Новости по теме economy

Sony Pictures names new head of movie group Sony Pictures Entertainment named Tom Rothman as new chairman of its motion picture group, a major move after a massive cyberattack devastated the entertainment giant.

25 February 2015

Obama vetoes Keystone pipeline bill Barack Obama issued the most significant veto of his six-year presidency, blocking legislation allowing the Keystone XL oil pipeline to be built.

25 February 2015

IMF approves 1.2 bn euro credit line for Serbia The International Monetary Fund on Monday approved a 1.2 billion euro ($1.4 billion) credit line for Serbia to support its structural and economic reforms.

24 February 2015

Google Wallet partners up to battle Apple Pay Google said it was teaming up with the mobile phone payment firm Softcard to ramp up its efforts to counter Apple Pay in the emerging sector.

24 February 2015

HSBC chief kept millions in Swiss account: report HSBC chief executive Stuart Gulliver, who vowed to reform the scandal-hit bank, kept millions of dollars in a Swiss account.

23 February 2015

EU announces aid to pork industry hit by Russian ban European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan announced measures to raise pork prices to help the industry hit by a Russian embargo.

23 February 2015

Moody's downgrades Russia debt to 'junk' level Moody's cut Russia's debt rating by one notch into 'junk' territory, saying the Ukraine crisis and the fall in oil prices and the ruble will further undermine Russia's economy.

21 February 2015

Germany rejects Greece 'take-it or leave-it' debt offer Germany rejected a take-it or leave-it request by Athens for a six-month extension to its EU loan programme.

20 February 2015

Greece eyes pain-free EU loan deal Greece was expected to bid for extra debt crisis aid from the EU without strings attached, ahead of a closely-watched ECB meeting on the country's emergency funds.

18 February 2015

Swiss prosecutor orders probe, search of HSBC offices Investigators launched a search of British banking giant HSBC's Geneva offices as part of a money laundering probe.

18 February 2015

Britain's Tesco picks new chairman Troubled British supermarket giant Tesco named John Allan as chairman, ending a four-month search after Richard Broadbent resigned amid an accounting scandal.

18 February 2015

UK's Labour details pre-poll economic plan Britain's main opposition Labour party outlined its economic plan to try to woo middle-income voters ahead of an anticipated closely-fought election in May.

17 February 2015

Greece handed ultimatum as eurozone bailout talks collapse Eurozone ministers have handed Greece an ultimatum to request an extension to its bailout programme after crunch talks collapsed.

17 February 2015

French MPs to vote on controversial reform plan Millions of tourists in Paris will be able to shop all-week long if French MPs pass a controversial set of reforms seen as vital to unblock its stuttering economy.

17 February 2015

Greece, eurozone thrash out high-stakes debt rescue changes Greece goes into talks with its eurozone partners demanding changes to a massive international bailout.

16 February 2015

HSBC boss says SwissLeaks claims 'painful' The boss of HSBC, which is at the centre of claims that it helped customers at its Swiss private bank avoid millions of dollars of tax.

14 February 2015

World Bank to provide up to $2 bn in aid to Ukraine The World Bank said it is prepared to provide up to $2 billion in financial assistance to conflict-torn Ukraine this year.

13 February 2015

Nazarbayev urges state companies to support tenge President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has urged Kazakhstan's state companies to sell dollars and buy the tenge.

13 February 2015

Kazakh President calls to look for new markets for domestic products President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has declared it is time for domestic enterprises to search for new markets to sell their products instead of Russia.

13 February 2015

Plan to mitigate devaluation in Kazakhstan presented by Khudaibergenov, Ushbayev With the coming of February Kazakhstan's population and businesses were holding their breaths waiting for the National Bank's next move on the tenge. Is devaluation inevitable and how bad can it be? Kazakhstani experts Olzhas Khudaiberganov and Anuar Ushbayev say they have a plan.

12 February 2015

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