06/17/2019

AfDB Grants Ireland Membership Status

The Boards of the AfDB and AfDF, referred to as the “Bank Group”, encouraged the speedy conclusion of all processes towards the admission of Ireland.

06/17/2019

Bank to hold rates steady as growth falters

Ben Broadbent, deputy governor for monetary policy, and fellow MPC member Michael Saunders, told MPs on the Treasury Select Committee that financial markets are not pencilling in rate hikes soon enough.

06/17/2019

Banks face new challenges in Italian diamond scandal

In a new development, officials from UniCredit and Banco BPM are also suspected of corruption because broker Intermarket Diamond Business (IDB) invested some of its profits from the diamond sales in the banks' shares, according to evidence gathered b

06/17/2019

SMP Group Completes MBO

The deal has been backed by Palatine Private Equity LLP, a UK mid-market private equity house, with additional debt funding from Apera Asset Management.