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4most Wins Government Funding to Develop Green Lending Proposition for SMEs
Date: June 22, 2022
UK’s largest credit risk firm partners with Meckon and Swishfund to deliver cheaper finance to greener SMEs via environmentally responsible ‘Green Credit Score’ 20 June 2022, London – The UK’s largest independent credit risk and actuarial consultancy, 4most, has won a competitive, SBRI government funded award from Innovate UK, to build a UK-wide green lending...
Thyssenkrupp, Tata lose fight against EU veto of joint venture
Date: June 22, 2022
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel have lost their fight against a European Union antitrust veto of their proposed landmark joint venture, after Europe’s second-highest court rejected their arguments. The two companies in 2019 had sought to tackle over-capacity and other challenges in the steel industry via the joint venture, which...
Finland is ready to fight Russia if attacked – defence chief
Date: June 22, 2022
By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland has prepared for decades for a Russian attack and would put up stiff resistance should one occur, its armed forces chief said. The Nordic country has built up a substantial arsenal. But aside from the military hardware, General Timo Kivinen said, a crucial factor is that Finns would...
Switzerland imported Russian gold in May for first time since Ukraine attack
Date: June 22, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Switzerland imported gold from Russia in May for the first time since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine in February, Swiss customs data showed on Tuesday. Switzerland is the world’s biggest refining and transit centre for gold and Russia is one of the biggest bullion producers. Western sanctions on Russia have not...
Swedish court upholds ban on Huawei sale of 5G gear
Date: June 22, 2022
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -A Swedish appeals court on Wednesday upheld a ruling by a lower court that banned Huawei from selling 5G equipment in the country, in the latest setback to the Chinese telecoms company’s hopes of staging a comeback. In 2020, Swedish telecom regulator PTS unexpectedly banned Huawei from supplying 5G equipment...
Swiss current account surplus widens, SNB slows forex action
Date: June 22, 2022
ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland’s first-quarter current account surplus widened to 19 billion Swiss francs ($19.63 billion), 4 billion francs more than in the same quarter in 2021, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) said on Wednesday. “The increase was primarily due to the higher receipts surplus in goods trade (up CHF 6 billion), which resulted from merchanting...