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Grupo Ficohsa acquires Banco Citibank de Nicaragua and Cititarjetas de Nicaragua
March 26th, 2015
The acquisition encompasses all of Citi’s business in Nicaragua: commercial loans, personal loans, deposits and credit cards. The transaction is pending authorization from regulatory bodies. During the process, Citi will continue its operations as it has to date. This acquisition ...
Speech by Mario Draghi, President of the ECB at SZ Finance Day 2015
March 17th, 2015
Summary Europe needs to accelerate on its way to economic and institutional convergence. Due to falling oil prices, accommodative monetary policy and successful structural reforms, we can be optimistic about the economic outlook. The nascent recovery should be used ...
Mario Draghi: Introductory statement to the press conference in Nicosia
March 5th, 2015
Latest Update, March 06, on March 05 release of President of the ECB Introductory statement. The update is regarding Questions and Answers. You can find the Questions and Answers at the end of the following statement. Mario Draghi, President ...
Yellen Signals Fed’s Patience With Zero Interest Rate Has Limits
February 25th, 2015
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen signaled that the central bank’s patience with holding interest rates near zero has its limits as she began laying the groundwork for a possible increase in borrowing costs later this year. While she made ...
A Greek Drama Draws In the Obama Administration, Again
February 20th, 2015
President Barack Obama and his team may be suffering from Greek financial-crisis déjà vu. In 2010, and again in 2012, Mr. Obama and top officials in his administration worried that Greece’s debt woes could fracture the eurozone, knock down an ...
Fed Tiptoes Into Rate-Hike Debate
February 19th, 2015
Minutes of latest policy meeting show central bankers discussing when and how to raise interest rates from near zero The Federal Reserve’s debate about raising short-term interest rates is heating up. At their Jan. 27-28 policy meeting, officials heard ...
Bank of Indonesia Rate Lowered by 25 bps to 7.50%
February 17th, 2015
On 17th February 2015, the Bank Indonesia Board of Governors decided to lower the BI Rate 25 bps to 7.50%, with the Deposit Facility rate also reduced 25 bps to 5.50% and the Lending Facility rate maintained at 8.00%, effective ...
Ready for Brexit?
February 9th, 2015
ING’s economist James Knightley analysed the potential effects on the UK economy of holding a referendum on exiting the European Union (Brexit). Real risk that the UK leaves the EU The UK’s future relationship with Europe will be a ...
Al Tamimi & Co. to provide Legal Consultancy in Support of the “New Egypt
January 29th, 2015
Al Tamimi & Company is proud to announce a new association with Nour & Taha Law Firm, a key player in the Egyptian legal market. From 1st April 2015 Mohamed Khodeir, a partner at Al Tamimi & Company regionally ...
Jan 22, ECB President Mario Draghi: Introductory statement to the press conference
January 22nd, 2015
“Ladies and gentlemen, the Vice-President and I are very pleased to welcome you to our press conference. Let me wish you all a Happy New Year. I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome Lithuania as the ...
