Kenya has tightened its laws to stop money laundering: why banks are the focus
Constance Gikonyo, University of Nairobi - Kenya’s banking industry has in recent years been in the crosshairs of national, regional and international watchdogs, given the country’s role as a financial hub in eastern...
Using your phone at work can help to balance your home life – new research
Eoin Whelan, University of Galway - You might not think twice about using your phone while you’re at work. Maybe you need to send a quick message to a family member or a...
Severe Vulnerabilities Discovered in Software to Protect Internet Routing
Frankfurt and Darmstadt (ots) - A research team from the National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity ATHENE led by Prof. Dr. Haya Schulmann has uncovered 18 vulnerabilities in crucial software components of Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI). RPKI is an Internet standard meant to protect Internet traffic from being hijacked by hackers. By now, all affected vendors provided patches for their products. The vulnerabilities could have had devastating consequences: Internet hijacks have already been exploited, e.g., for phishing passwords and other sensitive information, tricking certificate authorities into issuing fraudulent Web certificates, stealing cryptocurrency, distributing malware, and poisoning caches of DNS servers. The ATHENE team consisting of Prof. Dr. Haya Schulmann and...
Javier Milei: Argentina’s new president presses ahead with economic ‘shock therapy’ as social unrest grows
Sam Halvorsen, Queen Mary University of London and Sebastián Mauro, Universidad de Buenos Aires - Only weeks into his term, Argentina’s new president, Javier...
Interest rates: if central banks don’t start cutting them soon, it could actually increase inflation
Alan Shipman, The Open University - What next for interest rates? The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is widely expected to leave them unchanged when it meets...
Inflation in the EU will fall faster and economy grow more slowly, new forecast says
The Commission’s new forecast for the EU economy points to lower growth rates than anticipated in 2023. Inflation will also speed up its current downward trend this year. In 2024, growth is now expected to reach 0.9% (from 1.3%) in the EU and 0.8% (from 1.2%) in the euro area. In the meantime, inflation in the EU should fall from 6.3% in 2023...
Matching state pension to the national living wage would help pensioners maintain their dignity
Chris Parry, Cardiff Metropolitan University - A question that is perennially asked by financial experts is: “can the government (in other words, the taxpayer) afford to keep increasing pensions?” But in my view,...
How to battle boredom at work
Casher Belinda, University of Notre Dame - Though neuroscience suggests that boredom can be good for us, we all...
