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Iranian Oil Goes Back on the Market
November 6th, 2015
After years of sanctions, the country is boosting production and aiming to win customers back from the Saudis and Russians. The fate of the oil market in 2016 depends in large part on a series of oil fields with ...
US Presses Europe to Take Steps to Reduce Greece’s Debt: Investors need confidence
November 5th, 2015
Investors need confidence Greece’s debt is sustainable Servicing obligations are only part of the equation, U.S. says The U.S. is pressing euro-area countries to agree to an overhaul of Greece’s debt to give private-sector investors confidence that the nation’s ...
What Economic Recovery? Quarter of EU Citizens at Poverty Risk
October 29th, 2015
The so-called economic recovery being experienced by a number of EU states has been called into question following new research that found a quarter of all EU citizens, and close to a third of young people, were at risk ...
Plus500 informs on Trading Metrics
October 12th, 2015
Plus500, an online service provider for retail customers to trade CFDs internationally, has a issued an announcement to inform regarding trading metrics for the three months ended 30 September 2015. In the nine months to 30 September 2015, revenue ...
VW Close to Diesel Fix as Sales of Rigged Cars Halted
September 30th, 2015
Sales halted in Spain, Switzerland, Italy and the Netherlands Volkswagen to inform customers soon of plans for repairs Volkswagen AG will start fixing emissions systems that cheated on pollution tests as soon as October, as sales of vehicles with ...
Bad loans haunt Greek banks seeking new start
September 8th, 2015
Turned down for a 10,000 euro ($11,100) loan, George Sarris is one of hundreds of thousands of small business owners shunned by Greek banks. Pointing to the parliament building overlooking his small cafe in Athens’ Syntagma Square, the 35-year-old ...
Europe: When the Macro Overshadows the Micro
August 17th, 2015
Christian Thimann currently works with the French investment bank AXA while also holding an academic position at the Paris School of Economics. However, from 2008 to 2013 he was Director General and Adviser to the President at the European ...
Greece and lenders agree bailout, shares rally
August 11th, 2015
Greece and its international lenders reached an 85 billion euro bailout agreement on Tuesday after nailing down the terms of new loans needed to save the country from financial ruin. The deal, which came after 23 hours of talks ...
Can Turkey compete with France for Iranian market?
August 3rd, 2015
The anticipated removal of sanctions on Iran opens up wide political and economic opportunities for that country’s authorities. A number of European countries are already expressing great interest in Iran’s economy. One of them is France. The visit of ...
Bailout Money Goes to Greece, Only to Flow Out Again
August 3rd, 2015
The Greek businessman was nervous as he carried a suitcase stuffed with cash through security at the Athens airport a few months ago. But the distracted and overworked officials waved him through. A few hours later the man touched ...