Switzerland to sign tax deal with Germany to exchange tax information

AMSTERDAM: Combined coal stocks at three delivery terminals in western Europe's Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp trading hub were around 5.622 million mt, up...

3,600-passenger new Britannia “superliner’ ship reaches Southampton

LONDON: The new Britannia "superliner" has arrived in its home port ahead of its official naming ceremony. The 3,600-passenger vessel...

Italian aerospace company moves from New Jersey to Pensacola

ROME: The aerospace cluster of businesses in the Pensacola area will grow a little larger in April when helicopter lift-raft...

New online gambling tax rules sent to president for approval: Finance Minister of Ireland

DUBLIN: Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan has confirmed that new online gambling tax rules have been sent to the country’s...

Juncker’s plan: France to grant $8.7 billion to boost economic growth

PARIS: France will commit 8.0 billion euros ($8.7 billion) as part of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s plan to boost...

HSBC account customers to get 1.5pc extra cash after paying £25 into Isa

PARIS: HSBC is offering its current account customers the chance to earn extra interest on money they tuck away in...

€134m project: Ireland becomes top US foreign direct investment place

DUBLIN: Ireland is the number one destination for US foreign direct investment, according to an Irish Independent report. The study...

Dunkin’ Donuts likely to open branch in Netherlands after 14 years

AMSTERDAM: American food company Dunkin’ Donuts expects to open its first shop in the Netherlands in 2016. ‘It has been...

Tax loophole: Foreign agency employees work in UK but pay taxes in their home country

LONDON: A tax loophole is denying British youth and unemployed workers the chance to earn a living or to be...

DP World to take full control of 100 hectares container terminal at Liege Port in Belgium

BRUSSELS: DP World will take full control of the planned container terminal at Liège Port in Belgium as it strengthens...

Belgium, KBC Bank hold talks for €3 million water supply system

BRUSSELS: Government is in negotiations with the KBC Bank of Brussels for taking €3.5 million as supplementary funding for the...

Marine Harvest set to reduce production in Norway: Ole Eirik Leroy

OSLO: Marine Harvest is prepared to reduce its production in Norway, if this becomes biologically necessary, said Ole Eirik Leroy,...

Norway oil company to pay $2 million settlement to avoid legal action

OSLO: A Norwegian oil company that illegally operated a well on federal property in North Dakota has agreed to pay...

Country’s tax system ‘stuck in out-of-date mindset’: UK’s Office of Tax Simplification

LONDON: The UK’s Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has published a new report on employment status, in which it warns...

UK’s Osborne launches online calculator to get benefit from savings tax reforms

LONDON: UK Chancellor George Osborne has launched a new online calculator to help people determine if they can benefit from...

ICAEW lowers its 2015 growth forecasts for UK economy from 2.5% to 2.4%

LONDON: UK companies are putting the brakes on investment spending, slowing the economic recovery amid concerns about the eurozone and...

EU imposes duties of 6.7-9.5% on import of portion-sized rainbow trout from Turkish

ANKARA: The European Union has imposed countervailing duties of 6.7% to 9.5% on imports of portion-sized rainbow trout from Turkish...

285 million euros profit expected: Dutch ING Groep NV raises $2m in Voya financial Inc exit

AMSTERDAM: ING Groep NV, the biggest Dutch bank, raised $2 billion stake in Voya Financial Inc., ending a U.S. insurance...

Germany to pay Airbus $690 million in loans until 2031 for new Jet