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Presentation of the ECB Annual Report 2015 to the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament
April 8th, 2016
Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President of the ECB presented the ECB’s 2015 Annual Report. Below is the presentation as it was published: Mr Chairman, Honourable Members of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Ladies and gentlemen, I am honoured to ...
Eurozone economic activity ticks up after sharp fall: survey
April 6th, 2016
Eurozone private sector business activity ticked up in March after a sharp fall in February, a closely watched survey showed Tuesday, but the outlook remains clouded. Data monitoring company Markit said its March Composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) inched ...
MasterCard Digital Enablement Service Propels Growth of Secure Digital Transactions across Europe with More than 60 Projects Underway
April 6th, 2016
The adoption of digital payments continues to grow worldwide with MasterCard predicting that by 2020, 38 percent of payments made throughout Europe will be digital. This shift in consumer behavior will be powered safely and securely by the MasterCard Digital ...
Saxo Payments launches industry white paper at Money2020 Europe
April 5th, 2016
Saxo Payments, the global transactions services provider has today launched a white paper revealing the results of exclusive research into the cross border payments industry. Those surveyed included issuers, acquirers and PSPs as well as merchants, for a rounded view of ...
Greece’s Euro Future May Be Back in Play If Rescue Talks Drag On
April 4th, 2016
Creditors resume talks in Athens on bailout program review Pensions, tax policy remain obstacles, EU officials say Greece could again face the threat of being pushed into default and out of the euro if its current bailout review drags ...
Central Europe’s manufacturers maintain momentum despite German slowdown
April 1st, 2016
Central European manufacturing continued to grow in March as a jump in Polish factory activity managed to offset slower growth from Germany, the region’s main trade partner. The former communist countries of the European Union’s eastern wing rely on ...
A Brexit will have a negative impact on the British, European and world economies
March 31st, 2016
Brexit will hurt world economy: US Treasury chief If Britain exits the European Union it will have a negative impact on the British, European and world economies, US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew warned Tuesday. Britons are set to vote ...
Euronext completes Interbolsa migration to Pan-European securities settlement platform TARGET2-Securities
March 31st, 2016
Euronext announces that the Portuguese Central Securities Depository Interbolsa, a subsidiary of Euronext Lisbon, has successfully completed the migration to TARGET2-Securities (T2S), one of the largest infrastructure projects launched by the European Central Bank – Eurosystem so far, which ...
While global response to BEPS is cautious, Europe is increasingly leading the drive toward implementation
March 29th, 2016
Despite recent moves to formalize global tax reform, many jurisdictions are in fact reducing corporate income tax burden and rates While Europe leads BEPS implementation, most jurisdictions are yet to respond 69% cite new transparency requirements as key implementation ...
How was the business activity in Eurozone the first three months of 2016
March 24th, 2016
Euro zone businesses end first quarter on brighter note March flash euro zone composite PMI 53.7 * Composite PMI above all forecasts in Reuters poll * Firms cut prices again this month * German surveys show sentiment improved in ...
