Economy

Monday, June 24th 2013 - 19:04 UTC
Messi paid €10 million to correct tax returns for 2010/2011, says La Vanguardia

Barcelona striker Lionel Messi, who turned 26 on Monday and is under investigation in Spain for tax fraud allegations, paid €10 million to the Spanish tax authorities to correct tax returns for 2010 and 2011, according to Spanish media reports.
Monday, June 24th 2013 - 19:01 UTC
EC clears purchase of NYSE Euronext by INE for 8.2bn dollars

The European Commission gave unconditional approval for Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) to buy NYSE Euronext for 8.2 billion dollars a deal that strengthens ICE's presence in the lucrative derivatives trading business.
Monday, June 24th 2013 - 15:46 UTC
Google is in a borderline crisis with European Union

By Thomas Richardson - Google has reached a settlement with regulators of the European Union after antitrust charges were levied against the company. The EU accused Google of selectively displaying results based on its preferences. Google, which owns a virtual monopoly on Internet queries in Europe, is also accused of favouring the use of its own products in search results, which has drawn complaints from competitors, and the attention of regulators.
Monday, June 24th 2013 - 08:17 UTC
UK and China sign three year currency swap to make business in Yuan

The Bank of England and its Chinese counterpart have signed a deal likely to boost trade between the UK and China in the Yuan. The BoE and the People’s bank of China have signed a three year currency swap arrangement worth 200bn Yuan (33bn dollars), the UK central bank confirmed.
Monday, June 24th 2013 - 08:15 UTC
End of near-zero interest rates; governments must do more for economic recovery and reform, says BIS

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) says banks have done their bit to help economic recovery and governments must do more. The Basel bases organization, known as the “central banks' central bank” says it is time for them to stop pumping funds into their economies.
Monday, June 24th 2013 - 08:13 UTC
Europe remains divided as to how to bail-out failed banks; next try Wednesday

Europe failed to agree on how to share the cost of bank collapses, as Germany resisted attempts by France to water down rules designed to spare taxpayers in future crises.
Monday, June 24th 2013 - 03:13 UTC
LAN and TAM Airlines awarded as Best South American Airlines by Skytrax

LAN Airlines and its affiliates and TAM Airlines, members of LATAM Airlines Group, were once again recognised as the Best Airlines in South America, receiving first and second place, respectively, according to World Airline Survey, conducted yearly by Skytrax, the prestigious English company dedicated to the world airline and airport industry.
Saturday, June 22nd 2013 - 05:51 UTC
Pacific Alliance in a “marketing success” and no concern for Mercosur, says Brazil

The Pacific Alliance is a ‘marketing success’ and does not represent a concern for Mercosur since it does not have the potential for physical integration as other blocks from the region, said Brazilian Foreign minister Antonio Patriota during a congressional hearing this week in Brasilia.
Friday, June 21st 2013 - 16:52 UTC
World Bank preparing for when US begins to slow money creation

The World Bank is concerned about the spill-over effects on developing countries of a slowing of US money creation and will move to provide affordable capital when borrowing costs rise.
Friday, June 21st 2013 - 16:41 UTC
Russia to supply China 270bn dollars in oil on 25 year contract

Russian state oil company Rosneft has agreed to double its oil supplies to China, in a deal worth 270bn dollars over 25 years. Under the terms of the deal, Rosneft will supply 300.000 barrels of oil a day to China starting in 2015.