Economic News in January 2025

CivMC closes the chapter on its second full year, a year which saw incredible economic developments partly due to widespread peace.

2024 witnessed Monument Bank becoming one of the undeniable staples of the server economy, within which the formation of the genre’s first formal stock market took place this year, with seven companies going public.

The Tool market became crowded, with Raven Raiments and Icenia Industries joining the fray alongside Tusk Armory, these companies have driven prices down whilst also expanding serverwide access to enchanted tools through international outlets in most major cities.

The rise of a gambling frenzy took ahold of many players, with a myriad of companies taking advantage. The collosal Tusk-ran US Election lottery in November saw 10,000 diamonds changing hands, and their regular poker nights ensured that the usual addicts got their fix.

Inroads were made into the map-art making process, decreasing the production cost and reducing the price for consumers - With cities across the server becoming covered in unique and creative arts never seen before, showing the impact that peace can have on economic innovation.

I look forward to keeping you up to date, month on month, with the economic developments of CivMC!

January 2025

In January 2025, CivMC has already set the bar high for the new year, with a plethora of business news and institutional changes. With January being a financial report month, I thought it best to give more of a timeline overlay of the news, and to get our readers up to speed on the current goings on!

Public companies report their Q4 2024 Financial Results

The beginning of 2025 marks the end of another financial quarter, meaning that all public companies got their diamonds counted, properties evaulated and their stock offloaded in preperation for reporting to the public how they ended the year (financially).

1st Jan

VEC Incorporated announces their fourth quarterly results, becoming the first company of the new year to do so. VEC reported 2,447 diamonds in profit, adding to their existing pile of 6,567 diamonds in total equity.

Last traded VEC share price - 150d~

4th Jan

Monument Group announced their financials, their ninth-consecutive quarter to do so. They declared that their revenue and EPS had hit their highest levels ever, at 27,424d and 21.46d respectively.

Monument Group assets skyrocketed to 369,743 diamonds, mostly due to the growth of Monument Bank.

Last traded MG share price - 350d~

14th Jan

Tusk Armory made public their Q4 financial report, in which they revealed their quarterly profit had increased by 373% since Q3 2024. Tusk stated that they had made good on their promise to increase delivery pick-up points, facilitated through a company-built rail network across CivMC.

Last traded Tusk Armory share price - 160d~

15th Jan

Lyrean Rail, a stock which has seen itself spike to 50 diamonds a share, despite having no published prospectus or report previously, finally announced their Q4 financials.

Lyrean Rail reported revenue of 1,386, with a profit of 254 diamonds. LR stated that all profits will be used as dividends, a unique dividend system compared to the other set-amount dividend companies on the PSE.

Last traded Lyrean Rail share price - 50d~

Additionally, Artificial Industries declared their Q4 financial results, just a month after a notice to customers that Artificial Industries would be terminating their Honey and Electronic divisions.

Surprisingly, they declared that their gross profit had increased to nearly 3,000 diamonds, a change from Q3 when they had revealed a loss of over 800d.

Last traded Artificial Industries share price - 90d~

17th Jan

Last, but certainly not least, NordCo reported their earnings for the last quarter of the year. With CEO specificlanguage no longer, CEO VilyanZ boasted that NordCo had achieved over 10,000 liquid diamonds, an impressive milestone for any company.

Last traded NordCo share price - 520d~

General Company News

2nd Jan

VEC Inc went public, initiating an IPO on the Pavian Stock Exchange, being the eighth company to do so. C.E.O. YammyAwesome stated that the company would sell of 6.25% of its shares. The IPO would end up being one of the PSE’s largest, racking in 5,000 diamonds in share sales.

4th Jan

Monument Group Chief Technology Officer, ArtificalDriver, notified the public that the Group is undertaking a comprehensive rebuild of the Banking System, increasing the potential for future changes.

9th Jan

Additionally Monument Group revealed a share-acquisition of fellow public company Pearl Protection Insurance Group, C.E.O BritishWanderer proclaimed that this merger would mark an immediate increase to its quarterly dividend in Q1.

11th Jan

ThereWalker of Raven Raiments, popular tool purveyor, broadcasted a closure of product orders, citing a need for the company to stock up on more XP.

15th Jan

Monument Group C.E.O. BritishWanderer divulged that the company has initiated a ‘Pension Fund’, awarding pension options to diligent employees, who will be paid the monthly proceeds from an MG-ran investment fund.

18th Jan

The Pavian Stock Exchange through Gamer_Time reported that all seven public companies are in compliance, upholding their financial obligations to shareholders.

19th Jan

The Moria Corporation, in a bid to invite confidence back to their stock after a rocky end to 2024, announced that they would pay a 2.5d per share dividend for Q1 2025, their first in six months.

20th Jan

VEC Inc unvieled VEC Exchanges, a Volterran-based pop-up with floating exchanges for gold, iron, emeralds, essence and debris.

23rd Jan

Icenia Industries breached 6,000 diamonds in lifetime sales since records began in August 2024.

Editor’s Picks

18th Jan

Dr Urzork, who has recently become something of a server sensation for his ‘psychological services’, opened a new Wellness centre on Pavia Main Street. This ground level to bedrock multi-level facility includes hot and cold rooms, relaxation chambers and an assortment of surprises and secrets.

19th Jan

Monument Goods played into the gambler’s market, with the announcement of their ‘Bundle Lottery’ where players can gamble their diamonds in return for a bundle containing items of a pre-determined value, the bundles are already proving popular with the many chance-addicted gamblers around CivMC.

24th Jan

Down in Salerno, AMBROSE (RCE), unveiled their ownership share breakdown and governance, allocating shares to institutions and themselves. With a governing document yet to be provided, is this CivMC’s next IPO?

Next Month

Looking ahead to February; A deepdive into Icenia Industries and a round-up of the month’s news.

The cover picture was taken by Cissonius, of a view down Main Street.

The other two pictures, in order, were of Volterra’s Shockton taken by specificlanguage, and a celebratory picture of the Monument Group branch in Pavia’s renovation, taken by BritishWanderer.

BritishWanderer is the Duke of Bedford, the director of the Monument Bank, and a moderator on CivMC and plays in Pavia, and has been playing since some of the very first Civ servers.