Americans are paying record amounts to use ATMs from “other banks”

US residents who withdraw cash from third-party ATMs pay an average of $2.9 in fees per transaction. These data are published in Bankrate's annual report. This year the average commission increased by 2 cents. At the same time, analysts surveyed by the publication add -...

"Oh, this wedding sang and danced": how much does it cost to get married in the USA

Summer is the traditional time for weddings in the United States. It is from June to September that people most often get married in America, and June is considered the most popular month for a wedding. ForumDaily found out how much money you will have to spend on the celebration and whether you can save money on organizing the holiday. A holiday romance,…

The "Putin's daughter" fund spent 6 million dollars in 2015 year

Expenses of the National Intellectual Development Foundation, owned by Katerina Tikhonova, whom the media call “Vladimir Putin’s daughter,” in 2015 amounted to almost 411,5 million rubles (about $6 million). Despite the economic crisis in Russia, this amount is almost one and a half times more than...

Congress passed a trillion dollar budget

During the meeting, the Senate of the US Congress adopted the draft federal budget for the 2016 fiscal year, which also includes a provision that lifts the oil embargo that has been in force for 40 years. 65 senators voted for this decision, 33 members of the House were against. The total budget is ...

Obama approved the supply of arms to Ukraine and not only

US President Barack Obama has signed the FY2016 defense budget. Among other things, it contains a clause on the possibility of supplying lethal weapons to Ukraine. The bill provides for spending on military needs totaling $ 612 billion. It is supposed to reserve for military aid to Ukraine ...

75% of all US military aid goes to two countries. Infographics

According to the new official US government report on assistance to foreign states (US State Government 2013-2015 Foreign Assistance), about $ 5,9 billion was spent in 2014 on military funding for other countries alone. This amount is equivalent to 17 percent of the $ 35 billion of all ...

The US budget provided 300 million for military assistance to Ukraine

The US Senate approved a revised draft budget for US defense needs, which includes, among other things, the allocation of $ 300 million in military aid to Ukraine. The Senate decision was made following the approval of the document last week in the House of Representatives. Project…

France has frozen millions of euros stolen from the Russian budget

The French authorities, in the course of investigating a fraudulent scheme allegedly uncovered by Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, froze millions of euros in bank accounts. In addition, according to news agencies, a woman with Russian and French citizenship was detained on suspicion of involvement in a fraudulent scheme. Specific banks ...

US senators plan to provide military assistance to Ukraine in $ 300 million

The Senate Armed Services Committee of the US Congress approved on Thursday the draft new US defense budget for fiscal 2016, which begins in the country on October 1. It provides for the allocation of military aid to Ukraine in the amount of $ 300 million. The draft defense budget, which ...

Kazakhstan cuts budget spending and lowers GDP growth forecast

Expenses associated with the maintenance of government bodies and subordinate organizations will be optimized by 9% or 103 billion tenge, Finance Minister Bakhyt Sultanov said during the consideration of the law “On Amendments to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On the Republican Budget for 2015-2017”. Most…

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