03/20/2013

Standard Chartered in 'wilful' breach apology

Sir John Peace, the chairman of Standard Chartered, has been forced to issue a humbling apology for claiming that the bank had no “wilful” intention to break US sanction rules.

03/19/2013

French budget minister in tax fraud probe resigns

His resignation comes at a sensitive time for Hollande's government as it undertakes a process of redrafting deficit reduction plans vital to maintaining fiscal credibility with France's euro zone partners.