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Standard Life House in Edinburgh

Standard Life investors in line for £1.75bn windfall after surprise sale

04/09/2014(0)
Standard Life plans to return £1.75bn of capital to shareholders – almost a fifth of its current market value – after agreeing a surprise sale of its 180-year-old Canadian ... Read More
gas-tubes

Which European countries would be hardest hit by a Russian gas embargo?

04/09/2014(0)
With relations between Europe and Russia at their worst point since the fall of the Berlin wall, the Institute of Energy Economics (EWI) has taken it upon itself to ... Read More
Lloyds bank in central London

Lloyds’ contingency plans could see move to London if Scots vote yes

03/09/2014(0)
Lloyds’contingency plans if Scots vote for independence could include moving its official offices from Edinburgh to London in order to avoid being classed as a Scottish bank. The banking ... Read More
swiss banks

Swiss economy influenced by Eurozone

03/09/2014(0)
Switzerland’s economy unexpect­ed­ly flatlined in the second quarter as trade took a hit from stagnation in its main export market, Europe, and a dip in construction spending. The data, ... Read More
Angela-Merkel

Europe makes one step towards Russia, away from USA

03/09/2014(0)
Elections to the governing bodies of the EU finished, and it was the word of German Chancellor Angela Merkel that played the crucial role in the elections. After the ... Read More
australian bonds

Australia to sign uranium trade deal with India

03/09/2014(0)
Australia’s prime minister said on Wednesday that he will sign a uranium export deal with India for peaceful power generation this week, but added that exports of the nuclear ... Read More
imf_market_business

IMF: Ukraine May Need Bigger Bailout

03/09/2014(0)
Ukraine may need as much as $19 billion in additional funds from donors if its conflict with pro-Russian separatists continues during 2015, the International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday. ... Read More
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Eurozone: Draghi’s new deal

03/09/2014(0)
About halfway through the speech, Mario Draghi stumbled. The European Central Bank president had reached a passage in his prepared remarks about the worrisome trend in inflation afflicting much ... Read More
Bulgaria-bank

Bank Seizure Leaves Bulgarians Stranded

03/09/2014(0)
What seemed at first to be a short-term banking crisis is looking more like a chronic condition. But the name of the affliction probably does not matter as much ... Read More
China-property-developers

China’s Services Sector Rebounds in August

03/09/2014(0)
China‘s services sector expanded at its strongest pace in 17 months in August, as new business rebounded after a sharp slowdown in July, surveys showed on Wednesday. The services ... Read More
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