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EU should use tax policy to improve environment, Kovács says

The European Union should use taxes to discourage pollution as part of the region's fight against global warming, Taxation Commissioner...

Banking

France cuts taxes for small businesses to shrink unemployment

Berenice Sylvain runs a one-woman catering business in Paris thanks to France’s drive to encourage entrepreneurship....

Ratings

Moody’s u-turns on bank credit ratings after furor

Moody's Investors Service may reverse credit-rating upgrades it gave banks less than a month ago following criticism from Merrill Lynch...

MNB

Central Bank gold holdings fall to lowest since 1948, IMF says

Gold holdings by central banks and other government organizations declined for the eighth straight year in 2006, to the lowest...

MNB

Bulgarian February sovereign foreign debt falls to €4.3 bln

Bulgaria's sovereign foreign debt fell to €4.4 billion ($5.8 billion) at the end of February on loan repayments....

Banking

German Cabinet gives green light to company tax cuts

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet agreed on a draft law to cut corporate taxes, a measure aimed at improving companies'...

MNB

Hungarian base rate may drop to 6.00% by year-end

Economic research company GKI projects the National bank of Hungary’s (MNB) base rate will fall to 6.00% by the end...

MNB

EuroChem to raise $300 mln in debut bond sale

EuroChem, the world's seventh-largest fertilizer producer, plans to sell $300 million in bonds to foreign investors as it seeks to...

MNB

Slovak koruna records weekly advance; parity rate may change

The Slovak koruna posted a weekly gain and traded near its record high against the euro on speculation the central...

MNB

Bank of America plans to sell its first covered bonds in Europe

Bank of America Corp., the second largest US bank by assets, plans to sell as much as €20 billion ($26.2...

MNB

Koruna gains to record as investors return to emerging markets – extended

The Slovak koruna rose to a record against the euro as the rally in global equity markets led investors to...

Banking

Hungarian tax cuts hinge on broader revenue base

Hungary’s government may be able to cut some taxes and eliminate others if it succeeds in boosting the number of...

Debt

France sells €4 bln of inflation bonds

France sold €4 billion ($5.3 billion) of new 30-year index-linked bonds yesterday, its first sale of such securities in almost...

Debt

DaimlerChrysler sells €2 bln of 3-year bonds

DaimlerChrysler AG, the world's fifth-largest automaker, received orders worth more than €5 billion ($6.6 billion) in a sale of €2...

MNB

Hungary’s international reserves up €917 mln in February

Hungary's international reserves rose €917 million last month to €17.163 billion in February exceeding the €17 billion threshold for the...

Banking

EU should use tax policy to improve environment, Kovács says

The European Union should use taxes to discourage pollution as part of the region's fight against global warming, Taxation Commissioner...

Banking

France cuts taxes for small businesses to shrink unemployment

Berenice Sylvain runs a one-woman catering business in Paris thanks to France’s drive to encourage entrepreneurship....

Ratings

Moody’s u-turns on bank credit ratings after furor

Moody's Investors Service may reverse credit-rating upgrades it gave banks less than a month ago following criticism from Merrill Lynch...

MNB

Central Bank gold holdings fall to lowest since 1948, IMF says

Gold holdings by central banks and other government organizations declined for the eighth straight year in 2006, to the lowest...

MNB

Bulgarian February sovereign foreign debt falls to €4.3 bln

Bulgaria's sovereign foreign debt fell to €4.4 billion ($5.8 billion) at the end of February on loan repayments....

Banking

German Cabinet gives green light to company tax cuts

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet agreed on a draft law to cut corporate taxes, a measure aimed at improving companies'...

MNB

Hungarian base rate may drop to 6.00% by year-end

Economic research company GKI projects the National bank of Hungary’s (MNB) base rate will fall to 6.00% by the end...

MNB

EuroChem to raise $300 mln in debut bond sale

EuroChem, the world's seventh-largest fertilizer producer, plans to sell $300 million in bonds to foreign investors as it seeks to...

MNB

Slovak koruna records weekly advance; parity rate may change

The Slovak koruna posted a weekly gain and traded near its record high against the euro on speculation the central...

MNB

Bank of America plans to sell its first covered bonds in Europe

Bank of America Corp., the second largest US bank by assets, plans to sell as much as €20 billion ($26.2...

MNB

Koruna gains to record as investors return to emerging markets – extended

The Slovak koruna rose to a record against the euro as the rally in global equity markets led investors to...

Banking

Hungarian tax cuts hinge on broader revenue base

Hungary’s government may be able to cut some taxes and eliminate others if it succeeds in boosting the number of...

Debt

France sells €4 bln of inflation bonds

France sold €4 billion ($5.3 billion) of new 30-year index-linked bonds yesterday, its first sale of such securities in almost...

Debt

DaimlerChrysler sells €2 bln of 3-year bonds

DaimlerChrysler AG, the world's fifth-largest automaker, received orders worth more than €5 billion ($6.6 billion) in a sale of €2...

MNB

Hungary’s international reserves up €917 mln in February

Hungary's international reserves rose €917 million last month to €17.163 billion in February exceeding the €17 billion threshold for the...

EU should use tax policy to improve environment, Kovács says

The European Union should use taxes to discourage pollution as part of the region's fight against global warming, Taxation Commissioner...

France cuts taxes for small businesses to shrink unemployment

Berenice Sylvain runs a one-woman catering business in Paris thanks to France’s drive to encourage entrepreneurship....

Moody’s u-turns on bank credit ratings after furor

Moody's Investors Service may reverse credit-rating upgrades it gave banks less than a month ago following criticism from Merrill Lynch...

Central Bank gold holdings fall to lowest since 1948, IMF says

Gold holdings by central banks and other government organizations declined for the eighth straight year in 2006, to the lowest...

Bulgarian February sovereign foreign debt falls to €4.3 bln

Bulgaria's sovereign foreign debt fell to €4.4 billion ($5.8 billion) at the end of February on loan repayments....

German Cabinet gives green light to company tax cuts

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet agreed on a draft law to cut corporate taxes, a measure aimed at improving companies'...

Hungarian base rate may drop to 6.00% by year-end

Economic research company GKI projects the National bank of Hungary’s (MNB) base rate will fall to 6.00% by the end...

EuroChem to raise $300 mln in debut bond sale

EuroChem, the world's seventh-largest fertilizer producer, plans to sell $300 million in bonds to foreign investors as it seeks to...

Slovak koruna records weekly advance; parity rate may change

The Slovak koruna posted a weekly gain and traded near its record high against the euro on speculation the central...

Bank of America plans to sell its first covered bonds in Europe

Bank of America Corp., the second largest US bank by assets, plans to sell as much as €20 billion ($26.2...

Koruna gains to record as investors return to emerging markets – extended

The Slovak koruna rose to a record against the euro as the rally in global equity markets led investors to...

Hungarian tax cuts hinge on broader revenue base

Hungary’s government may be able to cut some taxes and eliminate others if it succeeds in boosting the number of...

France sells €4 bln of inflation bonds

France sold €4 billion ($5.3 billion) of new 30-year index-linked bonds yesterday, its first sale of such securities in almost...

DaimlerChrysler sells €2 bln of 3-year bonds

DaimlerChrysler AG, the world's fifth-largest automaker, received orders worth more than €5 billion ($6.6 billion) in a sale of €2...

Hungary’s international reserves up €917 mln in February

Hungary's international reserves rose €917 million last month to €17.163 billion in February exceeding the €17 billion threshold for the...