06/10/2015

Germany to be AIIB's fourth largest shareholder

A government draft plan sees Germany acquiring a stake in the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank that will make it the fourth largest shareholder of the lender. It'll also provide financial guarantees.

06/10/2015

EU approves Latvia's SME financing institution

The European Commission said on Tuesday that it had approved Latvia's project to create a financial institution to facilitate access to funding for small- and medium-sized businesses.

06/04/2015

BNP Paribas to cut costs in investment banking - Les Echos

To achieve this goal, France's biggest listed bank plans to increase revenue by 7 percent and cut costs by 20 percent, the paper reported, citing union sources who spoke of a strategy briefing given by the bank on Tuesday.