Myanmar to accept Thai baht for border trade, eyes using rupee

Myanmar will start accepting the Thai baht currency for settling border trade transactions and is also looking at a similar plan to use the Indian rupee for such trade, the ministries of information and investment said on Tuesday.
Japan urges crypto firms to comply with sanctions against Russia

Japanese authorities ordered crypto exchanges on Monday not to process transactions involving crypto assets subject to asset-freeze sanctions against Russia and Belarus over the war in Ukraine.
Binance gets its first Gulf crypto licence in Bahrain

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been given a crypto-asset service provider licence by Bahrain’s central bank, its first such licence in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the company and the bank said on Tuesday.
EXCLUSIVE Petrobras and EIG near deal for Bolivia-Brazil gas pipeline -sources

State-run Brazilian oil company Petrobras is close to reaching an agreement to sell to U.S. private equity firm EIG Energy Partners control of a natural gas pipeline that connects Bolivia and southern Brazil, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Allianz, Swiss Re join other financial firms in turning from Russia

Allianz (ALVG.DE) and Swiss Re (SRENH.S) said on Monday they were cutting back on Russian business as European financial institutions turn their backs on Russia.
Barclays suspends sales of two products linked to oil, volatility

British bank Barclays (BARC.L) said on Monday it had suspended the sales and issuance of two exchange-traded notes (ETNs) with combined assets of about $1 billion – one linked to crude oil and another to a gauge of market volatility – due to capacity constraints, in a move that some investors said could spur big price swings in the products.
Investors in India’s Paytm have no access to payments bank data, CEO says

Investors in India’s Paytm (PAYT.NS) do not have access to customer data of its payments bank, CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma told Reuters in an interview on Monday, seeking to allay concerns over reports of user data being leaked to Chinese firms.
Analysis: Investors see risks spiking, fear market-wide liquidity crunch

Wild swings in asset prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are prompting some investors to pare risk in their portfolios, fearing that the type of volatility seen in commodities in recent weeks could hit other markets.
eCom helps in achieving the UK and Scottish Governments’ Energy Strategy aims

Helping people re-focus their energy-related industry skills – along with up-skilling and re-skilling for the energy industry – are key ways in which the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Learning Solutions is contributing to achieve the aims of the UK’s and the Scottish Government’s Energy Strategies. A member of both Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), […]
EU approves new round of Russia sanctions targeting energy, steel, defence sectors

The European Union formally approved on Tuesday a new barrage of sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, which include bans on investments in the Russian energy sector, luxury goods exports and imports of steel products from Russia.