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Geneva’s tax rules changes may collect extra CHF28m of tax revenue
BERN: According to the newspaper Tribune de Genève, proposed changes to Geneva’s tax rules, designed to pull in an extra...
Swiss National Bank decided to maintain interest rate at -0.75%
BERN: Greece Private Sector StrikeThe Swiss National Bank decided to maintain the interest rate on sight deposit account balances at...
Swiss consumption index increased from 1.67 to 1.73 in May
BERN: The UBS Swiss consumption index was up in May 2015. The index increased from 1.67 to 1.73 driven in...
Renault number 15m rolls off Spanish production line
MADRID: The 15 millionth vehicle rolled off the production line at the Renault factory in Villamuriel de Cerrato in the...
Scandinavian Airlines posts a profit of 226m Kroner in Q2
COPENHAGEN: Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has revealed a stunning turnaround for the second quarter, posting a profit of 226 million kroner....
Finland’s ready to invest an additional €112m in Talvivaara
HELSINKI: The Government has proposed that an additional €112 million be earmarked for Terrafame to enable the wholly state-owned special-purpose...
France’s economy grew by 0.6% in Q1 of 2015
PARIS: France's economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the first quarter of this year, the national statistics agency Insee...
Francois Hollande demands US stop spying after Greece talks tapped
PARIS: The U.S. must stick to its commitments not to spy on allied governments, President Francois Hollande’s office said, after...
Greece government confident despite backlash over debt deal
ATHENS: Greece’s leftwing government expressed confidence that parliament would approve a debt deal with lenders, despite an angry reaction from...
Greece banks emergency liquidity assistance rises by 4.3% in May
ATHENS: The use of so-called emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) by Greece banks rose by 4.3 percent in May from the...
Greek problems mask the rising risks of core in Italy and France
PARIS: According to John Maynard Keynes “the expected never happens; it is the unexpected always”. Obsessed with the problems of...
Norway domestic intelligence agency finds no spy equipment in central Oslo
OSLO: Norway's domestic intelligence agency says there are no illegal listening devices in central Oslo, near government buildings, Parliament or...
European stocks German business confidence drops
BRUSSELS: European stocks were mixed on Wednesday amid a drop in German business confidence and another flurry of Greek crisis...
German business morale weakens for 2nd straight month running in June
BERLIN: German business morale weakened for a second straight month in June, a leading survey showed, suggesting concerns about the...
Production at Groningen gas field to slashed to 13.5b cubic meters in second half of 2015
AMSTERDAM: The Dutch government said it will cut production further at a giant gas field blamed for causing earthquakes, crimping...
Finance ministry says UK government cuts Lloyds stake to below 17%
LONDON: Britain has cut its stake in Lloyds Banking Group to below 17%, the country’s finance ministry said in a...
Irish exporters association seek stronger UK trade ties
DUBLIN: The head of the Irish Exporters Association (IEA) has called on the Government to strengthen bilateral trade links with...
Number of trips to Ireland increased by 13.4% between March and May 2015
DUBLIN: The total number of trips to Ireland increased by 13.4% between March and May 2015, official statistics revealed today....
Ukraine Seeks energy independence from Russia on Gazprom Contract
KIEV: Kiev has appealed to the European Union over an agreement between Slovak pipeline operator Eustream and Russia's Gazprom that...
New Zealand Mosman Oil & Gas raises £400,000 , mulls acquisition
WELLINGTON: New Zealand oil and gas explorer Mosman Oil & Gas (LON:MSMN) has raised £400,000 just a week after an...
