Search Results for: European crisis
European banks exposed to Turkey’s currency crisis
August 14th, 2018
Turkey’s economic crisis poses a threat to European banks with business in the country. Spain’s BBVA, Italy’s UniCredit, France’s BNP Paribas, Dutch bank ING and Britain’s HSBC are the most exposed to Turkey and vulnerable to its free-falling currency. ...
European shares brush off Catalan crisis with another weekly gain
October 9th, 2017
European shares rose for the fourth consecutive week on Friday as confidence over the region’s economic recovery outweighed worries over the Catalonia crisis, whose impact remained confined to Spanish equities. While Spain’s IBEX .IBEX ended a tumultuous week down 1.9 percent ...
Seven worrying trends in the European refugee crisis
October 20th, 2016
As part of his final UN General Assembly, President Obama hosted a leaders’ summit on refugees. In his speech he termed the global refugee crisis one of ‘the most urgent tests of our time’. But the list of commitments coming ...
European farmers in crisis: EU Commission activates measures to support them
March 17th, 2016
European Commission activates exceptional measures to further support European farmers in crisis “This is a package of measures which can have a material and positive impact on European agricultural markets and it should now be given the chance to ...
Greece debt crisis: Tsipras appeals for European unity
July 8th, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has called for the European Union to avoid division, as indebted Greece struggles to stay in the euro. In a sometimes stormy debate in the European Parliament, he said: “Let’s not let Europe be ...
The Next Great European Financial Crisis Has Begun
June 18th, 2015
The Greek financial system is in the process of totally imploding, and the rest of Europe will soon follow. Neither the Greeks nor the Germans are willing to give in, and that means that there is very little chance ...
Fast Facts about the Debt Crisis in European Countries
June 11th, 2015
Here’s a look at the European Debt Crisis which has affected the countries of Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Cyprus: July 11, 2011 – A munitions explosion at a naval base kills 13 people and destroys the ...
European companies continue to be impacted by the sovereign debt crisis
June 16th, 2014
Despite signs of improving stability in the European economy, strong headwinds from the sovereign debt crisis continue to impact corporate defaults. The sovereign debt crisis affecting much of Europe continued to impact the economic stability of the entire continent ...
European stocks opened in negative territory Wednesday; U.S. stock futures declined
September 30th, 2020
European stocks opened in negative territory Wednesday as investors react to the U.S. presidential debate, and gauge the investment landscape amid the coronavirus crisis. The pan-European Stoxx 600 slipped 0.3% at the start of trading, with travel and leisure ...
European Central Bank digital currency – a flight of fancy?
May 13th, 2020
Speech by Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at the Consensus 2020 virtual conference, 11 May 2020 11 May 2020 A recent survey among 66 central ...
