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Passport Privilege: Turkish Fraudster’s Route To Honorary Greek Citizenship – Analysis

In September last year, when the mother and younger brother of Greek-Nigerian NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo were granted honorary Greek citizenship in a special ceremony in Athens, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was in attendance. When historian Mark Mazower received the honour in January, Interior Minister Makis Voridis was present, while …

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Crypto Is More In Step With Asia’s Equities, Highlighting Need For Regulation – Analysis

Crypto trading volume, and co-movement with equity markets, has surged in the region. Few parts of the world have embraced crypto assets like Asia, where top adopters include individual and institutional investors from India to Vietnam and Thailand. This raises the important issue of the extent of integration of crypto …

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The US–China ‘Standard-Off’ Over Technology – Analysis

The US–China technology rivalry became overt when a dispute erupted over 5G and Huawei after Washington designated Huawei as an embargoed company on its ‘Entity List’ in May 2019. At the centre of the dispute are standards underpinning the fifth generation of mobile network technology. China is overtaking the United …

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