European Press Roundup: Barclays Bolsters Irish Unit With EUR2.6 Billion; Cypriot Justice Minister Resigns Over Serial-Killer...
03 Mayo 2019 - 05:23AM
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In Europe today, markets are up slightly as European banks beat
earnings expectations, while eurozone inflation rose higher than
expected in April. The top business story: Adidas shares rise
sharply on strong first-quarter results. Read about the above
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Barclays injected up to EUR2.6 billion of capital into Barclays
Bank Ireland over the course of 2018 and the first few months of
this year as the unit prepared to become the British banking
giant's European Union hub in advance of Brexit. -The Irish
Times
Cyprus's justice minister, Ionas Nicolaou, has resigned over the
scandal that has erupted around the police's failure to properly
investigate reports of missing immigrants. Their disappearances
have turned out to be murders and the work of a serial killer who
has admitted to killing five women and two children. -Cyprus
Mail
The Austrian subsidiary of fashion retailer Charles Voegele has
filed for bankruptcy after its owner, GA Europe, failed to find a
buyer for the company following a restructuring program, putting
roughly 400 jobs at risk. Voegele, once one of Europe's largest
clothing retailers, has struggled for years after a product-line
change backfired and revenue collapsed. -Der Standard
Britain's 1 pence and 2 pence coins, and its GBP50 note, are no
longer under threat of being scrapped. The rarely used
denominations were in danger of being phased out, but UK Chancellor
of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has retreated after facing a
backlash against the proposal. -The Guardian
Nineteen Venezuelan organizations have signed a letter submitted
to the Portuguese Embassy, calling for Portugal's government to
unfreeze EUR1.54 billion in assets held by Novo Banco. Venezuela
says the funds are being held illegally. -Observador
Starbucks Germany wants to open 12 more stores across the
country this year and pursue "synergies" with other businesses run
by its operator, the Polish holding company AmRest, such as the
Sushi Shop chain. -Welt
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