EU - page 5

News

ECB Rate Setters Want More Data Before Lowering Cost of Borrowing

This week, the flow of statistical information on the current state of affairs in the eurozone economic system space will provide the European Central Bank with more signals and form by this institution a more accurate understanding of how appropriate it is to decide to continue taking actions within the framework of the monetary policy […]

Finance & Economics

ECB Reportedly to Hold Rates Steady

Officials of the European Central Bank during their meeting on Thursday, July 18, will most likely not make decisions on any changes in interest rates and will hold the corresponding indicator at the same level.

News

Euro-Area Consumer Loan Demand Demonstrates Growth

In the eurozone, banks reported the first increase in demand for consumer credits and housing loans since 2022.

Finance & Economics

Euro-Area Inflation Eases to 2.5%

On Tuesday, July 2, the statistical agency of the European Union released information according to which headline inflation in the eurozone fell to 2.5% last month.

News

MultiSafepay Integrates With Antom by Ant International

As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ant International, MultiSafepay will integrate with Antom to promote accessible payment solutions and digitalization services to SMEs across Europe.

News

Circle Achieves MiCA Compliance for USDC and EURC Stablecoins

Circle has become the first stablecoin issuer to receive a French license for USDC and EURC to debut in the Union under one of the world’s most comprehensive regulatory regimes for digital assets – MiCA.

News

Meta Faces EU Charges Over ‘Pay or Consent’ Policy

EU regulators believe Meta may leave its users no other viable option but to allow tracking their personal data for advertising purposes with its ‘pay or consent’ policy.

News

Microsoft Faces Mega Fine in EU

On Tuesday, June 25, European Union officials said that Microsoft had violated the antitrust laws of this block of countries as part of its practice of bundling Teams with other popular apps of the technology giant for business.

News

NATO $1.1B Innovation Fund Makes First Investments Into AI, Robots and Space Tech

The first deep tech investments of the NATO Innovation Fund address challenges in defence, security and resilience, while helping advance innovation in novel materials and manufacturing, AI and robotics.

Finance & Economics

ECB Cuts Rates

On Thursday, June 6, the European Central Bank decided to cut interest rates for the first time in five years.

Finance & Economics

Euro-Area Inflation Accelerates

In the eurozone, an acceleration in the rate of inflation was recorded, which exceeded preliminary expectations regarding the dynamic of this process.

News

OpenseedVC Reaches First Close of $10m Fund for Early Stage Startups across Africa and Europe

Female-led OpenseedVC has reached the first close of its $10 million angel-style early-stage fund, hoping to reach the final close within a year.

News

Green Finance Becomes a New Norm: Research

The new LBBW study “Sustainability and Green Finance” confirms that combining finance with sustainable aspects is increasingly becoming normal rather than exceptional.

News

ECB Holds Interest Rates to First Cut in June

During the meeting on Thursday, April 11, the European Central Bank decided to keep interest rates at the same level.

News

ECB Prepares to Start Cutting Interest Rates Before Fed Does

The European Central Bank is demonstrating a kind of determination as part of its aspirations to begin implementing a policy of cutting interest rates before similar decisions are made by the Federal Reserve System.

News

EU Starts Probe Into Meta, Apple and Alphabet

The European Union on Monday, March 25, announced the launch of an investigation into such technology giants as Apple, Alphabet, and Meta.