Search Results for: European Union
Interview with Eurex Clearing AG CEO, Eric Müller
May 3rd, 2017
“We work on delivering attractive and efficient solutions:” Interview with Eurex Clearing AG CEO, Eric Müller The IOMA conference brings together the leaders of the clearing and derivatives industry each year, to debate the themes impacting the sector. As ...
Unemployment rates in the EU regions ranged from 2.1% to 31.3%
May 2nd, 2017
More than 80% of the NUTS 2 regions of the European Union (EU) saw their unemployment rate fall in 2016 compared with 2015, and around 60% recorded a decrease of at least 0.5 percentage points. However, regional unemployment rates ...
Deutsche Bank: 4,000 jobs at risk of being moved out of UK after Brexit
April 27th, 2017
Bank says 2,000 front office people could be moved, with another 2,000 posts to be reviewed depending on new regulations Bank says 2,000 front office people could be moved, with another 2,000 posts to be reviewed depending on new ...
EU citizens: Can you afford to pay your bills? millions of people in enforced inability
April 24th, 2017
Share of severely materially deprived people down to 7.8% in the EU. Around 39 million people in this situation in the EU, according to early estimates for 2016. In 2016, 7.8% of the population or around 39 million people ...
Germany finance chief: The euro will survive French election
April 22nd, 2017
Germany’s finance minister has played down concerns over the impact of the upcoming French election on the euro. The common currency has been on an uncertain path due to the unpredictability of the presidential vote this Sunday, but according ...
Why We’re Ungovernable: Europe Gets Its Doomsday Scenario
April 20th, 2017
The rise of French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has made a lot of people nervous since, among many other things, she’s in favor of leaving the eurozone, which would pretty much end the common currency. But since ...
British PM Theresa May called for a general election: What you need to know
April 19th, 2017
The UK looks set to have a general election on 8 June. Here’s what you need to know. What has happened? The UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that she wants to hold a general election on 8 ...
Where the majority of EU population live? flats or houses
April 13th, 2017
House or flat: where do you live? In 2015, 42% of the EU population lived in flats and 57% in houses. The share of persons living in flats was highest in Spain (66%), Latvia (65%) and Estonia (63%), and ...
The decline and fall of the EU
April 11th, 2017
This article identifies the headwinds faced by the EU in the wake of Brexit. Without the UK, not only does the EU lose much of its importance on the world stage, but the Commission’s budget is left with an ...
Facebook will start paying 18 percent VAT in Russia
April 11th, 2017
Social media giant Facebook has joined the list of IT firms registered with Russia’s Federal Tax Service as a foreign company selling electronic content in Russia. Beginning April 25, the California-based company will start paying 18 percent value added ...
