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Report Prigioni could leave NBA return to Spain
Mon, 20 May 2013 22:40:21 -0400
Knicks point guard Pablo Prigioni could leave the team and return to Spain. (Ron Hoskins/Getty Images) New York Knicks point guard Pablo Prigioni could leave the team this offseason and return to Spain, ...
NATO commanders denounced in Spain for committing war crimes
Mon, 20 May 2013 19:09:46 -0400
A human rights association in Spain has denounced five NATO commanders of the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan for committing war crimes in the war-torn ...
Miami’s City National Bank is a focus of a former Spanish banker’s problems in Spain
Mon, 20 May 2013 18:21:07 -0400
City National Bank of Florida’s net income: 2007: $68.4 million 2008: $42.5 million 2009: ($9.0 million) 2010: ($436.5 million) 2011: $34.4 million 2012: $190.2 ...
In global fight against cybercrime Spain becomes a frontline
Mon, 20 May 2013 15:41:39 -0400
Spanish police stopped two major hacking schemes in the country in recent months, raising alarm among experts about increasing activity in the country. Why is Spain a hacking ...
Bankia compensation qualms hurt faith in Spains banks
Mon, 20 May 2013 15:03:07 -0400
MADRID--Many duped savers at Spanish lender Bankia are shunning a state-supervised compensation scheme in favor of expensive lawsuits, prolonging a misselling scandal and complicating efforts to restore faith in the banking ...
Three killed in Spain military base blast
Mon, 20 May 2013 14:44:32 -0400
THREE people have died and two others were injured in an explosion at a military base in the southern Spanish province of Almeria.
The cause of Monday's blast at the headquarters of the Spanish Legion's Sappers Unit is under investigation, Major Eleuterio Ciego told EFE.
One of the injured was taken to a hospital, while the other was treated at the base infirmary.
The Legion is an elite ...
Portugal bankers warn EU to stop ‘playing with fire’
Mon, 20 May 2013 13:43:06 -0400
Europe The heads of Portugal's biggest banks Millenium BCP and Banco Espirito Santo, have called on European leaders to stop "playing with fire" and alarming depositors in Eurozone economies. The top bankers expressed concern that the treatment of Cyprus has set a new precedent and as a result nervousness in the region is reaching dangerous levels."Leaders need to moderate ...
UPDATE 1-Spains El Corte Ingles in 5 bln euro debt restructuring
Mon, 20 May 2013 13:04:27 -0400
Mon May 20, 2013 1:04pm EDT
By Carlos Ruano
MADRID May 20 (Reuters) - Spanish department store El Corte Ingles, the country's largest privately held company, said on Monday it had started talks to restructure debt totalling 5 billion euros ($6.43 billion).
El Corte Ingles, one of Spain's largest employers and most venerable retailers, has been hit by a tough economic downturn and been ...
Jardim replaces Ferreira at Sporting Lisbon
Mon, 20 May 2013 11:16:10 -0400
Sporting Lisbon have confirmed Leonardo Jardim as their new coach, replacing Jesualdo Ferreira who was relieved of his position on Sunday.Jardim, who has been out of work since leaving Greek side Olympiakos in January, is set to sign a two-year contract with the Portuguese ...
Most Portuguese reject latest bailout terms poll
Mon, 20 May 2013 10:45:41 -0400
LISBON (AFP) - The latest draconian measures to shore up the Portuguese economy will make matters worse and the government should break the agreement with the IMF and European Union or obtain better terms, an opinion poll found on Monday.But most Portuguese people also hold that when a bailout programme with the so-called troika of the IMF, EU and European Central Bank ends in June 2014, the ...
Portuguese SuperLiga - Porto claim 27th title with win at Pacos de Ferreira
Mon, 20 May 2013 10:25:29 -0400
Eurosport - Porto's players celebrate a goal against Pacos Ferreira during their Portuguese Premier League game at the Mata Real stadium in Pacos de Ferreira that secured a 27th league title ...
Gibraltar QROPS denial a waste of time and effort
Mon, 20 May 2013 06:11:23 -0400
HMRC is wasting time and effort by continuing to deny Gibraltar as an acceptable Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) jurisdiction, says London & Colonial. The pension and investments specialist said the effort that HMRC is wasting on its delayed acceptance of the jurisdiction is to ‘no useful purpose’. ';I have had dealings with HMRC in various ...
White Rock moves home from Gibraltar to Malta
Mon, 20 May 2013 04:22:08 -0400
Aon subsidiary company White Rock, a group of insurance and reinsurance vehicles which holds operations in key domiciles including Gibraltar, Guernsey and Bermuda, has redomiciled White Rock Insurance PCC Ltd to Malta. The move enhances White Rock’s ability to meet its client demands, and will broaden its domicile options for Protected Cell activities, says Aon. White Rock did have ...
First ETF launched on Portuguese market
Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:58 -0400
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) provider SPA ETF has signed an agreement with NYSE Euronext and Portuguese bank Caixa – Banco de Investimento (CaixaBI) to list and distribute the first ever ETF in Portugal. The SPA ETF PSI-20 will be listed on the NYSE Euronext in Portugal, tracking the PSI-20, which is the Portuguese Stock Index, and opening the Portuguese ETF market to retail and ...
Spanish workers in Gibraltar protest against pension conditions
Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:33 -0400
The associations representing Spanish workers in Gibraltar staged a protest on 12 June campaigning for better pensions and social security benefits. Spanish workers in Gibraltar want the Spanish Government to change the law so that they get a similar pension benefit to what any other Spanish worker gets, when having worked all their life in Spain. They want benefits derived from their ...
SWIP makes in-roads into Spain
Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:22 -0400
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has strengthened its foundations in the Spanish market. SWIP’s Spanish team, based in Madrid and led by director of institutional sales Carlos Costales, will be supported by Christina Ponce, business development director at the London office. The Spanish branch of SWIP will offer, among other products, the SWIP European Fund, which ...
Macau lawyer says assault was intimidation attempt
Mon, 20 May 2013 04:02:36 -0400
Macau was rocked by gangland killings in the run-up to its handover to China in 1999 but violence abated as its gambling industry boomed and foreigners opened ...
Portugals Banks Fear Cyprus Virus
Mon, 20 May 2013 02:49:51 -0400
Portugal's top bankers have called on Europe's leaders to stop "playing with fire" and moderate their stance towards the euro zone periphery, or risk instilling alarm among bank depositors in future. In separate interviews, the heads of the country's two biggest banks ...
Portugal’s Banks Warn About ‘Cyprus Virus’
Sun, 19 May 2013 23:21:59 -0400
Portugal's top bankers have called on Europe's leaders to stop "playing with fire" and moderate their stance towards the euro zone periphery, or risk instilling alarm among bank depositors in future. In separate interviews, the heads of the country's two biggest banks - Millennium BCP and Banco Esprito Santo - said they were concerned that the precedent set by ...
Many of Spains Sephardic Jews Still Waiting for Citizenship
Sun, 19 May 2013 22:25:32 -0400
MADRID ...
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