Posts Tagged ‘FREEASIA’
India Law Threatens U.S. Energy Deals
The U.S. government is scrambling to preserve the benefits of a civil nuclear agreement with India after India passed a law that threatens to effectively exclude U.S. companies from its market for nuclear power. Read More →
Ireland to Split Anglo Irish Bank
Ireland's government moved to reassure anxious investors by announcing it will split nationalized lender Anglo Irish Bank in a bid to contain the impact of the bank's bailout on the country's economy. Read More →
BP to Take Some, Not All, Blame in Report
BP's report on its investigation into the Deepwater Horizon disaster will apportion some of the blame to itself but also hold other companies responsible for the various decisions that led to the explosion. Read More →
U.S. Blacklists Iranian Bank
The U.S. Treasury added Iran-owned, German-based European-Iranian Trade Bank to its key blacklist, saying the bank has provided a financial lifeline to Iranian companies involved in weapons proliferation. Read More →
Facing the U.K.’s Problems with Exports
Despite a big depreciation in the pound over the past two years that should have made British-manufactured goods cheaper for foreign buyers, its exports haven't risen rapidly. Read More →
EU Ministers Divided on Bank Tax
EU finance ministers remained divided after a debate on a bloc-wide bank levy and a fresh tax on financial transactions, indicating that neither measure is likely to materialize in the coming months. Read More →
U.S. Blacklists Iranian-Owned German Bank EIH
The U.S. Treasury added Iran-owned, German-based European-Iranian Trade Bank AG to its key blacklist Tuesday, saying the bank has provided a financial lifeline to Iranian companies involved in weapons proliferation. Read More →
Stress Tests Missed Debt at EU Lenders
Europe's recent "stress tests" of the strength of major banks understated some lenders' holdings of potentially risky government debt, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows. Read More →
Oil Tycoon: PWC Caved to Kremlin
Defense lawyers for jailed Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky are turning their legal guns on one of their client's former allies: auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers. Read More →
Hon Hai Looks to China’s Interior
Hon Hai is investing in China's hinterland, as the electronics titan bets that the country can retain its role as the world's factory floor for decades. Read More →
