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Greek Nerves Turning Asian Money Off Europe, ADB Economist Says

04/05/2015(0)
Asian companies are thinking twice about their dealings with European partners as jitters persist over whether Greece will splinter the euro area, the Asian Development Bank’s chief economist said. “The private ... Read More
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Shell lobbied to undermine EU renewables targets, documents reveal

28/04/2015(0)
Weak renewable energy goals for 2030 originated with Shell pitch for gas as a key technology for Europe to cut its carbon emissions in an affordable way Shell successfully ... Read More
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Financial integration in Europe rebounds, ECB report finds

27/04/2015(0)
Financial integration in the euro area has improved steadily and has reached a level close to that before the sovereign debt crisis Establishment of Banking Union and unconventional monetary ... Read More
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EU’s Energy Chief on the Hunt for Non-Russian Gas

15/04/2015(0)
EU officials are holding talks with a range of non-Russian suppliers and one day could buy gas from Iran, Europe’s climate and energy chief has said, setting aside a Gazprom warning that Europe should not ... Read More
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Europe to Pull Trigger on Google Antitrust Charges

15/04/2015(0)
Case would be EU’s biggest competition battle since pursuit of Microsoft a decade ago Europe’s antitrust regulator plans to file formal charges against Google Inc.for violating antitrust laws, a person familiar ... Read More
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Europe’s Plunging Borrowing Costs Mark Two New Milestones

08/04/2015(0)
Switzerland is first with 10-year bond at negative yield as Mexico lines up 100-year euro bond Europe’s plunging borrowing costs marked two new milestones on Wednesday, with Switzerland becoming ... Read More
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Islamic Banking Lands In The Heart Of Europe

08/04/2015(0)
Germany’s first Sharia-compliant bank wants to revolutionize the finance sector of the European economic juggernaut. Investment in businesses related to alcohol and gambling are prohibited, as is the practice ... Read More
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Saudis Raise Oil Pricing to Asia on Signs of Demand Growth

06/04/2015(0)
Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest crude exporter, raised pricing for all May sales to Asia, after the country’s oil minister said global demand was improving. State-owned Saudi Arabian Oil ... Read More
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EU lawyers: EU cannot maintain protection against Chinese imports

03/04/2015(0)
EU lawyers say EU cannot ignore rules on China‘s new WTO status EU yet to decide, could favour China to win favour with Beijing European fears of being forced to lower tariff ... Read More
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Antitrust and Other Inquiries in Europe Target U.S. Tech Giants

03/04/2015(0)
It is not a good week to be a giant American tech company in Europe. The European antitrust investigation into Google appears to be heating up. More European countries ... Read More
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