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The Central Bank of the Russian Federation published External Trade in Services of Q1 2014
July 23rd, 2014
The Central Bank of the Russian Federation has published today, a table showing the External Trade in Services of the Russian Federation by Main Partner Countries. EU countries on their total comes on top of the table where Germany ...
PBC Signed Local Currency Swap Agreement with Swiss National Bank
July 22nd, 2014
With the approval of the State Council, the People’s Bank of China signed on July 21, 2014, an agreement on bilateral local currency swap with the Swiss National Bank for the purpose of providing liquidity support for the bilateral ...
Julius Baer expects to settle U.S. tax case in months
July 21st, 2014
Julius Baer (BAER.VX) expects to strike a deal with U.S. authorities in a matter of months to settle a criminal investigation into the Swiss bank’s role in helping wealthy Americans evade their taxes, its chief executive said on Monday. ...
Europe Stocks Fall With Russia, Commodites; Rupiah Gains
July 21st, 2014
European stocks fell and Russian equities declined for a sixth day amid mounting international condemnation of President Vladimir Putin after the downing of a passenger jet in Ukraine. Commodities dropped to the lowest since February and Indonesia’s rupiah strengthened. ...
Trafigura Targets $8B India Metals Market With Online Store
July 16th, 2014
Switzerland-based Trafigura has launched an online store in India to sell aluminum, copper and other metals, seeking a slice of the $8 billion market and becoming the first big commodities trader to cater to hordes of small manufacturers dotting ...
Hedge-Fund Boutiques Show Dubai Nurturing Oasis Trading: Cities
July 16th, 2014
When Ahmad Zuaiter started a frontier-markets hedge fund, the former Soros Fund Management LLC money manager chose Dubai over New York and London. Zuaiter’s Jadara Capital Partners LP and VY Capital Management Co. Ltd. opened in the emirate in ...
Crude oil falls below $100 for first time since May
July 16th, 2014
The price of oil fell below $100 a barrel for the first time since May even as the deteriorating security situation in Libya has raised questions about whether the country can soon increase crude exports. Benchmark U.S. crude for ...
More U.S. companies doing deals to avoid U.S. taxes: Congress study
July 8th, 2014
Seventy-six U.S. corporations have shifted their tax domiciles out of the United States to other countries since 1983 to avoid U.S. taxes, with a sharp increase recently in such deals, a policy research arm of Congress said on Monday. ...
Swiss Lawmakers Revise FATF Bill
June 27th, 2014
The Swiss National Council has adopted a bill to implement the revised Financial Action Task Force Recommendations, albeit with significant modifications that some lawmakers fear could put Switzerland at risk of being placed on the Organization for Economic Cooperation ...
UBS Belgium Chief Charged in Multibillion-Euro Tax Probe
June 20th, 2014
Marcel Bruehwiler, chief executive of UBS AG’s (UBSN) Belgium unit, was charged in Brussels as part of a probe into a multibillion-euro tax fraud, accelerating the latest tax-evasion inquiry facing the Swiss bank. Prosecutors said the investigation deals with ...
