The Finseta Blog

The Commission of the European Union declared over the weekend that Croatia has formally met all the convergence criteria required to adopt the Euro. This means that the country in the eyes of the Commission the country has: 1) Low inflation rates, 2) No excessive government deficit3) Existing currency pegged to the Euro for two […]

In honour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations this week, we thought we’d take a look at which other countries (besides the UK) feature portraits of Her Majesty the Queen on their currency, both coins and banknotes. To begin with let’s remind ourselves of the countries where the Queen is the Head of State. Besides […]

If you get a sense of deja-vous when reading this, don’t worry, you’re not the only one. Once again this week has been dominated by parties in Downing Street, energy bills and the cost of living crisis affecting the UK (and the rest of the world.) The week started with the big news that Australia […]

On Saturday, Australians went to the polls and for the first time 10 years changed their Government. On Sunday then PM and Liberal Party leader Scott Morrison acknowledged defeat and on Monday the Labor leader Anthony Albanese was sworn into office as Australia’s new Prime Minister. He pretty much straight away flew to Japan (pictured […]

This week is all about Inflation, Inflation, Inflation! On Wednesday the ONS released its latest CPI figures showing that UK inflation was now at 9%. This is the highest rate in 40 years and is alarming for the Bank of England, who are committed to keeping the rate at just 2%. The UK Government is […]

A report used around the world When companies are looking to expand abroad, there are a number of factors that go into choosing a new market. Is the demand there for the product? Does the market have a sufficiently trained workforce? Will it be cost-effective to produce/deliver locally? One of the biggest questions is often […]