World news about “Investment” published by euronews.
Greece seeks Chinese investors Greece’s prime minister is in China seeking investment and trade deals to help revive his country’s recession-battered economy. Antonis Samaras and the… 16/05/2013
Gold price plunges Gold has plunged to its weakest in two years. Investors ditched it on fears of central banks – like Cyprus, and maybe other weak eurozone economies selling… 15/04/2013
Qataris to spring for Printemps The Qataris continue their investment shopping spree, with the upmarket French department store Printemps in their sights. Italian businessman Maurizio… 21/02/2013
Investors back UPS hopes for TNT bid Will new concessions by American company UPS overcome European objections to its proposed takeover of Dutch rival TNT Express? Investors certainly chose to… 18/12/2012
Italian multi-national billion euro investment in Libya Italy’s multi national oil and gas company Eni plans to invest six billion euros in Libya over the next 10 years. The move is designed to develop ongoing… 17/12/2012
‘Say Oui to France’ Last month the French government announced its plans to boost the competitiveness of the eurozone’s second largest economy. Paris needs to attract foreign… 30/11/2012
Revamped Siemens seduce investors As European stock markets were falling, Siemens’ revamped programme seduced investors. The share price of the German engineering giant, Frankfurt’s top… 08/11/2012
China buys stake in UK airports The Chinese government’s main investment fund is buying a 10 percent stake in the company that operates London’s Heathrow Airport as well as Stansted, just… 01/11/2012
EU report: Deposits should be separated from risky banking Again, it is being recommended that high-risk investments and trading be separated from retail banking. This time, the proposal comes from a new EU report… 02/10/2012
Trade tops EU-China summit European and Chinese leaders are in Brussels for the 15th EU-China summit. Traditionally, trade, the economy and the environment have topped the agenda and… 19/09/2012
Investor sentiment in the eurozone falls again Investor sentiment in the eurozone has fallen for the fifth straight month in a row to its lowest level in over three years. A separate index for the… 06/08/2012
Central banks dash hopes Two central bank meetings in one week. Investors were waiting for action from the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank. The ECB’s president had… 03/08/2012
German bond yields fall further Germany’s cost of borrowing has fallen to a new record low. On Wednesday the government easily sold 4.15 billion euros worth of 10-year government bonds at… 11/07/2012
BMW boost mini production British car workers have received a huge boost with the news German car group BMW are to invest another 315 million euros in the production of the Mini. The… 09/07/2012
Europe’s foreign investment forecast Before being populated by tourists for the summer season, the seaside resort of La Baule, in north-west France hosts investment experts as part of the annual… 25/06/2012
Annual Tunisia forum courts foreign investors In an international context which is gradually recovering from the financial and economic crisis, a new, post-revolution Tunisia is seeking to attract foreign… 22/06/2012
Electric power saves Saab Saab was once a name associated with innovation in the car market until several changes of ownership ended in bankruptcy. Now the company is poised to break… 13/06/2012
Cement producer Lafarge to cut costs Lafarge, the global cement producer, has announced plans to cut costs by 1.3 billion euros over the next four years. The group is carrying debts of 12.4… 12/06/2012
Qatar: Friend of foe for Europe? With ISEG In this issue of U talk, a viewer is concerned about the influence of an oil rich state on Europe. Camille from Lyon asked: In what way can the… 08/06/2012
Sharp fall in eurozone economic confidence Economic confidence in the eurozone fell sharply in May, according to surveys carried out by the European Commission. Businesses that were questioned said… 30/05/2012
Foreign investors shun Italy and Spain Foreigners are increasingly not interested in buying Italian and Spanish government bonds according the Fitch credit ratings agency. It said the number of… 23/05/2012
JPMorgan boss faces shareholders after revelation of big trading loss There was a relatively easy ride for JPMorgan Chase’s boss at the annual shareholders’ meeting on Tuesday. Only a handful of anti-capitalism protesters… 15/05/2012
EU provides extra funds to resettle refugees The EU will give more money to individual member countries to resettle refugees. The extra cash comes after MEPs accused the bloc of failing to take in its… 29/03/2012
German Bunds rise on higher yields German government bond prices pushed higher on Tuesday . Investors are being lured back into the market after the amount of interest Berlin is offering on… 20/03/2012
Italian economy contracts Italy has slumped into a recession expected to last at least a year with the economy contracting 0.7 percent over the past three months. It is the second… 12/03/2012
Olympus board picks raise investors concerns Japan’s Olympus has named a new board of directors as it tries to move on from a massive accounting fraud. But some foreign investors – who have to vote on… 27/02/2012
World Bank tells China ‘reform to keep growing’ The World Bank has warned China’s government that it must relax its grip on industry and move towards a free-market economy. Speaking in Beijing at the… 27/02/2012
Greece a mounting concern for MEPs While it was not on the formal agenda at the European Parliament, Greece’s current financial plight continued to dominate discussions in Strasbourg. Some… 15/02/2012
Kirkuk: financing the future Kirkuk lies on the well of Iraqi oil. The ethnically diverse city contains 40 per cent of the country’s oil exportation, while representing just 2.2 per cent… 12/01/2012
Grim day for UK bank workers Royal Bank of Scotland is to cut 3,500 jobs in its investment banking section and sell or close divisions dealing with shares and mergers and… 12/01/2012
Qatar money for investment in French suburbsBowing to the pressure to create jobs in deprived areas, French President Francois Hollande has agreed to Qatar investing millions of euros into development… 24/09/2012
European shares rise on German ESM rulingThe financial world got a boost from the Germany’s Constitutional Court allowing the ratification of the European Stability Mechanism, the eurozone’s new… 12/09/2012
Could European crises cut short Brussels’ summer holiday?After months at the forefront of crisis management, the European Commission held its last meeting before the summer break on Wednesday – and it seems the… 01/08/2012
Putin promises economic reform and warns against civil disobedienceRussian President Vladimir Putin told investors that Russia was working toward a “new economy” built on liberal reforms and privitisation. Speaking in St… 21/06/2012
Spain’s borrowing costs rise again on bailout fearsSpain’s borrowing costs rose on Tuesday after financial markets digested the impact of a massive 100 billion euro bailout from the European Union. A day… 12/06/2012
Fancy some friendly shares?The vastly popular social networking internet site Facebook is reportedly set to change from being a private to a public company selling billions of dollars… 01/02/2012
