Peter Russell

Russians liquidating crypto in the UAE to seek safe havens

Crypto firms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are being deluged with requests to liquidate billions of dollars of virtual currency as Russians seek a safe haven for their fortunes, company executives and financial sources said.
Some clients are using cryptocurrency to invest in real estate in the UAE, while others want to use firms there to turn their virtual money into hard currency and stash it elsewhere, the sources said.

IMF expects to cut global growth forecast in response to Russia-Ukraine war, managing director says

The International Monetary Fund expects to cut its global growth forecast to account for the economic consequences from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“We still expect the world to be in positive growth territory,” managing director Kristalina Georgieva told CNBC on Thursday.
Her comments come a day after the IMF approved $1.4 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine.

As business travel falls, Airbnb sees opportunity in remote work travel

“The lines between traveling and living are starting to blur together,” Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky told CNBC’s Jim Cramer.
With business travel on a decline, the home rental company sees an opportunity to serve remote workers looking to get away from home and work from anywhere as travel trends change.
“We really are adaptive and resilient to any kind of travel behavior. That’s what we learned last year,” he said.