Finance

Greece debt crisis: Tourists panic about access to cash as ATMs run out of money

Banking source says only 40% of cash machines in country have money in them.

Jun 30, 2015

Edmund Shing: Forget Greece, buy into the European market recovery

Whether Greece stays in the Eurozone or not I believe you should invest in Eurozone stocks.

Jun 24, 2015

Greeces Yanis Varoufakis urges EU not to fall prey to ‘state of mind that accepts an accident’

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Thursday (18 June) the euro zone was dangerously close to a state of mind that accepts an accident. He also slammed other ministers whom he said did not want to discuss his proposal to set up an automatic break on the countrys public deficit.

Jun 19, 2015

Bandhan: India's Newest Bank to Start Operations in August

"We will be a bank for all, but our primary objective will be to serve the unbanked," chairman Chandra Shekhar Ghosh said.

Jun 18, 2015

Austrian brothel offers free sex in tax protest

A taxpayer in Austria who is fed up with what he says are punitive tax payments decided to offer free sex to customers at his Salzburg brothel.

Jun 17, 2015

Greece: Grexit would be a ‘modern Greek tragedy’ if aid talks fail

The Central Bank of Greece issued a stark warning of a Grexit on Wednesday (17 June) if aid talks fail ahead of an end of June repayment deadline.

Jun 17, 2015

Greece: Grexit would be a ‘modern Greek tragedy’ if aid talks fail

The Central Bank of Greece issued a stark warning of a Grexit on Wednesday (17 June) if aid talks fail ahead of an end of June repayment deadline.

Jun 17, 2015

Mayweather and Pacquiao top Forbes list after megabout

Floyd Money Mayweather lived up to the hype of his own nickname topping the latest edition of Forbes list of the Worlds 100 Highest-Paid Athletes.

Jun 11, 2015

George Osborne ready to sell off RBS at a loss

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said on Wednesday (June 10) he will seek to bind future governments to his vision of permanent budget surpluses, something only rarely achieved in modern Britain.

Jun 11, 2015

IMF debt payment delay by Greece a negotiating tactic

Greek Economy Minister George Stathakis on Friday (5 June) said that Greeces decision to transfer all debt payments to the International Monetary Fund due in June in one batch at the end of the month, was not a sudden decision but had been on the table for quite some time.

Jun 5, 2015

How Chairman Mao, Charles I and Alexander the Great could make you a mint

The market in collectibles is growing rapidly

Jun 4, 2015

Alexis Tsipras: EU-Greece deal ‘close’ after meeting Jean-Claude Juncker

Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras left a meeting at the European Commission overnight into the early hours of Thursday morning (4 June), saying Greece was close to a deal and would make a payment to the IMF – thus avoiding a default.

Jun 4, 2015

RBI to Issue Some New Banking Licences by August, Says Raghuram Rajan

Twenty-six applicants were vying for a new banking licence, of which two - Tata Sons and Videocon - withdrew their applications later.

Jun 2, 2015

Trade Unions Oppose Govt Move to Tax PF Withdrawals

The EPFO circular say that TDS will be deducted at 10%, 'provided PAN is submitted.'

May 22, 2015

George Osborne warns that EU is ‘sleepwalking’ out of global economy

The European Union risks pricing itself out of the global economy by excessive regulation, Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne said on Wednesday (20 May), making the case for reforms in the bloc ahead of a referendum on whether Britain remains a member.

May 21, 2015