January 20, 2014
Deutsche Bank reports surprise loss as legal costs mount
Deutsche Bank has reported a surprise loss for the fourth quarter of 2013, after releasing its latest results before they were expected. Overall Deutsche said it posted a pre-tax loss of 1.153bn euros for the final quarter of 2013. The bank said…
January 20, 2014
Experts to debate fiscal policy, debt and growth in the Caribbean
The UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says fiscal authorities from central banks as well as economy and finance ministries from the region and Spain will this week debate fiscal policy, debt and growth in the region.…
January 20, 2014
Irish debt upgraded from junk status by Moody’s
The credit rating agency Moody's has upgraded Ireland's debt from junk status to investment grade, saying its economy has growth potential. The news is the latest in a run of positive reports for Ireland and comes as investors start to welcome the…
January 20, 2014
Royal Dutch Shell issues profit warning
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has issued a profit warning after it made less money than expected in the final quarter of 2013. "Fourth-quarter 2013 figures... are expected to be significantly lower than recent levels of profitability," the company…
January 20, 2014
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad: Quitting not up for debate
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is quoted as saying he has no intention of quitting, and the issue is not up for discussion at forthcoming peace talks. "If we wanted to surrender we would have surrendered from the start," Mr Assad told Russian MPs…
January 19, 2014
Egypt’s Morsi Faces New Trial
Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, already on trial for allegedly inciting violence, also will be tried on charges of insulting the judiciary. Egypt's state-run news agency reported Sunday that just before the military threw him out of power,…
January 19, 2014
Eight Candidates Listed for CAR Interim Presidency
Lawmakers in the Central African Republic have shortlisted eight candidates, including two sons of former presidents, to become interim leader and pull the country out of months of turmoil and factional killings. The members of a transitional…
January 19, 2014
Iraq Forces Assault Militants in Ramadi
Iraqi tribal militias backed by police special forces and helicopter gunships have launched an offensive to push al-Qaida-linked militants from Ramadi, the capital of western Anbar province. Iraqi officials said ground forces retook a police…
January 19, 2014
Twenty Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Bomb Blast
A bombing claimed by the Pakistani Taliban has killed at least 20 Pakistani soldiers and wounded 30 others. The explosion on Sunday ripped through a military convoy as it prepared to leave the town of Bannu to go to the North Waziristan tribal…
January 14, 2014
Michael Misick bailed: Turks and Caicos SIPT Update
Former Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), Michael Misick, was released on conditional bail by the TCI Supreme Court today, Monday, 13 January 2014. Mr Misick faces charges of conspiracy to receive bribes, conspiracy to defraud…