DUBAI / Emirates Business Apla, a technology company that develops blockchain solutions for governments and enterprises, introduced Smart Laws as an answer to transaction fidelity surrounding blockchain technology. Smart Laws allow verifying the existence of any licenses, permits and any other conditions necessary that were not taken into account when writing a smart contract. They provide a mechanism to verify ...

Bloomberg The Bank of England’s latest interest-rate increase has become another battleground in the vitriolic Brexit debate — yet many of the arguments overlook Governor Mark Carney’s reasoning. Despite Carney’s press conference and media interviews, some politicians and economists have been quick to call the move a mistake ahead of Britain’s departure from the European Union, while others said it ...

Bloomberg Argentina’s central bank is said to be discussing a repo loan of as much as $5 billion with foreign banks, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The talks with banks including HSBC Holdings Plc, UBS Group AG and Nomura Holdings Inc. are expected to continue into next week as the central bank considers its options to secure ...