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Total confusion about a Greek deal
July 12th, 2015
EU Council president Donald Tusk announced this morning that the planned EU summit is cancelled and that a separate euro zone summit meeting will start at 1400 GMT (1600 local time). Tusk said the eurozone summit would last until we ...
Saxo Bank receives two reprimands by Finanstilsynet (the Danish FSA) in relation to its handling of the CHF incident on 15 January 2015
July 10th, 2015
The Danish FSA has reviewed Saxo Bank A/S handling of the CHF incident and finds no reason to criticise the Bank except for two specific issues. The Danish FSA concludes that the method applied by Saxo Bank contributes to ...
George Osborne pledges lowest corporation tax in G20 but new bank tax hits UK small lenders
July 9th, 2015
Chancellor pledges lowest corporation tax in the G20 – but casts punitive net over the UK’s small lenders Chancellor George Osborne ushered in a new tax regime for British banks yesterday, dialling down the controversial bank levy while introducing a new ...
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 ...
Greek banks could run out of cash in next two days
July 8th, 2015
Greek banks could start to run out of cash over the next two days if creditors do not agree to a new aid deal, two sources familiar with the country’s financial system said on Tuesday. With withdrawals from cash ...
Greece Votes NO – Let The Chaos Begin…
July 6th, 2015
The result of the referendum in Greece is a great victory for freedom, but it is also threatens to unleash unprecedented economic chaos all across Europe. With almost all of the votes counted, it is being reported that approximately ...
What If You Had An Italian Bank Account? Or A Portuguese Bond?
July 3rd, 2015
Though it might yet drag on for weeks, months or even years, Greece’s drama can end in one of only two ways: Continued austerity which consigns its most vulnerable 50% to an endless “capital D” Depression, or some form ...
Why CySec did not report details of the imposed sanctions to Safecap Investments Ltd?
July 3rd, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) announced imposition of Administrative fine to the Cypriot Investment Firm, Safecap Investments Ltd, but in contrast to its usual practice to provide details of the violations with reference to the specific articles ...
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 ...
Greek meltdown has UAE tour operators scrambling for holiday alternatives
July 2nd, 2015
As the Greek debt crisis drags on, scaring away potential visitors, tour operators in the UAE are looking at alternative destinations for the summer. The Mediterranean nation is technically in arrears after having missed its €1.6 billion (Dh6.52bn) payment ...