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Greece Holds Out, Wins Even Worse Deal
July 14th, 2015
The hostile takeover is almost complete. On Sunday Greece agreed not just to Germany’s original demands, but to even more: “(Bloomberg) – The conditions that Tsipras swallowed comprised a laundry list of unfinished business from Greece’s two previous bailouts ...
Greek debt crisis: Goldman Sachs could be sued for helping hide debts when it joined euro
July 14th, 2015
Exclusive: A leading adviser to debt-riven countries has offered to help Athens recover some of the vast profits made by the investment bank Goldman Sachs faces the prospect of potential legal action from Greece over the complex financial deals ...
Bitcoin surges as Grexit worries mount, posts best run in 18 months
June 17th, 2015
Bitcoin surged by as much as 7 percent on Tuesday and was on track for its longest winning streak in 18 months, as concerns that Greece could tumble out of the euro drove speculators and Greek depositors into the ...
German-Aust tax deal eyes multinationals
June 16th, 2015
The Abbott Government is seeking to “tighten” international tax laws, targeting multinational profit shifting and tax base erosion, after starting bilateral tax negotiations with Germany. Treasurer Joe Hockey and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said today the government was starting ...
26 African countries unite for free trade
June 11th, 2015
African leaders yesterday signed a potentially historic 26-country free-trade pact by creating a common market spanning half the continent from Cairo to Cape Town. The deal on the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) caps five years of negotiations to ...
Japan’s revised Q1 growth blows past expectations
June 8th, 2015
Japan posted stronger-than-expected growth in the first quarter as a pickup in capital spending drove the world’s number three economy, but some economists warn that the recovery could be short-lived. The 1.0% expansion in January-March—or 3.9% on annualised basis—was ...
Britain’s bank tax jump threatens to push HSBC, StanChart to new home
April 20th, 2015
HSBC and Standard Chartered are looking at the viability of quitting London for a new home in Asia because a big jump in a tax on UK banks makes staying in Britain increasingly painful. Several investors told Reuters they ...
UAE signs up as founding member of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
April 6th, 2015
The UAE has joined the China-led US$50 billion Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as a founding member, the government announced on Sunday. The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, which has Dh8bn in capital, will represent the UAE government on ...
Japan’s Solar Power Growth Falters as Utilities Balk
March 4th, 2015
Rice fields, golf courses and even a disused airport runway. All over the southern Japanese region of Kyushu, unexpected places gleam with electricity-producing solar panels. Solar use in Japan has exploded over the last two years as part of an ambitious ...
Greece Asks ECB to Keep Banks Afloat, Tsipras Pitches Deal
February 2nd, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras began the hunt for allies against German demands for austerity as his week-old government appealed to the European Central Bank not to shut off the money tap. Tsipras traveled to Cyprus on Monday before ...
