analysis of more than 10 billion consumer data points and more than 1.3 million properties sold between August 2023 and November 2025 on realestate.com.au has yielded groundbreaking new insights into the habits of Aussies searching for properties online. PropTrack’s newly developed AI-powered Buyer Impact Model has connected real buyer behaviour with actual property sales for the first time, mapping and analysing 25 distinctive…

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Rapidly Catching Up with Romania: Latvia’s Macroeconomics is Following a Pessimistic Scenario “The current geopolitical situation in the world, especially the risk of escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, requires close attention to the possibility of a pessimistic scenario. A blockade of oil and gas supplies in the Strait of Hormuz could not only contribute to inflation but, with a prolonged blockade, lead to a decline in supply with subsequent negative effects on growth. There is a risk of experiencing stagflation – low economic growth alongside high inflation.” ## “Balanced” Deficit However, even without external shocks, bright prospects…