Now playing Next My Europe Series Cross-border bank charges Vincent from Chassieu, France is concerned about the bank charges he received while on holiday, he asked: “Last year I spent my holidays in 08/06/2012
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Now playing Next Business Recapitalisation of BPI welcomed by markets It has been announced that struggling Portuguese Bank BPI will be recapitalised. The news was warmly welcomed by investors on Monday in Lisbon 04/06/2012
Now playing Next World Spanish banking crisis worsens Spain’s borrowing costs continued to lurch higher and share prices tumbled on the Madrid stock exchange this week as investors become more convinced 30/05/2012
Now playing Next Business Black Monday for Spanish banks Newly nationalised Bankia saw its share price plunge after asking for an additional 19 billion euros in state aid. With investors doubting the 28/05/2012
Now playing Next World Richemont defies the crisis Swiss luxury goods group Richemont saw its shares jump after posting better than expected full-year earnings. The company, with brands including 16/05/2012
Now playing Next Business Bankia's woes Bankia continued its descent into hell on Thursday in Madrid, despite partial nationalisation. The share price of Spain’s fourth biggest bank was 10/05/2012
Now playing Next Business Commerzbank pleases the markets Commerzbank, Germany’s second biggest lender, drastically improved the state of its finances in the first quarter, reassuring the markets and its 09/05/2012
Now playing Next Business Crédit Agricole's Greek tragedy The Greek crisis came back to haunt French bank Crédit Agricole on Monday in Paris. Exposure to Greek debt is not the main problem for investors 07/05/2012
Now playing Next Business UBS gets wealthy client boost Refocusing on wealth management seems to have had a positive effect on UBS, the biggest Swiss bank. In the first quarter its core division regained 02/05/2012
Now playing Next World Michel Barnier: Banks should pay for banks For a little over two years, Michel Barnier has been the European Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services. Part of that brief is to calm 01/05/2012
Now playing Next Business Property bubble slams CaixaBank The bursting of the Spanish property bubble continues to hit bank profits there. On Thursday CaixaBank shares fell over two percent after it posted 19/04/2012
Now playing Next Unreported Europe Iceland bouncing back from the brink The money boom that led to the financial crisis has changed Icelanders’ values. The banking crash there has hit not only their enviously high 10/02/2012
Now playing Next My Europe Series Firm help for small companies Rafael from Poland: I just want to ask how the European Union is going to help small companies to grow in the united market and survive the 27/10/2011
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Now playing Next My Europe Series Are credit rating agencies too powerful? Credit rating agencies too powerful? Victor, from Fontainebleau, France: “How did credit rating agencies manage to acquire such power over the 16/09/2011
Now playing Next World Tunisia, Egypt - a wake up call for Africa? Many think this could be Africa’s century. The continent weathered the global recession relatively well and the IMF predicts faster growth than in 09/06/2011
Now playing Next World European bank tax to pay for future crises The European Commission has unveiled plans to tax banks to make them pay now for future crises. Michel Barnier, the European Union commissioner in 26/05/2010
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