Santander chief outlines UK growth plans
Ana Botín says she welcomes a high street bank shake-up and that the bank has tightened its risk criteria. But she denies the housing market is overheating European Companies News…
Russian media point finger at Kiev
Reports of the crash on Russian state controlled broadcasters avoided any suggestion that the separatists may have been responsible European Companies News…
More than half of passengers were Dutch
Frans Timmermans, Dutch foreign minister, demanded an independent investigation, and that Dutch officials be given unhindered access to crash site European Companies News…
Malaysia airliner shot down over Ukraine
US believes jet with 295 on board was hit by a missile fired from the ground, which Kiev blames on pro-Russia rebels European Companies News…
Norwegian Air Shuttle hit by higher costs
A flight attendants’ strike and the hiring of replacement aircraft take toll on low-cost airline, which posted its third consecutive quarter of losses European Companies News…
Carrefour sales rise despite China dip
Growth in Latin America drives global revenues with a 42% jump in Argentina, but the world’s second-largest retailer notes difficult conditions in Asia European Companies News…
Court freezes assets of ‘Putin’s banker’
Sergei Pugachev, who fled Russia after the failure of a bank he owned, has been served papers in London on behalf of a liquidator European Companies News…
Renewed crisis stalks E European banks
Greater risk seems to exist for eastern European banks than further west, in particular the problem of lingering bad loans European Companies News…
BES gains continue on investor assurance
Bank of Portugal governor says BES investors are prepared to take part in a capital increase, while Portugal Telecom agrees to cut stake in Oi merger European Companies News…
