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Jersey opens up Central, Eastern European market
Jersey has boosted investor access to Central and Eastern Europe by granting permission for Austrian bank Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB) to distribute a number of its funds from the Island.…
Hungary OTP Bank Deputy CEO Speder resigns - KBC
Hungary's largest commercial bank OTP Bank has announced on Tuesday the resignation of Deputy CEO Zoltán Spéder effective 8 January. His successor is economist László Urbán, who has been working in the financial sector since 1995. KBC Securities said a negative market reaction to Spéder's departure could be expected as he was a key figure on the management team.…
Gypsies put EU to the test
THIS MONTH the European Union swells by another 28 million people. With the inclusion of Romania and Bulgaria into the European fold, there's cause for celebration in the streets of Bucharest and the courtyards of Sofia. For two of Europe's poorer countries, inclusion in the ranks of the Western power structure brings innumerable benefits, not least roads, recognition, grants, travel access, but also a sundering of the Soviet past.…