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BankingEuropean Central Bank lays out €1.3bn plan for development of digital euro – DL NewsJanuary 4, 202475The ECB plans to award nine-digit contracts for five initiatives in digital euro project.Amazon was selected in the past to...
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BankingBank lending favours polluting sectors, ECB study findsDecember 18, 202397Supervisors mull extra capital charges or even daily fines on lenders that don’t clean up their act ADVERTISEMENTBanks are lending...
EconomyECB holds interest rates steady: What lies ahead for Europe’s economy?December 14, 2023142The European Central Bank (ECB) has held interest rates and said it expects inflation to decline over the course of...
BankingEU banks amass high reserves despite booming payoutsDecember 13, 2023112Emergency funds at EU banks remain high whilst shareholders continue to profit from high interest rates. ADVERTISEMENTCapital buffers, which are...
BankingCentral bank blunders undermine tough rate talkDecember 5, 2023162LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Words are fighting it out with numbers in financial markets at present. Comments by...