Paris summit aims to overhaul global financial system for ‘climate
[ad_1] Around 50 heads of state, along with representatives from international institutions and civil society, will attend a summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron...
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France avoids credit downgrade despite concerns over national debt
[ad_1] France managed to avoid a fresh credit downgrade from a leading rating agency on Friday, despite mounting concern over the country’s surging national debt....
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French president struggles to move on from pension controversy
[ad_1] Issued on: 21/04/2023 – 21:25Modified: 21/04/2023 – 21:29 French President Emmanuel Macron only just dodged another day of heckles and boos from opponents of...
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UBS agrees to buy Credit Suisse for more than $2bn, reports Financial
[ad_1] Issued on: 19/03/2023 – 18:22Modified: 19/03/2023 – 18:25 UBS has agreed to buy Credit Suisse after increasing its offer to more than $2 billion,...
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US, allies target ‘fortress Russia’ with new sanctions including SWIFT ban
[ad_1] Issued on: 27/02/2022 – 11:07 The United States and its allies on Saturday moved to block certain Russian banks’ access to the SWIFT international...
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How ‘stablecoins’ risk destabilising global markets
[ad_1] The Biden administration, the Federal Reserve System and the Financial Stability Board recently raised concerns about “stablecoins”, suggesting that these unique cryptocurrencies could pose a...
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World leaders try to limit fallout from Pandora Papers revelations
[ad_1] Issued on: 04/10/2021 – 15:38 Governments scrambled on Monday to limit the fallout from a release of millions of documents detailing how world leaders,...
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Hong Kong stock exchange suspends trades of debt-ridden Evergrande
[ad_1] Issued on: 04/10/2021 – 04:46 Trading in shares of heavily indebted China Evergrande was suspended on Monday, days after some bondholders said the property...
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‘Pandora Papers’ reveal hidden wealth of world leaders, celebrities, billionaires
[ad_1] Issued on: 03/10/2021 – 20:36 More than a dozen heads of state and government, including the King of Jordan and the Czech prime minister,...