China crackdown hits Diageo and Rémy
Two European distillers see steep fall in Asia-Pacific sales after Beijing moves to curb the practice of executives offering luxury gifts to officials European Companies News…
Two former Anglo Irish executives guilty
Two former senior Anglo Irish Bank executives found guilty of making illegal loans to some borrowers to help unwind stake built up by Sean Quinn in bank European Companies News…
VimpelCom settles dispute with Algeria
The .6bn sale of 51 per cent of its Djezzy arm to the sovereign fund means the mobile group will still retain operating control European Companies News…
Banks retreat from Moscow deals
Moves led by Japanese highlights the reluctance of global banks to agree loans or finance deals with Russian clients European Companies News…
Small-cap Week, April 18
French Connection climbs after sales recover; PetroNeft’s Russian drama deepens; Amara Mining investors look beyond losses; Versarien joins the graphene rush European Companies News…
Monte dei Paschi lifts share sale to €5bn
The Italian bank, which is in the middle of cutting jobs and selling assets in an effort to return to profitability, plans to increase its offering from €3bn to €5bn…
Ryanair website tumbles in Google ranking
Glitch with new website pushes the low cost airline down the search engine’s rankings, but airline says most of its online traffic comes direct European Companies News…
Global carmakers seek China inroads
Executives converging for Auto China 2014 at a time when importance of fast-growing China market to the fortunes of multinational car companies has never been clearer European Companies News…
French property CGT relief nears end
Second homeowners looking to sell their property have four months left to benefit from 25 per cent discount on capital gains tax European Companies News…
Trade credit insurance to the rescue
This humdrum, clerical mechanism could mitigate the risk of securitising European banks’ lending to small and medium-sized enterprises, says John Dizard European Companies News…
