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Funding Ukraine weapons would put EU lending arm on ‘wrong track’, outgoing chief warns

Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank, attends the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London, Britain June 21, 2023. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The head of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has warned his soon-to-be-announced successor that bowing to pressure from some EU capitals to fund weapons for Ukraine would put the bank on the "wrong track". Werner Hoyer will step down from the EU's powerful lending arm at the end of December after 12 years turning the EIB into one of the...
Economy

Hungary central bank chief, finance minister spar over inflation-hit economy

Hungarian Central Bank Governor Gyorgy Matolcsy speaks during a business conference in Budapest, Hungary, June 9, 2021. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsEGER, Hungary, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Hungary's central bank signalled caution on further rate cuts on Thursday while the government flagged a higher deficit and a new tax on banks to offset a drop in tax revenue as the highest inflation in the European Union hobbles the economy.The suggestion of a new tax on Hungary's banks, about half of which are foreign-owned, sent shares in central Europe's largest...
Banking

Analysis: Europe’s currencies feel fresh pain as central bank support fades

Sterling, Swiss franc hurt after cbank decisionsWeaker growth, rate cut prospects hurt European FXVolatility expected to pick upLONDON, Sept 21(Reuters) - There's no respite for struggling European currencies as a likely pause in central bank interest-rate rises and a weakening economic outlook puts the focus on prospective rate cuts ahead.Sterling slid to a more than six-month low against the dollar on Thursday, even after the Bank of England held rates at a 15-year high and pledged to raise borrowing costs again if it cannot tame inflation.The Swiss franc , one...
Banking

Ex-Deutsche Bank investment banker pleads guilty to crypto fraud

Representations of cryptocurrencies are seen in this illustration, August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - A former Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) investment banker, who was charged in April with misappropriating funds from investors he wooed with promises of big returns from cryptocurrency trading, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department said.Rashawn Russell faces up to 30 years in prison when sentenced, the Justice Department said in a statement. As part of his plea agreement, Russell will be required to pay restitution in the amount...
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