07/14/2013

Berlin approached UBS about buying Commerzbank stake

Focus magazine, citing no sources, said Schaeuble had held exploratory talks with Axel Weber, a former Bundesbank chief who is now chairman of UBS, about the sale of the 17 percent stake in Germany's second-biggest lender.

06/16/2013

Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo Bank mulls expansion in Israel

Despite complaints that foreign investors are avoiding Israel because of over-regulation, the hostile mood against the private sector, and geopolitical tensions, it turns out that not everyone thinks in this way.