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Greek crisis: Tsipras says ‘no deal’ with creditors
June 24th, 2015
International creditors on Wednesday rejected the Greek government’s plan to end its financial crisis, but they have submitted counterproposals. News of the rejection, announced by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, dashed hopes of an imminent deal between the embattled ...
ECB: TARGET2-Securities successfully launched
June 23rd, 2015
TARGET2-Securities (T2S), the Eurosystem’s landmark platform for securities settlement, started live operation this morning A first group of securities depositories and their user communities from Greece, Malta, Romania and Switzerland are now connected to T2S for settlement of euro ...
Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB (in addition to decisions setting interest rates)
June 22nd, 2015
Market operations Substitute purchases by Eesti Pank On 2 June 2015 the Governing Council decided that, owing to the lack of government and agency bonds needed to accommodate the Estonian benchmark allocation under the PSPP, Eesti Pank could conduct ...
Eurogroup statement on Cyprus, 18 June 2015
June 19th, 2015
The Eurogroup welcomes the institutions’ conclusion following the sixth review mission that Cyprus‘ adjustment programme has been brought back on track. The fiscal performance continues to be solid, the debt outlook has improved, and structural reforms are progressing in ...
FIFA, Iran, HSBC Top To-Do List for Swiss Prosecutor
June 18th, 2015
After winning re-election as Switzerland’s Attorney-General on Wednesday, Michael Lauber went straight back to work. Not that he had much choice with a to-do list that’s getting longer by the day. Swiss authorities last week opened a probe into ...
EU and IMF sign an Agreement for a €8 million Fiscal Reforms Program in Southeastern Europe
June 12th, 2015
The European Union (EU) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) signed a grant agreement for a €8 million (US$9 million) capacity development program on fiscal reforms in Southeastern Europe (SEE). IMF Deputy Managing Director Carla Grasso made the following ...
Greece airs idea of bailout extension ahead of leaders’ talks
June 11th, 2015
Greece’s lenders urged the government to come to an agreement swiftly on Wednesday as Athens proposed the extension of the country’s bailout program by nine months, until March 2016. A Greek official speaking on the sidelines of a summit ...
Greek Stalemate Leaves Tsipras Face Final Creditor Offer
June 3rd, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be told the details of a final proposal from creditors to break a stalemate over a financial lifeline as his country runs out of options to avert a default. After European leaders and ...
Biggest MasterCard Issuers Scuttled Deal on Target Data Breach
June 3rd, 2015
Citigroup, Capital One and J.P. Morgan Chase vetoed MasterCard’s deal with Target over hacked credit-card data Citigroup Inc., Capital One Financial Corp. and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. rejected a $19 million pact backed by MasterCard Inc. last month over the huge Target Corp. data breach, resulting in the settlement’s unexpected ...
European Leaders Deciding On Greece’s Fate Agree That Talks Must Intensify
June 2nd, 2015
European leaders and the head of the International Monetary Fund agreed to step up the intensity of talks over Greece’s fate after an extraordinary meeting in Berlin about ways to avert a default. The top-level huddle lasted past midnight ...
