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Davos 2016: eight key themes for the World Economic Forum
January 19th, 2016
Political and business leaders gather at Swiss ski resort to discuss issues including robots, terrorism, migration and inequality The world’s political and business leaders, plus the usual smattering of celebrities – including Leonardo DiCaprio – are heading to Davos, ...
BATS Global Markets reports record 2015 Market Share
January 18th, 2016
BATS Global Markets reports record 2015 Market Share in U.S Equities, Options and ETF Trading; Remains #1 Europe Stock Market More Than Doubles the Number of ETFs Listed on Its U.S. Market in 2015, Bringing Total Number to ...
IMF to remain part of bailout program, Greece told
January 15th, 2016
Remarks by J.Dijsselbloem following the Eurogroup meeting of 14 January 2016 Below is a statement by J.Dijsselbloem: Good afternoon and welcome to this press conference. I will address the issues that we discussed today and then give the floor ...
imaginBank, Spain’s first mobile-only bank for millennials
January 14th, 2016
CaixaBank creates a new banking model, which can be accessed exclusively through mobile apps. The new bank emerges on the market with a complete range of commission-free products and services, including current accounts, debit cards, consumer loans, personal finance ...
Stournaras: Bank of Greece had built defense against plans for parallel currency
January 13th, 2016
The Bank of Greece had taken measures to prevent clandestine plans to introduce a parallel currency to the euro last summer if negotiations with creditors failed, Governor Yannis Stournaras has said. In an interview with Alexis Papachelas on Skai ...
Britain’s biggest insider trading case is finally going to trial — 6 years since dawn raids
January 12th, 2016
Almost six years after a series of dawn raids shocked the City of London, one of the UK’s biggest ever insider-trading cases is finally going to trial. The case – code named Tabernula, which is Latin for “little tavern” – ...
PwC economists reveal predictions for 2016
January 11th, 2016
G7 to grow at fastest rate since 2010, led by US and UK Geopolitics (rather than economics) will top policymakers’ agendas Commodity prices will remain lower for longer End of the Eurozone crisis African population to rise in 2016 ...
Gold in 2016
January 8th, 2016
Advance signs of a global slump in economic activity emerged in 2015. Furthermore, the dollar’s strength, coupled with widening credit spreads confirms a global tendency for dollar-denominated debt to contract. These developments typically precede an economic and financial crisis ...
Cyprus is ‘next property investment hotspot’, says agency
January 7th, 2016
Cyprus is set to join London, New York and Paris as a top international property hotspot, says a leading agency. Chestertons International says there has been growing interest from investors for luxurious Cyprus properties, with sales rising 23% in October ...
Greece’s economic crisis goes on, like an odyssey without end
January 7th, 2016
When Stavros Staikos thinks of the year ahead, he expresses dread. Although stoic in demeanour, the retired merchant seaman struggles to be upbeat about his country and his own circumstances. “It’s hard to be optimistic,” he says, waiting his ...
