1. RBS and Lloyds re-made by Europe

I am still away sorting out my family stuff. But I could not let the most significant ever forced reconstruction of the British banking industry go by (one of the most important ordained reconstructions of any UK industry) without sticking my oar...

02/11/2009 | 633 Hits | Read more...

2. Rock: Crumbling less

Northern Rock's losses are a reminder - not that we need them after a recession caused by a banking crisis - that bankers depart from the boring rules of sensible old-fashioned prudent banking at their (and our) peril. During the boom years, the...

03/08/2009 | 158 Hits | Read more...

3. Rock blew whistle on economic flop

The National Audit Office's report into the events leading up to the nationalisation of Northern Rock can be captured in three simple points, none of which will surprise you: 1) In 2004 and subsequently, the Treasury - under the then...

20/03/2009 | 101 Hits | Read more...

4. Repsol: Russian Loukoil could acquire nearly 30% of shares

It is feared that the Russian giant Gazprom to take his hand on the Spanish Repsol oil ... but Moscow could gain a foothold in Spain - so it is more strategic - via the "intermediate" group Loukoil hydrocarbons. "Jolie" how to...

23/11/2008 | 191 Hits | Read more...

5. Renault partnership with Monaco for electric vehicles

Sign of the times? As the crisis cars gradually falling sales of manufacturers, the Renault-Nissan Alliance announced Thursday the signing of a memorandum of agreement with Monaco. The latter aims to promote the use of electric vehicles in the...

23/11/2008 | 182 Hits | Read more...