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Gas in Mediterranean: Beware from false expectations
March 17th, 2016
The Eastern Mediterranean contains a cluster of proven gas fields that are capable of contributing significantly to both national and regional energy security. But there is a very real danger that the peoples of all three countries that have ...
OECD: Greece will be on the top of countries regarding taxes withheld from salaries and pensions
March 15th, 2016
Taxes take half of high salaries The government will send Greece to the top of the chart among the countries of the eurozone and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in terms of taxes withheld from salaries ...
Oil Prices Sink As Investors Lose Faith In OPEC Freeze
March 11th, 2016
Two hundred and twenty-two years after John Stone patented the pile driver, and the oil market is trying to dodge getting hammered today. After yesterday’s EIA-inspired hullabaloo, oil is looking lower. Here are seven things to consider on this ...
Draghi Defines His Era With Stimulus Measures Locked Into Next Decade
March 11th, 2016
Lending program can lock in ultra-low rates until next decade ECB action provides rebuttal to doubts over central bank power Whether Mario Draghi’s latest barrage of stimulus works or not, the European Central Bank president made one thing clear on ...
Cyprus to Exit From Bailout Program
March 8th, 2016
Country follows Ireland, Spain and Portugal, despite not completing a final task Cyprus will successfully exit from its bailout program this month despite not completing one final task required by its creditors, eurozone finance ministers said Monday. The island-state’s exit ...
Brexit: Latest poll gives ‘Remain’ campaign slight lead
March 7th, 2016
In the latest blow, Lord Howard said the PM’s renegotiation of the UK’s membership had “met with failure” and urged voters to back withdrawal. “There is only one thing that just might shake Europe’s leaders out of their complacency: ...
Economists warn of risks from negative interest rates
March 7th, 2016
Economists at a key central bank organization are warning of potential risks from the negative interest rates in place in Europe and Japan. Central banks in the eurozone, Denmark, Japan, Sweden and Switzerland have all taken rates below zero and ...
Wirecard launches new prepaid Visa card mycard2go
March 2nd, 2016
Visa Simply One combined card – available from many retailers A new prepaid Visa card from Wirecard is now available to consumers: mycard2go is easy to top up and can be used in a variety of scenarios, for example ...
Stocks Limp to End Weak February
March 1st, 2016
Investors remain cautious, as officials guide China’s currency to weakest level in three weeks February’s rally faded Monday, as the Dow industrials hung on to post a small gain for the month while the S&P 500 slipped into negative ...
The true role of gold
February 19th, 2016
At a time of growing concern about the global financial system, it is time to remind ourselves why physical gold is so important for the benefit of the nearly three quarters of a million BitGold and GoldMoney customers, as ...
