Category Archives: European Union

European Bankers Expect “Credit Gap” to Shrink for Consumers and Small Businesses, According to FICO-Efma Survey

FICO (NYSE:FICO), and Efma announced recently the results of the seventh European Credit Risk Survey, which measures retail bankers’ outlook for the availability of credit along with their investment priorities for the year ahead. In the February survey, completed by … Continue reading

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Interactive Data Launches Financial Transaction Tax Data Service

New service helps identify instruments subject to French and Italian FTTs Interactive Data Corporation, announced a new service to support the identification of instruments subject to recently implemented French and Italian Financial Transaction Taxes (FTTs). Financial organisations may be required to determine … Continue reading

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Bisnode Divests Svenska Nyhetsbrev

Bisnode has divested Svenska Nyhetsbrev AB, an independent supplier of niched business news, to Bonnier Business Press International AB. The sale is in line with Bisnode’s strategy to streamline its core business and focus on growth and increased customer value. … Continue reading

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Data Protection in Europe : 3,000 Amendments Tabled

More than 3000 amendments have been tabled to the LIBE Committee on the Albrecht report on data protection:  This shows how important the dossier is and what economic and political interests are at stake.

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Google May Face EU Action over New Privacy Policy

Google may face a confrontation with the European Union (EU) after it flouted EU orders to undo vast changes to small print across services including search, Gmail and YouTube. The situation started when Google introduced a new privacy policy for … Continue reading

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Aviation Week Expands Global Editorial Team & Expertise

Strengthens its commitment to the European aerospace, defense and airline markets with key appointments Veteran aviation journalists Tony Osborne and Cathy Buyck are the newest members of the international team of editors at Aviation Week (http://www.aviationweek.com), while Frankfurt-based Jens Flottau … Continue reading

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The Credit Conundrum: SME Financing Gap in Europe

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for the majority of business activity in most countries and play a vital role in stimulating growth, innovation and competitiveness. It is therefore important to assess the degree to which SMEs are provided with … Continue reading

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