Europe needs to try unconventional policy
The eurozone needs all the help it can get – if Mario Draghi, the ECB president, wants to make a real difference, he should contemplate quantitative easing European Companies News…
Gulf airlines unveil $140bn jet deals
Orders highlight how Gulf carriers have become some of the fastest-growing airlines in the world, putting pressure on western rivals European Companies News…
Gazprom lifts forecast on Europe exports
Gazprom increases profit forecast by 10 per cent after stronger exports to Europe help offset fall in sales to Russia and former Soviet Union states European Companies News…
Italy’s ‘trophy assets’ attract investors
While patriotic commentators fret about Italy’s ‘great sell-off’, some businessmen say the spending spree should make the country feel very honoured European Companies News…
Calm debut for wind power group Infinis
Company floats in London at bottom of offered range, meeting a muted reaction from investors and raising £234m for private equity owner Terra Firma European Companies News…
Pandora charged over profit warning
Danish fraud squad charges jeweller Pandora with failing to inform investors quickly enough about its surprise 2011 profit warning European Companies News…
Bank regulators play a tricky game
It is hard to imagine that 12 measurements comprising five categories of risk can really capture the overall safety of a bank European Companies News…
Russian card issuer slumps after hot IPO
Russian lawmakers proposed an amendment to a bill that appeared to potentially bar banks from distributing credit cards outside their branches European Companies News…
Supply concerns hit European gas prices
A pipeline from Libya to Italy has been closed since Wednesday as protests that have crimped the supply of oil spread into the gas sector European Companies News…
UBS held talks on Japanese partnership
The discussions with Sumitomo are a sign of the Swiss bank’s continued efforts to get to grips with its investment banking division European Companies News…
