Search Results for: OSC
Fighting tax evasion: EU and Liechtenstein sign new tax transparency agreement
October 29th, 2015
Today the EU and Liechtenstein signed a new tax transparency agreement, marking another important step forward in the fight against tax evasion. Under the new agreement, Liechtenstein and EU Member States will automatically exchange information on the financial accounts ...
Putin Tests English Debt Law as Ukraine Feud Heads to London
October 29th, 2015
Dispute challenges IMF rules on lending to nations in arrears Court case would be `fabulous’ to watch, debt scholar says Russia and Ukraine are about to test the boundaries of sovereign-debt litigation in a dispute that could have far-reaching ...
Why We’re Ungovernable, Part 11: Portugal Stages A Coup
October 26th, 2015
Wow. Portugal just did something extraordinary. In its most recent election, parties of the left — anti-austerity, anti-business, mistrustful of the euro and other extra-national institutions — gained a parliamentary majority, which gives them the right to form a ...
Foreign Investors Complain About Russia’s Unpredictable Laws
October 21st, 2015
Unpredictable lawmaking is undermining Russia‘s ability to attract foreign investors, the Foreign Investment Advisory Council (FIAC) — a group of the biggest foreign companies working in Russia — told Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Monday. A report by financial services ...
Ukraine Readies for Russia Court Battle After Debt Vote Passes
October 19th, 2015
Holders of all but one bond vote in favor of restructuring Second vote on bond held by Russia scheduled for Oct. 29 Ukraine said it is ready to go to court over a bond owed to Russia after the ...
Oil Market Showdown: Can Russia Outlast The Saudis?
October 19th, 2015
“Two men enter, one man leaves, two men enter, one man leaves, two men enter…” Oil consuming countries will celebrate the first anniversary of the Saudi decision to let market forces determine prices. This decision set crude prices on ...
$50 Oil for 15 Years Isn’t What Scares Bank of Russia Governor
October 15th, 2015
Slow pace of economic overhaul is bigger worry for Nabiullina Russia remains hamstrung by corruption, weak institutions Fifteen years of oil at $50 a barrel isn’t the worst nightmare for Russian central bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina. “What worries me ...
What OPEC’s New Romance with Russia Means for Oil Prices
October 12th, 2015
For years, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has courted Russia, though without much success. It’s easy to see why the attraction is there; the world’s largest country has huge oil reserves and the geopolitical clout to ...
Russian companies are preparing to withdraw from London Stock Market
October 12th, 2015
Eurasia Drilling, Uralkali, Polyus mull value of foreign stock More may seek to delist as share values slide: BCS’s Chuyko Russian expansionism is going into reverse, at least on the London stock market. Three of Russia’s major commodity-related companies ...
Boerse Stuttgart Launches New Exchange System, Xitaro, Powered by Nasdaq
October 8th, 2015
Nasdaq’s Genium INET is Now Powering Germany’s Leading Exchange for Retail Investors Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Boerse Stuttgart have officially announced that Boerse Stuttgart, Germany’s leading exchange for retail investors, has gone live on Genium INET. The system named Xitaro will be used ...
