Tag Archives: ECB

The European Investment Bank will step up its annual lending by more than 40 percent, to around EUR 70bn

Posted on 29, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

29-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EIB is one of “five major building blocks” for economic recovery and sustainability according to an editorial article published today in the International Herald Tribune and co-signed by Olli Rehn, European Commissioner for economic and monetary affairs; Jeroen … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Politics

Tagged 10bn capital increase, Brookings Institution, ECB, economic recovery, EIB, ESM, European Central Bank, European Investment Bank, International Herald Tribune, investments, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Jorg Asmussen, Klaus Regling, lending, Olli REHN, uropean Stability Mechanism, Washington DC, Werner Hoyer

ECB report on the results of the April 2013 euro area bank lending survey

Posted on 24, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

24-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Central Bank (ECB) is publishing its report on the results of the April 2013 euro area bank lending survey today. The bank lending survey, which is conducted four times a year, usually at the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government, Investment

Tagged bank, bank lending, bank lending behaviour, bank lending survey, banks’ funding conditions, credit margins, credit standards, ECB, euro area, European Central Bank, Eurosystem, financial market tensions, Frankfurt am Main, lending, sovereign debt crisis, survey, wholesale funding

Joint OeNB-ECB high-level Vienna conference discussed the preparations for the launch of the new Europa series of euro banknotes

Posted on 24, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Vienna , 24-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Before the new €5 banknotes of the Europa series start to circulate on 2 May, the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) and the European Central Bank (ECB) invited experts from several countries to a high-level conference in Vienna … Read the full press release →

Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government, Society

Tagged banknote equipment manufacturers, banknote security, banknotes, Benoît Cœuré, cash-accepting machines, Catherine Piana, Conference, ECB, Euro, euro area, euro area citizens, euro banknotes, Eurosystem, national central banks, newfaceoftheeuro, OeNB, Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Vienna, Wolfgang Duchatczek

Joint Statement by the EC, the ECB, and the IMF on Portugal

Posted on 23, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Lisbon, 23-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A joint mission comprising staff teams from European Commission (EC), European Central Bank (ECB), and International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Lisbon during April 15-18. The mission discussed with the government compensating policy measures for meeting the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Financial, Government, Portugal

Tagged EC, ECB, fiscal deficit, fiscal deficit targets, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Lisbon, PORTUGAL, public expenditure

ECB & NCBs launch new educational game

Posted on 22, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

22-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Eurosystem national central banks (NCBs) have published a new web-based educational game called “ Top Floor – Make your way up!”. The game is aimed at 18-25 year … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Education, Entertainment, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government, Internet & Online

Tagged ECB, educational game, ESCB, euro area, European System of Central Banks, Eurosystem, Frankfurt am Main, game, informative gaming experience, institutional framework, interactive quiz, multiple-choice questions, NCBs, organisation, players, Top Floor – Make your way up!

The European Commission, ECB and IMF comment on the conclusion of the review mission to Greece

Posted on 15, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 15-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Staff teams from the European Commission (EC), European Central Bank (ECB), and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have concluded their review mission to Greece. The mission has reached staff-level agreement with the authorities on the economic and financial … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Greece, Investment, Politics

Tagged administrative reform, annual primary surplus, banking system, debt collection, deposits, EC, ECB, euro area, Euro Area Member States, GDP, Greece’s public debt, Greek debt-to-GDP ratio, Greek economy, IMF, inflation, TAX, tax collection