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Greece Enters Its Crack-Up Boom
July 9th, 2015
The Austrian School of economics has a concept called a “crack-up boom” in which a critical mass of people conclude that their government is actively trying to devalue its currency. Consumers respond by front-running the government, spending their paychecks ...
Greece debt crisis: Tsipras appeals for European unity
July 8th, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has called for the European Union to avoid division, as indebted Greece struggles to stay in the euro. In a sometimes stormy debate in the European Parliament, he said: “Let’s not let Europe be ...
Trillion-Dollar Stock Managers See Chaos on Greek ‘No’ Vote
July 6th, 2015
It shouldn’t have gotten this far. That’s the view of equity managers overseeing more than $3.7 trillion, who say the game of chicken between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and creditors threatens lasting damage to a European stock rally ...
Greece tourism unaffected by financial crisis
July 2nd, 2015
Despite Greece’s extreme financial crisis, the country’s lucrative tourism industry appears to be uninterrupted. And that’s good news for Greeks. Tourism brought in around $32.7 billion in 2014, which made up more than 17% of the country’s GDP. The ...
Greece crisis: Eurozone rules out talks until after referendum
July 2nd, 2015
Eurozone finance ministers have ruled out any further talks on a fresh bailout for Greece until the country holds its referendum on Sunday. Greeks will be asked to accept or reject proposals made by creditors last week, with Prime Minister Alexis ...
Asia stocks bounce back but Greece uncertainty still looms
June 30th, 2015
Asian stock markets bounced back Tuesday, recouping some of the previous day’s sharp losses, but investors remained worried the crisis in Greece could spread to other financially weak countries. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.4 percent to 20,189.02 after ...
Access to the Financial Sector: A Global Perspective
June 22nd, 2015
The availability of a bank account is a big help to individuals, and to an economy. For the individual, it provides safety for saving, a channel for receiving and making payments, and the possibility of getting a loan at ...
Citigroup Hires Deutsche Bank’s Hayashi for Japan Markets
June 3rd, 2015
Citigroup Inc., the third-largest U.S. bank by assets, hired Kuniyoshi Hayashi from Deutsche Bank AG to head its Japanese markets and securities division. Hayashi will join Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc. on Aug. 11 as a managing director and ...
Citi Announces Top Innovations from Citi Mobile Challenge in Jerusalem, London, Nairobi, and Warsaw
May 28th, 2015
Global Financial Technology Challenge showcases new FinTech solutions fueling innovation and inclusive finance Today Citi announced the top innovations from the Citi Mobile Challenge in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). This global initiative launched in EMEA in February ...
Breach at IRS Exposes Tax Returns
May 27th, 2015
Thieves used agency’s online services to get information for about 100,000 households The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that identity thieves used one of its online services to obtain prior-year tax return information for about 100,000 U.S. households, a ...