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Russia is preparing its response to additional sanctions by the EU, the U.S. but also Japan
April 29th, 2014
The Japanese government followed the lead of the U.S. and the European Union, or EU, Tuesday by imposing additional sanctions against Russia even as Moscow stated that it has prepared a response to the sanctions and is working on ...
UK SMEs are neglected at the critical growth stage, says new report
April 25th, 2014
Old Street Silicon Valley-style business ‘clusters’ vital for growth. Local Enterprise Partnerships not as effective as predecessor, say SMEs Initiatives aimed at helping the UK’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are failing at the critical growth stage of ...
Europe Still Has a Mountain of Debt
April 24th, 2014
There was a time not so long ago when the vast majority of experts agreed that a country could not emerge decisively from a financial crisis unless it solved problems of both “stocks” and “flows” — that is, secured ...
The First National Bank of Facebook
April 23rd, 2014
The company that rebranded the word “friend” may soon take up a more ambitious makeover: the word “bank.” Facebook Inc. is on the verge of winning approval from Ireland’s central bank to allow its users to store and exchange ...
Russia suspended from Europe’s human rights body
April 11th, 2014
Members of the Council of Europe voted on Thursday to suspend Russia from the European human rights watchdog over its annexation of Crimea. Parliamentarians from 47 countries at the Strasbourg-based body voted by 145 to 21, with 22 abstentions, ...
EU Enacts 10-Year Auditor Rotation
April 4th, 2014
The European Parliament today enacted new rules requiring public companies to change auditors after a maximum of 10 years. EU member countries can decide to extend the 10-year auditor rotation period for up to 10 more years if companies ...
Ukraine crisis: NATO suspends cooperation with Moscow
April 2nd, 2014
NATO will suspend “all practical civilian and military cooperation” with Russia because of its annexation of Crimea, saying it has seen no sign that Moscow was withdrawing troops from the Ukrainian border. Foreign ministers from the 28 members of ...
Dashed Ikea Dreams Show Decades Lost to Bribery in Ukraine
March 31st, 2014
Almost half of Ukrainians say they desire Ikea products more than any other global brand, yet the largest home-furnishings retailer hasn’t been able to crack the market in a decade of trying. The reason: it won’t pay a bribe. ...
Italians Join Greeks Selling Bank Stock to Once-Wary Investors
March 27th, 2014
Eight Italian banks are preparing to sell at least 8 billion euros ($11 billion) of stock to shore up their balance sheets, as nations shunned during the sovereign-debt crisis return to favor with investors. Leading the pack is Banca ...
Airbus to supply 70 jets to China, worth more than $10bn
March 27th, 2014
European aviation giant Airbus has signed a deal to supply 70 jets, worth more than $10bn (£6bn), to China’s state-owned purchasing agency. The deal had been on hold because of a row between the EU and outside countries over ...
