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Asian shares shrug off losses, Greek woes pressure euro
May 19th, 2015
Asian shares shrugged off early losses on Tuesday, as rallying Chinese shares and Wall Street’s record close offset euro worries over Greece‘s fiscal woes. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was up 0.2 percent. The CSI300 ...
US trade deals with Europe and Asia face setback
May 15th, 2015
Efforts to introduce US trade deals with Europe and Asia have been dealt a blow after a vote in the Senate. Late on Tuesday, senators rejected a bill that would allow the president to speed trade deals through Congress. ...
Dentons wins CEE Law Firm of the Year at Chambers Europe Awards
May 13th, 2015
Dentons has been awarded CEE Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence 2015. The awards took place on the evening of Friday 24 April in Amsterdam. The Chambers Europe awards are particularly significant in the legal services ...
Eurogroup sees progress on Greece but wants more, soon
May 12th, 2015
There were no positive or negative surprises at Monday’s Eurogroup for Greece as eurozone finance ministers confirmed in writing that there had been progress in talks between Athens and its lenders but that intensive work needs to be done ...
FOREX: Dollar strengthens as Greek debt crisis weighs on euro
May 12th, 2015
* Pressure remains on kiwi from rate-cut expectations * Sterling holds most post-election gains after BOE stands pat The dollar firmed against major counterparts on Tuesday, as ongoing anxiety over Greece‘s debt crisis helped push the euro toward a one-week ...
Visa Said in Talks to Buy Visa Europe for Up to $20 Billion
May 11th, 2015
Visa Inc., the world’s largest payments network, is in preliminary talks to buy former subsidiary Visa Europe Ltd. in a deal that may be valued at as much as $20 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said. The ...
Euro slips on Greek woes, rate cut speculation hits kiwi
May 11th, 2015
Euro on defensive as nerves take hold before Eurogroup meeting Dollar/yen steady after jobs data fails to provide spark Kiwi slides to near two-month low on RBNZ rate cut speculation Pound stands tall after election, BOE, fundamentals eyed again ...
Ericsson Sues Apple in Europe Over Phone Patent Royalties
May 8th, 2015
Ericsson AB said it sued Apple Inc. in three countries as it ratcheted up a global licensing battle between the companies. The suits in Germany, the U.K. and the Netherlands add to U.S. filings seeking a patent-licensing agreement for technologies fundamental ...
A Digital Single Market for Europe: EU Commission sets out 16 initiatives to make it happen
May 6th, 2015
The Internet and digital technologies are transforming our world – in every walk of life and in every line of business. Europe must embrace the digital revolution and open up digital opportunities for people and businesses. How? By using ...
Euro area bank interest rate statistics: March 2015
May 6th, 2015
• The composite cost-of-borrowing indicator for new loans to corporations remained unchanged at 2.34% in March 2015. • The composite cost-of-borrowing indicator for new loans to households for house purchase decreased by 8 basis points from the previous month ...
