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Ruble’s slump has killed hopes of further rate cuts in Russia
October 6th, 2020
Traders are betting that the Bank of Russia will put interest rate cuts on hold after the ruble’s 9% slump against the dollar in the past three months. Forward-rate agreements, which have been predicting more monetary easing for most ...
Is money-laundering scandal at Danske Bank the largest in history?
September 27th, 2018
The Russian-speaking caller refused to give a name but the threat was explicit: “Do you really feel you can walk home safely at night?” It was 2013 and officers at the Estonian branch of Danske Bank were beginning to ...
Saudi Arabia is losing oil market share to Iraq and Iran
April 27th, 2017
Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, is losing market share to Iraq and Iran as a result of OPEC’s agreement to curb supplies to bolster prices, according to the head of research at Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. “If ...
What’s next for Europe and Natural Gas
March 30th, 2017
In recent years we have seen countless proposals for projects to deliver natural gas to Europe and ease the European Union’s dependence on Russian gas. Attempts to diversify the EU’s energy supplies have produced various plans for pipelines. But amid ...
How powerful is your passport?
March 23rd, 2017
The Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom that their citizens enjoy. For more than a decade, Henley & Partners has analyzed global visa regulations to present an index ...
The Netherlands and some Nordic countries jail less in Europe
March 21st, 2017
Europe’s prison population falls, but there is no progress in tackling overcrowding, says annual Council of Europe survey The number of people held in European prisons decreased by 6.8% from 2014 to 2015, although prison overcrowding remained a problem ...
Huge gas finds in Mediterranean Sea waiting to be tapped
February 16th, 2017
Huge gas finds in Mediterranean Sea waiting to be tapped As the helicopter roars its way west from the Tel Aviv coast, two dots emerge from the featureless blue. Closer up, they begin to take shape: Giant platforms for ...
Iran prepares to stop using the dollar as anger builds over Trump ban
February 1st, 2017
Iran says it is preparing to stop using the dollar in its official statements – a move that had been in the offing but appears to have been expedited after Washington included the country in a list of seven ...
Cyprus, Lebanon, Egypt, and Israel are issuing a new series of natural gas exploration licenses
August 25th, 2016
The major natural gas reservoirs that have been discovered off the Mediterranean shores in recent years have made the region a focus of international interest. The past few months have been especially lively, with Lebanon, Egypt, Cyprus, and Israel ...
EU mergers and takeovers
August 2nd, 2016
Aug 2 The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS — Sony Corp to buy out the Michael Jackson estate’s stake in its music publishing ...
