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Chilean court rules to return frozen assets to Pinochet family

Some €4.2 million in cash and assets were held over an inquiry into budget embezzelement

Spain

Spain's Banco Popular brought back from the brink

Following Santander's last minute rescue of Spain's Banco Popular, European authorities have stepped in to avert a collapse.

Business Planet

European funds helping small businesses thrive

In this weeks' episode, we visit Gozo, the second largest island in the Maltese archipelago to find out about an SME initiative that's making all the difference.

Business Series

RBS tries to settle embarrassing court case

A compensation court case against Royal Bank of Scotland has been postponed after the lender made a last-minute settlement offer to investors.

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Lloyds bank: UK government sells off final shares, but did it make a profit?

The British government has sold its last remaining stake in bailed out Lloyds Banking Group claiming to have made a profit, but that is disputed.

Economy

Brexit threat to the City of London

Banks working from London are starting to announce their plans for when Britain leaves the EU, including moving staff to places like Frankfurt.

Spain

How Madrid is hoping to attract talent and investment from a post-Brexit UK

Spain’s capital city Madrid could benefit from Brexit.

France

France: Macron denies being under control of banking sector

Emmanuel Macron, the centrist candidate in the French presidential election, has refuted his rival’s claims that he is heavily linked with the banking sector.

United Kingdom

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Economy

Malaysia's central bank joins North Korea funds probe

Malaysia's central bank says it is helping law enforcement agencies investigate the possible illegal flow of millions to North Korea.

Real Economy

Nine EU states could still adopt the euro. But why would they?

Euronews examines whether the benefits of Economic and Monetary Union have been overlooked since the eurozone crisis began.

Business Series

Barclays boss reprimanded over whistleblower probe

British financial regulators are investigating Barclays Chief Executive Jes Staley and the bank over attempts to identify a whistleblower employee.

Economy

Ukraine's central bank governor quits

Ukraine's Central Bank governor Valeria Gontareva has resigned in a blow to reform plans for its battered corruption-plagued economy.

Economy

ECB boss Draghi squashes rate rise speculation

The head of the European Central Bank has moved to end speculation that the ECB will be raisng interest rates sooner rather than later.

Economy

Trump promises "major haircut" for banking regulations

The financial crisis of 2008 led to Barack Obama passing a massive piece of consumer protection legislation governing the banks. Now Donald Trump says the rules are bad for the economy, and he wants t

Economy

ECB reboots 50 euro note with tougher security features

The ECB launches a new 50 euro banknote today claiming it will be harder to forge, and says evidence suggests Europe's single currency is proving hard for criminals to corrupt.

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Bank of England to 'stress test' banks as Article 50 day looms

Bank of England calls for Article 50 stress tests

World News

Use of tax havens by European banks revealed

Oxfam concluded that 20 major European banks make a quarter of their profits, or 25 billion euros in low tax jurisdictions.

Economy

Russian central bank confounds forecasts with interest rate cut

Russian interest rates have fallen to 9.5% on the back of better inflation data.

Business Series

HSBC to hire 1000 new staff in China

Despite slowing Chinese growth HSBC still sees it as a solid bet and will hire a further 1000 staff this year.