... market in the country. Find out what experts think and what the future holds for cannabis legalization in Germany. Legalization of Cannabis in Germany: A Year Later – More Problems Than Solutions In Spring 2024, Germany took an unprecedented step for Europe by partially legalizing cannabis use. A year later, German authorities are forced to acknowledge that the expectations of this reform have not been met. Instead of the promised reduction in drug-related crime and better control over consumption,...

... are pushing startups towards consolidation. In Southeast Asia, for example, the transportation leader Grab has resumed merger talks with Indonesian holding GoTo (combined valuation around $25 billion) to jointly dominate the region. In the U.S. and Europe, tech giants have ramped up acquisition activity for promising projects—Google is buying the cybersecurity cloud startup Wiz for a record $32 billion. This new wave of M&A deals provides venture investors with additional exit opportunities and ...

... and Comparison Globally, the dietary supplement market is experiencing stable growth—an average annual growth rate of about 7% from 2020 to 2024, with the volume exceeding $160 billion (≈12 trillion rubles) in 2023. The leaders remain the USA and Europe, where major corporations (Nestlé, Pfizer, Bayer, Amway, Herbalife, etc.) control over 70% of the market. The Asia-Pacific region is noted for its particularly rapid growth (CAGR ~11%). Compared to them, Russian producers are still small in scale,...

... publication by EIA regarding natural gas inventories could affect global gas prices; typically a decrease leads to price increases beneficially impacting Russian gas exporters like Gazprom. However, increased liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from U.S. to Europe might intensify competition within traditionally important European markets affecting Russia's position amidst rising LNG supply against higher regional gas prices. Macroeconomic Indicators from Eurozone & Germany: Data on Germany’s manufacturing ...

... inflation in the U.S. (core ~3.3% y/y in June) provides the regulator with additional room to maneuver. Expectations for a more dovish Fed are now dominant – investors are convinced that the fight against inflation will soon give way to economic stimulus. Europe: Trade Compromise with the U.S. and Economic Slowdown European stock indices ended the week with moderate gains. The pan-European STOXX 600 rose around 0.5%, recovering from external risk declines. The main news was the agreement between Washington ...