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Greek PM Tsipras faces Merkel amid race to detail reforms
March 23rd, 2015
As government officials scramble to draft a list of detailed reforms in line with demands by the country’s international creditors, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due in Berlin on Monday for crucial talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel ...
Bitcoins – Money Without Physical Form
March 20th, 2015
Bitcoins and other virtual currencies have grown into a global phenomenon. Some see the beginning of a new era, others see the potential for a major crash. In just five years, the new bitcoin currency has grown from a ...
Lloyds sells 50% of TSB to Spain’s Sabadell bank
March 20th, 2015
Catalan bank buying TSB for £1.7bn is one of few banks to emerge stronger from financial crisis in Spain TSB has agreed a £1.7bn takeover by Spain’s Banco de Sabadell, with Lloyds Banking Group selling its 50% stake in the UK ...
European Commission unveils draft legislation to tackle corporate tax avoidance
March 19th, 2015
The European Commission today presented a package of tax transparency measures as part of its ambitious agenda to tackle corporate tax avoidance and harmful tax competition in the EU. A key element of this Tax Transparency Package is a proposal to ...
Predicting the Future With Russia’s Economic Nostradamus, Mikhail Dmitriyev
March 19th, 2015
Mikhail Dmitriyev, president of the New Economic Growth consultancy, is often described as “Russia’s top brain.” He studied in Leningrad in the ’80s and took part in economics discussion clubs with the people who transformed Russia into a market economy, including Anatoly Chubais, the architect of Russia’s privatization ...
VAT is changing, but do businesses know how to react?
March 18th, 2015
The start of 2015 brought changes to the way value added tax (VAT) is calculated for direct-to-consumer sales of electronically supplied services. While the changes have been in effect for nearly three months, many small UK businesses remain unaware ...
Commodities: Gold sinks ahead of Fed meeting
March 18th, 2015
Gold prices receded to a four-year low ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting as investors buckled under expectations the policy-making committee will prepare markets with a hike in interest rates. Gold futures for April delivery fell 0.4% to $1,148.20 ...
Israel election: Netanyahu claims victory as his party takes lead
March 18th, 2015
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared headed for another term as preliminary numbers Wednesday showed his party in the lead. With nearly all votes counted, Netanyahu’s Likud party has at least 29 seats in the 120 seat Knesset, according ...
Citigroup, Barclays Close to Settling Forex Lawsuit With Private Investors
March 18th, 2015
Citigroup Inc. and Barclays PLC are expected to pay as much as $800 million combined to settle a lawsuit with investors who say the banks manipulated foreign-exchange rates, according to people close to the situation. The expected settlements would ...
Asia stocks advance before Fed, dollar treads water
March 18th, 2015
Asian stocks shook off a slow start and rose on Wednesday, led by China shares, while the dollar marked time as markets waited for the Federal Reserve‘s policy statement for clues to when U.S. interest rates will rise. Following Asia’s lead, ...
