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The Business category explores corporate strategy, leadership, mergers, acquisitions and regulatory reforms. In line with Global Banking & Finance Review’s commitment to industry news and case studies, it offers analysis to help executives navigate an evolving business landscape.

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Image for Spain's utilities tax suffers defeat in parliament
Finance

Spain's utilities tax suffers defeat in parliament

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish lawmakers on Thursday voted to eliminate a temporary tax on energy compan...

19th December, 2024

Image for Italy probes CK Hutchison unit on tax in 3.4 billion euro asset sale, Bloomberg News reports
Finance

Italy probes CK Hutchison unit on tax in 3.4 billion euro asset sale, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) - CK Hutchison Holdings's Italian telecommunications unit is the target of a probe allegin...

19th December, 2024

Image for German parliament passes tax relief to offset inflation
Finance

German parliament passes tax relief to offset inflation

BERLIN (Reuters) - German lawmakers passed a taxation reform on Thursday to combat the burden on hou...

19th December, 2024

Image for Behind a potential Honda and Nissan tie-up, the existential threat posed by Chinese EVs
Business

Behind a potential Honda and Nissan tie-up, the existential threat posed by Chinese EVs

By Kantaro Komiya, Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Some unions are born of necessity, others fro...

19th December, 2024

Image for Italy's Banco BPM strikes deal with unions on 550 hirings, 1,100 early retirements
Finance

Italy's Banco BPM strikes deal with unions on 550 hirings, 1,100 early retirements

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's Banco BPM has struck a deal with trade unions on 550 new hirings in exchan...

19th December, 2024

Image for EU opens probe into the proposed acquisition of Dorna Sports by Liberty Media
Finance

EU opens probe into the proposed acquisition of Dorna Sports by Liberty Media

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission opened an in-depth investigation into the proposed acqu...

19th December, 2024

Image for Spanish watchdog tells Worldcoin to delete all iris scan data
Finance

Spanish watchdog tells Worldcoin to delete all iris scan data

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish data protection watchdog AEPD on Thursday ordered that Sam Altman's compan...

19th December, 2024

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Finance

Any Commerzbank takeover by UniCredit not subject to investment screening, German government source says

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will not subject any potential takeover of Commerzbank by Italy's UniCred...

19th December, 2024

Image for US exempting gas payments from Russia Gazprombank sanctions, Hungary says
Finance

US exempting gas payments from Russia Gazprombank sanctions, Hungary says

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The United States granted an exemption for gas payments on Thursday from sancti...

19th December, 2024

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Finance

Germany’s Mosel River still closed to shipping in new year for lock repairs

HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) - The Mosel River in Germany will remain closed to cargo shipping in Janu...

19th December, 2024

Image for Moscow says Ukraine fired more US and British missiles into southern Russia
Finance

Moscow says Ukraine fired more US and British missiles into southern Russia

(Reuters) - Ukraine launched six U.S.-made long-range ATACMs missiles and four British-made Storm Sh...

19th December, 2024

Image for German consumer sentiment outlook modest after slight pickup, GfK finds
Business

German consumer sentiment outlook modest after slight pickup, GfK finds

BERLIN (Reuters) – German consumer sentiment is expected to improve slightly at the start of next ye...

19th December, 2024