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Country Report: Spain

UPHILL BATTLE By Antonio Guerrero Spanish banks are struggling to regain momentum in the face of a sluggish economy and the need for further restructuring. Three years after Spain’s decade-long real estate bubble burst, the country’s banks ...

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LSE’s Rolet Between A Rock And A Hard Place

NEWSMAKERS: UNITED KINGDOM By Anita Hawser Xavier Rolet, the London Stock Exchange’s CEO, must have breathed a sigh of relief when the European Commission announced in early August that it would investigate the proposed merger between Deutsche Börse ...

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WORLDS BEST GLOBAL BANKS 2011

Global Finance names the World’s Best Global Banks 2011 NEW YORK, August 22, 2011 Global Finance magazine (GFmag.com) has announced...

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WORLD’S 50 SAFEST BANKS 2011

Global Finance names the World’s 50 Safest Banks 2011 NEW YORK, August 18, 2011 Bank stability is an ever-more pressing...

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Draghi Faces No-Win Situation As Europe’s Central Banker

NEWSMAKERS: EUROPE by Anita Hawser Draghi: Will face scrutiny Despite attempts to block his candidacy, Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi will become the new president of the European Central Bank (ECB) when Jean-Claude Trichet retires in October. ...

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O’Leary Lights Up Paris Air Show With China Agreement

NEWSMAKERS: IRELAND by Gordon Platt Full throttle: Ryanair powers up its fleet with giant order Michael O’Leary, chief executive of Ryanair, Europe’s largest low-cost airline, stole the limelight at the Paris Air Show in June by signing an ...

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Country Report: Portugal

Light At The End Of The Tunnel By Vanessa Drucker Portugal’s new political leaders have a plan to dig their country out of its deep fiscal hole. Portugal is about to receive a dose of strong medicine. ...

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Europe Aims To Simplify Securities Clearing Systems

MILESTONES: EUROPE By Anita Hawser How many central securities depositories (CSDs) does Europe need? The European Commission and the European Central Bank believe it is far fewer than the 40 CSDs currently scattered across the continent. The ...

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Strauss-Kahn Arrest Adds Drama To IMF Succession

NEWSMAKERS: GLOBAL By Luca Ventura While the shocking arrest in May of IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn in connection with an alleged sexual assault dominated the news all over the world, it only complicated a plot that was ...
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