Payment

FILED - 07 February 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, speaks to the media during a press conference. Kuleba, in a post on Twitter, called on EU countries to make a "wise and responsible" choice when it comes to paying Russia for gas in ruble. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Ukraine urges West not to pay for Russian gas in roubles

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/24/22

The Kremlin's move seemed designed to bolster a national currency hit by weeks of sanctions

HANDOUT - 21 March 2022, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Dmitry Artyukhov (not pictured), Governor of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, during their meeting. Photo: -/Kremlin /dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Putin orders 'unfriendly' countries to make gas payments in roubles

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/23/22

Russia will continue to deliver gas as promised, but will no longer accept payments in dollars or euros

HANDOUT - 24 February 2022, Belgium, Brussels: Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson arrives to attend the Special meeting of the European Council on the situation in Ukraine. Photo: Alexandros Michailidis/EU Council/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

Economy & Business

INFLATION

Sweden set to cut fuel tax for car owners amid market turmoil

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/14/22

Additionally, car owners will get a one-off payment of between 1,000 and 1,500 krona while families with kids will see a boost in their living allowance

FILED - Illustration - A bitcoin is pictured on a table. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged El Salvador to abandon Bitcoin as a means of payment. Photo: Ina Fassbender/dpa.

Economy & Business

CRYPTOCURRENCY

IMF urges El Salvador to abandon Bitcoin as a means of payment

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/26/22

About 70% of El Salvador's approximately 6 million residents have no access to traditional financial services. Many depend on remittances from relatives in the United States

A retired tourist couple, sightseeing. Photo: Pixabay.

Work

PENSIONS

What day is the most common to receive the pension payment in Spain?

The Nomad Today 12/20/21

The Spanish Social Security regulations establish that payments have to be made through a bank account

World

RUSSIA

Putin orders one-off payment for pensioners shortly before elections

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/24/21

Later, at a United Russia party conference that evening, Putin also proposed a one-off payment of 15,000 roubles for soldiers and other members of the security forces

Office of the Finnish Social Security Institution (Kela) in Espoo. Photo: © Foreigner.fi.

Finland

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

Kela advances due date to request December unemployment money

The Nomad Today 12/7/20

The social security institution recommends submitting the unemployment situation report to the electronic service as early as the morning of the report submission date, so that it can be processed…