The European Union and Singapore have finalized the details of one of the world’s most comprehensive free trade agreements, a pact the EU sees as a stepping stone towards a wider deal with booming economies in Southeast Asia. The European …
A state-led deal to carve up financial group Fortis should be renegotiated following a court ruling that has suspended the transactions, a lawyer for a group of the company’s shareholders said on Sunday. Mischael Modrikamen, representing some 2,000 shareholders, said …
Fortis, the Belgian-Dutch banking and insurance giant, faced a takeover or break-up as European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet held emergency talks with Dutch and Belgian lawmakers to restore faith in the Belgian-Dutch financial group. Trichet, who as ECB [European …
