Posts Tagged ‘FREEINDIA’

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 →

Vodafone-China Mobile Split Highlights Tense Ties

Vodafone's $6.65 billion sale of its stake in China Mobile highlights the challenges faced by foreign carriers looking to link up with Chinese telecoms. Read More →

Global-Bank Deal Targets Reserves

Global banking regulators appear poised to demand larger reserves, which they believe will prevent a future financial crisis, and reserves of higher quality, under so-called Basel 3. 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 →

Chairman’s Exit Jolts HSBC

The sudden departure of HSBC Chairman Stephen Green for the post of U.K. trade minister has touched off a scramble to find his replacement.  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 →

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