European Union
Europe : taxation trends in the European Union
The overall tax-to-GDP ratio1 in the EU272 declined to 38.4% in 2009, compared with 39.3% in 2008. Data indicate that this decrease was essentially...
Solvency II : insurance glossary (short)
Solvency II is the updated set of regulatory requirements for insurance, reinsurance firms that operate in the European Union. It is scheduled...
Sweden opens inquiry into suspect flu vaccine
Sweden's Medical Products Agency opened an inquiry Wednesday into vaccinations for swine flu made by British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, suspected of provoking narcolepsy.
"The MPA...
Philippine tourism sector hit by European air ban
A European Commission ruling that Philippine airlines are unsafe has dealt a major blow to the tourism sector, the Southeast Asian nation's tourism minister...
Royal Bank of Scotland to maintain recovery plan and sell top brand Direct Line and Churchill
Part-nationalised lender Royal Bank of Scotland said it aims to stick with its recovery plan despite potential large-scale disposals ordered by European Union anti-trust...
