Public transport vehicles carry an average time loss of 25% due to traffic jams in Brussels, according to a study on the availability of poles of activity conducted by Kevin Lebrun, doctor of geography at the free University of Brussels and researcher at the University of Saint Louis. The analysis, published by Brussels Studies, is based on the observation that the time-loss problems are exacerbated by sustained demographic growth, which increases the demand for transport, and by commuting distances. According to the study, there is room, in internal travel within…
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Financial authority warns against crypto-currency investment attacker
The financial services and markets authority, FSMA, warned Monday against platforms offering cryptocurrency investments, and said it had compiled a list of about 40 platforms suspected of fraud. The FSMA explained that these operators claim to offer the best trading platforms, enabling anyone, from beginners to professionals, to trade in crypto-currencies instantaneously and in all confidence. Some also propose other financial products supported by crypto-currencies such as savings accounts with supposedly guaranteed earnings and management mandates. Consumers who invested in such scams complained that they never recovered the money they…
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