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The European Commission wants to make banks pay their debt to society as it starts work on proposals for levies in a sector believed to be largely untouched by taxation. 

to the financial crisis at the G20 summit in London by moving forward on tackling tax havens and tightening banking ... that is to say the banking sector," Geneva lawyer Charles Poncet, a former member of the Swiss parliament, ... transparency," said Stephanie Jarrett, a tax expert at law firm Baker & McKenzie.  Under Swiss law, bank ...

to the financial crisis at the G20 summit in London by moving forward on tackling tax havens and tightening banking ... that is to say the banking sector," Geneva lawyer Charles Poncet, a former member of the Swiss parliament, ... transparency," said Stephanie Jarrett, a tax expert at law firm Baker & McKenzie.  Under Swiss law, bank ...

that talks.” Inside the 12 January session, which drew more than 400 representatives of banking, insurance, ... tackling the problem more difficult. Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO labour federation ... European Investment Bank The European Investment Bank and Climate Finance [FR] ...

and once strong growth outlooks. Tackling the crisis, development banks are filling the gap in private ... banks are critical to emerging from the world economic crisis, with each euro given enabling significant ... of the World Bank Group and the world’s largest development institution. “The financial crisis grabs ...

banking requirements, argues Stefano Micossi, and the EU should get its act together to heal these illnesses within the banking legislation. Stefano Micossi is the director general of Assonime, ... week argues that the Basel prudential rules for banking were one of the main culprits in generating ...

"misconceptions" that can hinder investment in the green economy, which can help tackle climate change. ... heads the bank's Climate Change Investment Research arm. The report argues that while ... three decades than all previous decades ( EurActiv 30/07/10 ). Deutsche Bank is one of the big ...

is set to tackle the “shadow banking” market, attempting to bring the growing sector within ... of shadow banking – broadly meaning banking occurring outside the regulated sector – before deciding how it can best be brought under control. Shadow banking includes credit intermediary activity ...

it and we didn't even bother to ask. Also last week, the chairman of the Bank of England received ... shoulders to the conundrum of too much carbon to burn. Perhaps they've been too busy studying the banks ... Investors say private sector must tackle climate change Analysis |  Energy Efficiency ...

"The de Larosière report fails to tackle the main fault lines that the credit ... in the face of prudential concerns or when banks are in distress," the authors state. "This does ... the buck' problems," they write. "Coordination between central banks and prudential ...

for a WTO-wide deal on the full elimination of tariffs on 43 products identified by the World Bank ...

Commission moves to tackle 'under-taxed' banks News |  German banks want incentives ... The Franco-Belgian bank, one of the first European banks to be bailed out in 2008 holds €20.9 ... structural problems that were harming its operations, possibly the set up of ‘bad bank’ to hold a portfolio ...

Central Bank. Budget policy remains the preserve of the 16 governments and parliaments, although Rehn ... could overcome the problem only by tackling the yawning gap between Europe 's strongest ... US banks, saying they bear "great responsibility" for Greece's debt crisis. Asked ...

and will be dispersed through banks and non-profit trusts as part of a scheme run in partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Commission said. The scheme will begin in 2010 for four years ... banking sources. Young people and microenterprises in particular face severe problems getting loans, a ...

Access to a bank account is essential for participating fully in economic and social life ... But despite the growing necessity to hold a bank account in order to play an active role in society, around 30 ... that banks make basic payment accounts available at a reasonable charge to all consumers, regardless ...

Europe should temporarily relax capital requirements for banks to ease lending ... This is usually a long procedure. How could you make it shorter? Changing capital requirements for banks ... In order to tackle it, we need short-term actions. We need a temporary softening of the rules on capital ...

states have chosen to allocate 30 billion euros, via the European Investment Bank (EIB), to come ... to national banking systems to take over. In France, this means Oseo. Maybe we will go further if the banking ... of the crisis? A fortnight ago, we went to the European Central Bank (ECB). Firstly, we congratulated ...

Yesterday (20 June), the German Banking Federation issued a statement demanding better incentives before exposed banks are asked to extend repayments on their existing Greek debt with no strings attached. The banks' reaction comes on the back of a political agreement struck between EU ...

by British residents in secret Swiss bank accounts. A similar deal with Germany was reached on 10 August. ... to sign similar tax accords, including Greece. Banking secrecy has been enshrined in Swiss law since ... and European countries who have been willing to pay for lists of client names stolen by bank employees. ...

Switzerland, UK agree deal on untaxed accounts EurActiv ... News |  Austria, Luxembourg and Switzerland to change bank secrecy rules No Swiss Secret Vault No (euro-finance, bank secrecy, bilateral agreements, ...