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EU says Starbucks’ Dutch tax deal may be illegal

14/11/2014(0)
A deal between Starbucks Corp’s (SBUX.O) and Dutch authorities may be illegal state aid as it allows the world’s biggest coffee chain to make payments on a lower corporate income tax ... Read More
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European Antitrust Regulators to Hold Discussions With Google’s Rivals

12/11/2014(0)
European antitrust regulators will hold discussions with the companies most concerned by Google’s business practices before deepening existing investigations or resolving them, the new competition commissioner for the European ... Read More
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Over 1,000 business leaders support fundamental change to UK’s relationship with the EU

10/11/2014(0)
More than 1,000 business leaders have signed up to the campaign group Business for Britain, which lobbies for significant change to Britain’s relationship with the EU. An advert with ... Read More
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EU’s finance chief to unveil capital market plan in 2015

06/11/2014(0)
The EU’s new financial services chief pledged on Thursday to set out his plans for a pan-European capital market by the middle of next year, aiming to reduce companies’ ... Read More
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EU leans on big banks to finance bailout fund

22/10/2014(0)
France’s banks will foot the biggest bill for Europe’s banking union, paying up to €2bn more than Germany’s lenders towards a new €55bn bank rescue fund, according to a ... Read More
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Risk of mega-fines holds back RBS privatisation

22/10/2014(0)
Bailed-outbank RBS is almost ready to be privatised, but the risk of major fines is stopping a large scale share sale, UK Financial Investments’ (UKFI) bosses told MPs yesterday. ... Read More
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EU to fine JPMorgan, UBS, Credit Suisse over Swiss franc Libor rigging

21/10/2014(0)
European Union antitrust regulators are set to fine JPMorgan (JPM.N), UBS (UBSN.VX) and Credit Suisse (CSGN.VX) collectively over $115 million for rigging Swiss franc Libor benchmark interest rates, a ... Read More
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The Rise and Fall of the Cypriot Economy (Part 2)

20/10/2014(0)
Part 2 – Decline & Deleveraging Stage 4 In the fourth stage people start to become poorer but still think of themselves as rich. The decline is gradual and ... Read More
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Merkel urges EU to keep up reforms as crisis not over

16/10/2014(0)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told parliament on Thursday that Europe must push ahead with efforts to cut public deficits and improve competitiveness because the euro zone debt crisis has ... Read More
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New Report Charts EU Tax Policy Changes In 2014

16/10/2014(0)
The European Commission has published a new report detailing key tax reforms implemented by European Union member states during 2014 and identifies the main policy challenges they are said ... Read More
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