Global Banking & Finance Review

Expertise: Finance

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Business

How to succeed in business without really trying?

‘How to succeed in business without really trying’ is the title of a famous Broadway musical. It is...

12th April, 2022

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What is comprehensive insurance

Have you ever worried whether or not you have sufficient auto insurance to cover damage, ranging fro...

12th April, 2022

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How To

How to make a website?

A website is nothing but content or information presented in the form of web pages that are linked t...

12th April, 2022

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Investing

Boots in store for $10-billion sale as bid deadline looms

By Pamela Barbaglia LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s largest drugstore chain Boots has set a Feb. 24 dea...

24th February, 2022

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Investing

Explainer-Why Europe’s mobile telecom market is ripe for consolidation

By Supantha Mukherjee and Elvira Pollina STOCKHOLM/MILAN (Reuters) – Talk of consolidation among Eur...

24th February, 2022

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Investing

Barclays boosts investor payouts after record annual profit

By Lawrence White and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -Barclays reported a record annual profit for 20...

24th February, 2022

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Investing

Finland’s Stora eyes billion-euro investment in plastic-free packaging

By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s Stora Enso is considering an investment of up to 1 b...

24th February, 2022

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Trading

Russian rouble plummets 3%, bonds hammered as Ukraine declares state of emergency

By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Russian rouble slumped on Wednesday, diving around 3% to h...

24th February, 2022

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Trading

Equities tumble and U.S. dollar rises as Russia/ Ukraine fears escalate

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors around the world lost their appetite for risk on Wedne...

24th February, 2022

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Trading

WTO reschedules ministerial, now set for June

GENEVA (Reuters) – Trade ministers are now due to convene for the first time in more than four years...

24th February, 2022

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Business

Britain’s Lloyds profit recovery marred by fraud costs

By Iain Withers and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s largest high street bank Lloyds poste...

24th February, 2022

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Business

Italian bank BPER gets offer from NEXI for merchant payment arm

MILAN (Reuters) -Italian bank BPER Banca said it had received a non-binding offer for its merchant p...

24th February, 2022

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Business

Danone plans further price hikes to offset cost inflation

By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -Danone on Wednesday pledged further productivity gains and pri...

24th February, 2022

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Business

Ad group WPP posts 12.1% sales growth as clients spend on recovery

By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -WPP, the world’s largest advertising group, said client demand for...

24th February, 2022

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Business

French builder Eiffage eyes more growth in 2022 as profit exceeds pre-COVID level

(Reuters) -Eiffage expects earnings across its building and concessions businesses to grow further t...

24th February, 2022

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Business

Saipem to cut costs, focus on offshore business after swinging to core loss

MILAN (Reuters) -Italian energy services group Saipem pledged on Thursday to cut costs and focus mor...

24th February, 2022

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Finance

TotalEnergies makes large oil discovery off Namibia

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -Operator TotalEnergies has made a significant discovery of light oil and associ...

24th February, 2022

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Finance

France’s Axa doubles 2021 profit, raises financial goals

PARIS (Reuters) -Axa reported a profit on Thursday that more than doubled from last year, with the F...

24th February, 2022

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Finance

Bank of England reviews staff financial rules after Fed ethics scandal

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England is conducting an internal review into its policy on officials...

24th February, 2022

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Finance

Mercedes-Benz to double EV sales in 2022, solidify supplier relationship

BERLIN (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz aims to double its electric vehicle sales in 2022 and expand its el...

24th February, 2022

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Banking

UniCredit shares open down 8% on Ukraine crisis

MILAN (Reuters) – Shares in UniCredit, whose Russian arm is one of the largest lenders in the countr...

24th February, 2022

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Banking

Sterling falls versus dollar, holds ground against euro

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – Sterling fell against the dollar but stood its ground versus the euro...

24th February, 2022

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Recruiter Hays raises annual profit forecast on robust hiring demand

(Reuters) – British recruitment agency Hays Plc raised its annual operating profit forecast on Thurs...

24th February, 2022

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Trading

Stocks dive, oil jumps above $100 as Russia invades Ukraine

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices broke above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014,...

24th February, 2022

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Banking

Lloyds on ‘heightened alert’ for Russian cyberattacks on banks – CEO

By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s biggest domestic lender Lloyds said on Thursday it was o...

24th February, 2022

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Miner Anglo American joins rivals with record profit and payouts

By Clara Denina and Zandi Shabalala LONDON (Reuters) – Global mining company Anglo American posted r...

24th February, 2022

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Recruiter Hays raises annual profit forecast on robust hiring demand

(Reuters) -British recruitment agency Hays Plc’s raised its annual operating profit forecast on Thur...

24th February, 2022

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Safran boosts titanium stocks, shores up supply chain

By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) -French jet engine maker Safran said on Thursday it had enough titaniu...

24th February, 2022

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Banking

Russian cenbank to start FX intervention as rouble skids to record low

By Elena Fabrichnaya and Andrey Ostroukh MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian central bank will step into...

24th February, 2022

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Germany can ensure energy supply without Russian gas – econ minister

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany can guarantee security of supply even without Russian gas or oil, Economy...

24th February, 2022

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Top Stories

European finance reacts to Ukraine conflict with emergency plans, bond freezes

By Tom Sims and Iain Withers FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) -Europe’s financial sector scrambled on Thur...

24th February, 2022

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Business

EIS Carry-Back and minimising 2020/21 Income Tax

By Andrew Aldridge, Partner at Deepbridge Capital Your clients promise to submit their tax returns w...

24th February, 2022

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Business

New ideas, new revenues: Merging online and offline payments to unlock the world of multi-dimensional commerce

By Moshe Selfin, COO and CTO, Finaro If merchants thought that the last two years were a rollercoast...

24th February, 2022

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Trading

London-listed Coca-Cola HBC readies Russia contingencies as profits rise

By Amna Karimi (Reuters) – Coca-Cola HBC said on Tuesday it had contingency plans to cope with the e...

23rd February, 2022

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Investing

Stocks regroup as investors hold their breath on Ukraine

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks steadied on Wednesday and demand for safe-havens...

23rd February, 2022

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Trading

CRYPTOVERSE-Bitcoin could be laid low by miners’ malady

By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – Bitcoin miners are feeling the heat – and the...

23rd February, 2022

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Trading

Oil soars, stocks fall as Russia, Ukraine fears intensify

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) -Crude oil futures on Tuesday reached their highest levels since...

23rd February, 2022

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Finance

HSBC sees risks of wider contagion to markets from Russia-Ukraine conflict – CEO

LONDON (Reuters) – The boss of HSBC, one of Europe’s largest banks, said on Tuesday he was concerned...

23rd February, 2022

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Finance

HSBC says Hong Kong COVID clampdown may hurt ability to hire, keep staff

LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – HSBC said Hong Kong’s strict curbs on travel and social interaction are...

23rd February, 2022

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Finance

Russian central bank vows financial stability support as rouble tanks

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Russian central bank on Tuesday said it was ready to take all necessary measur...

23rd February, 2022