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Spain Gets A Government, At Last—But Uncertainty Reigns
After two inconclusive elections and 10 months without a fully functioning government, Spain has formed ancoalition administration, but without a majority, action will be difficult.
Western Europe
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Turkey’s Business Leaders Tout Resilience
Despite political turmoil in the wake of last summer’s coup attempt, in the business world it’s business as usual, according to executives at multinationals.
Features
Foreign Financial Folk Turn Bullish On Trump
As the reality of a Donald Trump presidency sinks in with the world's markets, financial professionals and economic groups are choosing to look at the stimulus that could result from the election of the real estate developer turned reality show star.
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Post-Brexit, Scots Reconsider Independence
Scots are trying some novel theories for legitimate ways to escape the United Kingdom-wide exit from the European Union.
Award Winners
World’s Safest Banks 2016: Europe Top 50
The safest banks in Europe are located in Northern and Western Europe, with Germany contributing ten of the Top 50 banks and France nine. The safest nine European banks are the same nine that lead our Global Safest Banks ranking. ...
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Adidas Favors Outside Track
Will bringing in an outsider revive the brand with fresh insight or cause it to stumble on the turns?
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Barclays Sells Down Africa Stake
UK-based Barclays has reduced its shareholding in Johannesburg-listed Barclays Africa from 62.3% to 50.1% this year and is believed to be seeking to reduce that stake further to around 20%.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
European Bond-Buying Spree Warps Markets
Blue-chip bond buys add liquidity fuel to companies already swimming in cash.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Monsanto Deal In Hand, Bayer Faces Regulators
In potentially the biggest foreign corporate takeover ever by a German company, Bayer seeks to buyMonsanto for 62 billion. Werner Bauman gets into agribusiness.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Post-Brexit, Property Prices May Yet Hold Steady
Post-Brexit, real estate dealswere supposed to decline--especially in London. Yet the market may prove more resilient than expected.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Spain’s Ortega Tops Gates In Wealth
Big profits from managing short lead times helped Amancio Ortega—Spanish business magnate, founder and chairman of the Inditex fashion group—recently pass Bill Gates’s fortune for the second time.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Tax Clampdown Looks Beyond Apple
The EU hit Apple with a tax bill, but it's not the only company in regulators' sights.McDonalds, Facebook, Google and Amazonare being called on the carpet about tax practices too.