Search Results for: European Union
Google rejects EU’s antitrust complaints citing benefits to consumers and advertisers
August 28th, 2015
Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) has rejected the European Union’s antitrust complaints against it, saying the case is “wrong as a matter of fact, law and economics”. The company’s comments came in its lengthy reply to the EU, which accused the internet ...
Greek Senior Bank Bonds Fall on Dijsselbloem Bail-In Comment
August 17th, 2015
Senior bonds of Greek banks tumbled after Euro-area finance ministers protected depositors from any losses in the nation’s 86 billion-euro ($96 billion) bailout. Eurogroup President and Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Friday depositors will be shielded from ...
Romania and Bulgaria among EU states to record industrial production growth in June
August 13th, 2015
The industrial production in the European Union (EU 28) fell by 0.2 percent in June compared to May and went down 0.4 percent in the Euro Area, while Romania ranked 7th in the European bloc by the increased industrial ...
Greece: Deal to go to Parliament after creditors’ approval
August 12th, 2015
After securing an agreement with representatives of Greece’s international creditors on Tuesday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras must now consider how to push the deal through Parliament as efficiently as possible amid opposition at home and abroad. The deal ...
PBOC sharply cuts yuan against US dollar after weak data
August 11th, 2015
The People’s Bank of China allowed the yuan to depreciate almost 2 percent against the U.S. dollar to levels last seen three years ago, sending a shock through currency markets. In a statement, the Chinese central bank said that ...
Greece hopes to conclude bailout talks by Aug. 11
August 10th, 2015
Greece hopes to conclude negotiations with international creditors by early Tuesday at the latest, a Greek official said as talks continued in Athens on a new multi-billion euro bailout designed to keep the country from financial ruin. Greece’s finance ...
Greece: Greek bank stocks soar – Greece makes loan interest payment to IMF
August 7th, 2015
What you should know for Greece today: Bank stocks led a much-needed Greek bourse rebound on Thursday, making up some of the ground lost in the first three sessions since the market reopened. However, traders viewed the recovery more ...
Dukascopy Bank acquires 100% of Alpari Japan K.K. and enters the Japanese market
August 6th, 2015
Dukascopy Bank has issued a press release to announce that the company confirms closing of taking over the Japanese Type-1 licensed broker Alpari Japan K.K. Alpari Japan K.K. will be renamed Dukascopy Japan K.K. shortly and will offer forex trading ...
Italy Eyes 24 Percent Corporate Tax Rate
July 31st, 2015
During his speech to the Ambassadors’ Conference at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 27, Premier Matteo Renzi disclosed that one of his objectives is to reduce Italy’s headline corporate tax rate to 24 percent in 2017, ...
Drachma revolt adds unease to Greece’s awkward alliance
July 30th, 2015
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ power-sharing acrobatics look harder to perform by the day. Opposition parties are propping up his left-wing government long enough to negotiate a new bailout and keep the country in the eurozone, while senior members of ...
