05/13/2016

Hungary seeks rapprochement with bruised foreign investors

That strategy was achieved largely through the nationalisation of compulsory private pension funds and targeted taxation, often at the expense of foreign investors who have complained of punitive taxes on some industries and unpredictable regulation.

05/11/2016

Banks cull accounts in fight against corruption

The purges show how the world’s biggest banks are becoming more aggressive in closing client accounts either because they are considered too risky under anti-money laundering rules or because they have become uneconomic in light of new regulations.