Small refinery at Tobruk, the maritime export terminal near the Egyptian border, shut down late last week after using up the last oil in storage View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Archive for May, 2011
Fresh Fifa crisis over Qatar’s 2022 bid
Sepp Blatter faces a fresh crisis after Fifa general secretary confirms an email in which he said the emirate ‘bought’ rights to 2022 World Cup View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Fifa opens way for Blatter re-election
Football governing body’s ethics committee clears president of wrongdoing, while his challenger has withdrawn and been suspended amid a bribery probe View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Germany to scrap nuclear power by 2022
Germany’s coalition government agrees on Monday to shut all its nuclear reactors by 2022 in a drastic policy reversal that is a reaction to Japan’s Fukushima disaster View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Asia shares fall as fears about US growth mount
Asian shares were lower after the latest economic data showed US economic growth was slowing while expectations of further tightening measures drove down Chinese property shares View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Russian banks target eastern Europe
Acquisitions in the region are being eyed up in a bid to take dvantage of the continued weakness of some western institutions amid the financial crisis View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Key bond yields fall amid global growth fears
Fall of 14%-15% in 10-year yields, the benchmark market interest rates for government bonds, has coincided with a sharp fall in inflation expectations in US, UK, Germany and Japan View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Greece set for severe bail-out conditions
European leaders are negotiating a deal that would lead to unprecedented outside intervention in the Greek economy, including international involvement in tax collection View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Key bond yields fall amid fears for global growth
Fall of 14%-15% in 10-year yields, the benchmark market interest rates for government bonds, has coincided with a sharp fall in inflation expectations in US, UK, Germany and Japan View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Bin Hammam suspended by Fifa
The challenger to Sepp Blatter’s presidency of Fifa had withdrawn his bid hours before he was due to appear before a panel of the football governing body examining claims of illegal payments View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage