According to a BoE report, a new digital currency could boost economic output by around three percent “due to reductions in real interest rates, discretionary taxes, and monetary transaction costs.” It could also help maintain financial stability and provide policy makers with more effective tools. Source: RT
Turkey said on Thursday that it would be accepting applications for the construction and operation of a 1,200-MW offshore wind farm—the world’s biggest—by October 23. Source: Oil Price
Chinese oil customers plan to reduce their intake of U.S. crude oil from September onwards to avoid a possible import tariff on American oil in China, due to the uncertain outcome of the current trade tensions, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing Chinese industry sources. Source: Oil Price
Eurozone ministers declared the end of the Greek debt crisis early Friday agreeing debt relief and a big cash payout for Greece, part of a broad bailout exit deal that will close eight years of financial rescues for cash-strapped Athens. Source: France24
