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Asia Stocks Mixed Before Key Europe, U.S. Events
June 8th, 2017
Asia Stocks Mixed Before Key Europe, U.S. Events Oil crawls back after tumbling Wednesday on stockpiles report Investors remain cautious; yen erases loss on BOJ report Investors were reluctant to add big positions ahead of key events looming in ...
Private equity fundraising in Europe hits 8-year high
May 15th, 2017
Private equity fundraising across Europe hit its highest level last year since 2008 at €74.5bn, a 37 per cent year-on-year increase, as investors hunted for value in a low interest rate environment, a new report shows. Invest Europe’s 2016 ...
Which European countries tourists prefer to visit
May 11th, 2017
Spain is the main tourist destination in the EU Data from April 2017. Planned article update: December 2017. This article provides information on recent statistics in relation to tourism in the European Union (EU). Tourism plays an important role ...
Asia-Pacific real estate funds outperform Europe and US
May 9th, 2017
Non-listed real estate funds in Asia-Pacific returned an average of 10.6% in 2016, according to the latest annual ANREV index. Amélie Delaunay, director of research and professional standards at the Association of Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles (ANREV), said the ...
The European Commission proposes simpler and more efficient derivatives rules
May 7th, 2017
The European Commission is today proposing some targeted reforms to improve the functioning of the derivatives market in the EU. The reforms provide simpler and more proportionate rules for over-the-counter derivatives to reduce costs and regulatory burdens for market ...
The European households holding the most assets and liabilities
April 3rd, 2017
The European households holding the most assets and liabilities Household financial assets mainly comprise currency and deposits, equity and investment funds shares, and assets held with life insurance companies and pension funds. Household financial liabilities mainly comprise mortgages and ...
European loan sales reach €103.3 billion for 2016
February 15th, 2017
Italy had the highest amount of NPLs at €36 billion in 2016 Deloitte expert predicts European loan sales could surpass €200 billion in 2017 Sales of European non-performing loans (NPLs) and non-core assets (NCAs) totalled €103.3 billion in 2016. ...
Eurozone economic activity increased at its fastest rate since the debt crisis in 2011
January 4th, 2017
Economic activity in Eurozone industry in December expanded at the fastest pace since the currency union’s debt crisis started to hit, according to a closely watched indicator. The Eurozone composite purchasing managers’ index (PMI) – which measures activity throughout ...
Why Europe must end in tears
December 11th, 2016
The latest consequence of economic mismanagement in Europe was the failed attempt at constitutional reform in Italy this week. The Italian people have had enough of their government’s economic failure, and is refusing to give it more power. The ...
The serfs have rebelled – Europe next?
November 19th, 2016
Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom described how personal freedoms are progressively eroded by the state in the name of the common good. His warning is more associated with totalitarianism and dictatorships, than modern democracies, but the statist attitudes he ...
