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Reserve Bank warns banks against making “mockery” of its lending operations
February 20th, 2015
The Reserve Bank of India is getting tougher on extending unlimited credit to the country’s banks to try to ensure they push interest rate cuts through the financial system and to stop them from making what one official called a “mockery” of its ...
Internal and External Risks to the Cyprus Economy
February 20th, 2015
Despite the tragic events of March 2013, Cyprus economy has showed resilience and the country was able to return back to stability and regain some of the lost confidence from international markets and investors rather quickly, which is necessary ...
Yemen FX reserves stabilise but borrowing balloons in political crisis
February 20th, 2015
Yemen’s foreign exchange reserves have stabilised after a steep fall due to its political turmoil, but ballooning government debt issuance indicates the country may be moving closer to a fiscal crunch, central bank data showed on Friday. Shi’ite Muslim ...
Eurogroup: EU “Trojan Horses” and cracks in the wall
February 20th, 2015
Friday’s Eurogroup is expected to be a tough day of negotiation and a last chance for a “mutually beneficial” situation Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis’ proposal for a six-month extension of its bailout facility was rejected by Germany that won’t ...
HSBC whistleblower spills Lynch evidence to Senate
February 19th, 2015
Massive drug, terrorism scandal ropes in Obama’s AG nominee The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday conducted a two-hour session with HSBC whistleblower John Cruz in its investigation of attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch’s role in the Obama administration’s decision ...
Greek proposal lifts markets, despite German rejection
February 19th, 2015
A Greek proposal to extend its bailout and not to undermine agreed fiscal targets lifted European stocks to seven-year highs on Thursday and cut government borrowing costs across the euro zone, even though Germany rejected it. Despite the German rejection, Greece’s wording of ...
Thomson Reuters Expands Equity Index Series with Globally Listed Infrastructure Indices
February 19th, 2015
Asset managers and investors to benefit from proprietary five-level business classification system to track the performance of utilities, transport infrastructure, energy infrastructure and telecommunications infrastructure companies Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, ...
ECB Set to Release Meeting Minutes for the First Time Ever
February 19th, 2015
The European Central Bank is about to lift the veil on how it pushed through unprecedented stimulus against the wishes of some of its members. In a revamp of its communications, the ECB will on Thursday publish a summary ...
OTC Markets Group Welcomes Community Bancorp to OTCQX®
February 18th, 2015
OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces, today announced Community Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQX: CMTV), the holding company for Community National Bank serving northern Vermont, has qualified to trade on OTCQX®, the best marketplace. Community Bancorp ...
KPMG SME foray doomed to fail
February 18th, 2015
KPMG is doomed to fail as the Big Four firm attempts to wrest business from High Street practitioners, according to Accountancy Age readers. That was the majority view when asked if the Big Four firm “can compete with the high street for ...