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EU insolvency law reform could boost growth and jobs across Europe, finds new AFME report
February 24th, 2016
AFME has published new research showing that European insolvency law reform could boost GDP output and create jobs across Europe. Insolvency reform is a key plank of the European Commission’s action plan on Capital Markets Union (CMU). The research, produced in ...
Fighting tax evasion: The European Union and the Principality of Monaco initial new tax transparency agreement
February 24th, 2016
The EU and Monaco have today initialled a new tax transparency agreement marking another major step forward in the fight against tax evasion. The agreement provides that Monaco and EU Member States will automatically exchange information on the financial accounts of ...
Visa Checkout Launching Across Europe and India
February 23rd, 2016
Merchants and Consumers in Six New Markets Can Take Advantage of Safe Easy Online Payments in Just a Few Clicks Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), announced that its leading online payment service, Visa Checkout, will be available to merchants and consumers ...
MasterCard contactless transactions in Europe Surpass 1 Billion; Impressive 150% year on year growth
February 19th, 2016
Impressive 150% year on year growth for MasterCard and Maestro contactless transactions, as merchants and issuers capitalize on opportunities Europeans continue to opt for contactless technology when making payments, with the total number of MasterCard and Maestro processed transactions ...
What impact will new European law have on the buy-to-let market?
February 19th, 2016
At the moment buy-to-let lending is not regulated. But new rules from 21 March 2016 mean that around one in ten of this type of mortgage lending will come under the regulatory control of the Financial Conduct Authority. What ...
European debt sales top €100 billion for the first time since 2008
February 18th, 2016
Sales of loan portfolios by deleveraging banks in Europe reached a record €104 billion last year, with the UK accounting for more than one-third of the total, according to new research from KPMG. Britain accounted for 37 percent of ...
Visa Europe expands tokenisation service
February 16th, 2016
Visa Europe is opening up its tokenisation service, letting banks, retailers and tech firms use the technology for a host of new payment options. Tokenisation replaces the traditional 16-digit Visa account number with a unique series of numbers, helping ...
Shares Jump From Europe to Japan as Oil Holds Rally; Yuan Soars
February 16th, 2016
Absence of post-holiday China selloff bolstered sentiment Draghi said ECB will act should turmoil hit price stability Stocks came back with a vengeance amid speculation losses that sent global equities into a bear market had gone too far, with ...
Europe feels pain from olive oil crisis
February 15th, 2016
Europe’s consumers are facing a 20 per cent rise in the price of olive oil after bad weather and disease devastated the continent’s olive harvest. Olive farmers in Spain and Italy, meanwhile, have seen their leading position as exporters ...
Iran resumes oil export to Europe after 5-year-halt
February 15th, 2016
Iran has shipped crude oil to Europe for the first time in five years just a month after world powers lifted sanctions on Tehran in step with the landmark nuclear deal reached last July. The oil shipment to Europe ...
