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ECB interest rate
July 3rd, 2014
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) decided after holding a meeting today, that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain ...
EU Court voids sanctions on former Syrian minister
July 3rd, 2014
A European Union court has voided sanctions imposed by the 28-nation bloc on Syria’s former economy minister. The EU’s General Court said Thursday a travel ban and asset freeze imposed on Mohamad Nedal Alchaar cannot be upheld only on ...
Most Emerging-Market Stocks Advance Before U.S. Payroll Report
July 3rd, 2014
Most emerging-market stocks rose, with the benchmark index holding near a 14-month high, before U.S. jobs data and a euro-area monetary-policy decision today. Anhui Conch Cement Co. (914), China’s largest producer, rose 5.1 percent in Hong Kong after saying ...
Wall Street set to extend highs
July 2nd, 2014
The rally on Europe’s main equities markets is continuing, after fresh prices data for the eurozone did not contain any unpleasant surprises ahead of this week’s European Central Bank policy meeting. The region-wide FTSE Eurofirst 300 is up 0.4 ...
EU approves conditional Telefonica deal
July 2nd, 2014
Telefonica SA (TEF) won European Union approval to merge its German unit with Royal KPN (KPN) NV’s E-Plus after it pledged to bolster smaller rivals and divest spectrum, the European Commission said. Telefonica must sell as much as 30 ...
Green Action plan for SMEs
July 2nd, 2014
It is time for SMEs to turn sustainability challenges into opportunities. Accountants can make both the short and the long-term case for sustainability, says global accountancy body. Despite the importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to the world ...
Central Bank sells 11% stake
July 2nd, 2014
The Central Bank of Russia announced the sale of an 11% stake in Moscow Exchange to the market. The sale is in line with the Central Bank”s obligation to completely exit the shareholder capital of Moscow Exchange by 1 ...
JPMorgan Investors Show Support for Dimon in Cancer Fight
July 2nd, 2014
Jamie Dimon, whose eight years atop JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) have made him one of Wall Street’s most powerful leaders, said he’ll start treatment for throat cancer, raising new questions about succession plans at the biggest U.S. bank. ...
UK probe for Facebook for breaking data protection laws
July 2nd, 2014
A UK regulator is investigating whether Facebook broke data protection laws when it conducted a psychological study on users without their consent. The test saw Facebook “manipulate” the news feeds of nearly 700,000 users to control which emotional expressions ...
CySec on regulation for MMFs
July 2nd, 2014
In view of the upcoming discussions to the Council of the European Union, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has published a press release for the attention of the supervised entities, the stakeholders and the investing public to ...
