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Trump Ordered to Pay $354m to New York for Lying to Banks

Former President Donald Trump must pay nearly $354m to New York state for lying to banks about the values of his properties, a judge has ruled. Judge Arthur Engoron found Trump liable for fraud, conspiracy and issuing false financial statements...

US Raises Interest Rates Despite Banking Crisis

The US central bank has raised its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, despite fears that the move could aggravate the global banking crisis. Wednesday's rate rise is the ninth in a row by the Fed. It lifts its...

Stock Markets in Turmoil as Banking Fears Spread

Stock markets are in turmoil with banking shares falling sharply on Wednesday as investors remain nervous following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in the US last week. The failure of SVB has raised fears that other banks could...

A Central Bank Cryptocurrency to Democratize Money

Central bank money has been showered, via private bankers, on the ultra-rich, while everyone else suffers stagnation and austerity. The time for change is now, and the way to do it is by creating central-bank cryptocurrency.

Piraeus Bank Records Growing Profits During 2019

Piraeus Bank of Greece announced on Monday that it grew its net profit for the full year of 2019. This increase was aided by lower operating costs and higher net interest income. Piraeus Bank is Greece’s largest lender as measured by...

Eurogroup Agrees to Return €767 Million in Bond Profits to Greece

Wednesday's Eurogroup meeting in Brussels approved the return of €767 million in Greek bond profits to Greece, as well as the cancellation of the interest rate hike imposed on part of the European Stability Mechanism's loan to Greece during...

Greece's Economy Establishes Positive Outlook in Global Markets

Greece's economy has slowly but steadily entered the zone of seeing its solvency being upgraded by major global credit rating agencies, after several years of a financial meltdown and harsh conditions. Following the recent upgrades of its solvency and its...

PM Mitsotakis Hails Establishment of Bank of China in Greece

The European section of the Bank of China officially opened its first branch in Greece after receiving an operating license from the Bank of Greece (BoG) on November 1, 2019. On October 25 the Bank of Greece informed the Industrial...