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✨ South Korea is considering the cancellation of a planned 22% tax on cryptocurrencies.

🇷🇺 Glorax has commenced construction on its first project in Omsk.

❗️🇺🇸 Kevin Warsh will be sworn in as the new Chair of the Federal Reserve today at 11:00 ET (18:00 MSK). Former President Trump expects Warsh to take aggressive steps to lower interest rates. For more updates, visit mt in max.

⚠️🌎 Rapidan Energy Group warns that the risk of a global recession could rival that of the financial crisis if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed until the end of summer.

📈 Germany's GDP for the first quarter of 2026 has shown a quarterly increase of 0.3%, aligning with expectations and surpassing the previous figure of 0.2%. Year-on-year, the GDP rose by 0.4%, meeting expectations and remaining steady from the prior year.

📢 MTS has announced dividends for 2025, set at 35 RUB per share. The General Meeting of Shareholders (GOS) will take place on June 23, with the cut-off date scheduled for July 9.

⚠️🇪🇺 The European Union must respond to the surge in inflation, according to EU Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis.

⚠️🇹🇷 The Turkish stock market is hitting a peak today, with the lira also showing strength. mt in max

📢 On May 28, Ozon Pharmaceuticals will hold a meeting to discuss dividends for the first quarter of 2026.

🦠 In the Democratic Republic of Congo, protesters set fire to an Ebola treatment center, as reported by AP.

🇷🇺🇪🇺 The Central Bank of Russia may seek to recover approximately €200 billion from the Belgian depositary Euroclear, where Russian reserves are currently frozen, within a week. Legal experts consulted by "Izvestia" believe that this course of action is imminent. For more details, visit here.

⚠️🇮🇷 Pakistan's Interior Minister held another meeting with Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi to discuss proposals for easing tensions in relations with the United States, according to Tasnim.