LONDON—The European Union set out its third wave of reforms in six years on Thursday to try to build a seamless securities market that can compete better with London and New York, a step that will pit stock exchanges against rival platforms. The EU project to create a capital markets union (CMU) suffered a blow…
EU Sees ‘Decisive Moment’ for Building Single Capital Market
November 25, 2021
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France Doesn’t Intend to Exit Air France-KLM Capital: APE Head
PARIS—France doesn’t intend to exit the capital of airline company Air France-KLM in the coming years, Martin Vial, head of the French state shareholding agency APE, said on Tuesday. Vial also told reporters that the French state could take part in any new operation involving Air France-KLM’s capital. France has a 28.60 percent stake in…
Lufthansa Launches $2.5 Billion Capital Increase to Repay State Bailout
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US Housing Regulator Proposes Tweaks to Capital Rules for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
WASHINGTON—The regulator overseeing housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac proposed on Wednesday changes to recently imposed capital and leverage requirements on the pair. The proposed rule from the Federal Housing Finance Agency would encourage the pair to shift more risk from taxpayers to private investors, while allowing them to support the housing market, the…
Taliban Seizes 9 Provincial Capitals Across Afghanistan in 6 Days
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Gunmen Kill Nigerian Army General on Highway From Capital
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Extremist Attack in Somalia’s Capital Kills at Least 9
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Bomb Kills at Least 30 Near Girls’ School in Afghan Capital
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Roaring Tanker Fire Kills 7, Injures 14 in Afghan Capital
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