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Greek markets cheer renewed optimism around debt deal

03/02/2015(0)
Greek markets rallied this morning, after an apparent easing of tensions over the country’s bailout programme thanks to a debt swap programme devised by new finance minister Yanis Varoufakis. ... Read More
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Russian Central Bank Defends Its Independence After Surprise Rate Cut

02/02/2015(0)
Ruble Slides Lower Against the Dollar The Bank of Russia has defended its independence after Friday’s surprise cut in interest rates raised concerns about the influence of the Kremlin, ... Read More
tsipras - elections

Greece Asks ECB to Keep Banks Afloat, Tsipras Pitches Deal

02/02/2015(0)
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras began the hunt for allies against German demands for austerity as his week-old government appealed to the European Central Bank not to shut off ... Read More
germany-recession

Germany Stands To Be Big Winner of Much-Opposed ECB Stimulus

02/02/2015(0)
Germany, the biggest opponent of the European Central Bank’s new stimulus program, is poised to reap immediate benefits from the effort—an irony that underscores the complexities of designing one ... Read More
oil platform

Oil Companies Draw on Creative Financing to Stay Afloat After Prices Tumble

02/02/2015(0)
North America’s small and mid-sized energy companies are searching for creative ways to stay afloat as investors smell blood in the water from the almost 60 percent fall in ... Read More
Greece

Greeks fly in for debt showdown

02/02/2015(0)
The anti-austerity Greek finance minister is to meet with chancellor George Osborne today as part of a Europe-wide charm offensive to win over creditors and fellow politicians. Investment bank ... Read More
Chinese yaun

China denies mass foreign investment withdrawal

30/01/2015(0)
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Thursday denied media reports that foreign firms were taking back their capital in China. “There is no mass capital withdrawal of overseas enterprises ... Read More
Greece

European Parliament President Martin Schulz met with Greek PM Alexis Tsipras

29/01/2015(0)
A closely watched meeting between Greek PM Alexis Tsipras and German European Parliament president Martin Schulz lasted for almost two hours on Thursday at the Maximos Mansion government house, ... Read More
Hellenic bank

Hellenic Bank in Cyprus announced share capital increase

29/01/2015(0)
With an announcement, Hellenic Bank informs that: The Bank has successfully completed the share capital increase that commenced in November 2014, raising Euro 204 million and covering 92% of ... Read More
Russian-Flag

What Would Exclusion From Payment System SWIFT Mean For Russia?

29/01/2015(0)
Discussions among European leaders about new sanctions on Moscow have again raised fears that the SWIFT international payments system might be cut off, a move that experts warn would ... Read More
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