English version of the article «Греция — буревестник мировой финансовой катастрофы» by VY. Katasonov. The Greek debt crisis is on the radar screen today. It’s a pity that 99% of publications are devoted only to the implications for Greece and eurozone. This issue should be considered in a broader context. …

The history behind the familiar concept of the European “bank holiday” dates back to 1871, when the Bank Holidays Act was passed in the United Kingdom. It established four days each year when banks would be closed. Typically those days fell on major religious holidays. By the end of the …

English version of the article by VY. Katasonov «Печатный станок как последняя надежда Киева«. Yury Lutsenko, an MP and the leader of Bloc of Petro Poroshenko party, reported that the Ukraine’s National Bank started the printing press. Allegedly it went ahead after Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk gave his approval. Few …

…BlackRock (BR) is an international investment company headquartered in New York (USA). At the end of 2013 it had $4.57 trillion in assets under management. By mid-2014, those assets had grown to $4.77 trillion. Some experts believe that BlackRock controls more assets than any of the other Big Four firms.

English version of the article by VY. Katasonov «Джордж Сорос – капиталист катастроф» George Soros is a well-known billionaire. He has recently started to take an active part in Ukrainian affairs. No, Mr. Soros does not play the role of peacekeeper, to the contrary, his activities are aimed at inciting …

English version of the article by VY. Katasonov «Греция: монетизация истории или репарационная война?»  …Greece put the issue of reparations into the fore. Before that media reported that that Germany owes Greece nine billion euros as a compensation for the damage inflicted during the First World War…