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Business / News
Comparing Popular Options for Paying Your Remote Employees
Paying remote employees, contractors and freelancers can get complicated, especially when your team spans multiple countries and continents. There’s a lot to navigate. Luckily, there are several platform options to make online payroll processing for remote businesses easier. This guide looks at four popular virtual payment platforms (PayPal, Payoneer, Wise, and Bitwage) and discusses their pros, […]
News / Politics
How America Can Help Re-Shape the Post-Soviet Countries
Why has performance for many been uneven? Observers cite varying reasons. The Baltics were independent states before 1940 and benefit from a tradition of self-rule. The lingering effects of autocratic tsarist rule and communist repression stunt development. Central Asia was backward at independence. Petro wealth brings prosperity. States closer to prosperous Europe benefit. Whatever the impact of these and […]
News / Politics
Kim Is Trying to Manage North Korean Instability
Personal health problems. COVID-19 infections. Food shortages. In light of several potential sources of instability in North Korea, Kim Jong-un appears to be trying to solidify his grip on the country. That’s according to RAND’s Bruce Bennett. It has long been anticipated that a North Korean collapse could occur as a result of a sudden […]