David McWilliams: Europe is glued to energy-rich Russia
As the train screeches to a halt, the young man, in his slim-fit Tom Ford suit, alights energetically. This is Revolution Square station, deep beneath(...)
Qatar wealth fund eyes stake in Deutsche Bank
Qatar Investment Authority's chairman suggested Deutsche Bank is among the major German companies the sovereign wealth fund is talking to about potent(...)
West watches with concern as Putin builds influence in Africa
As protests raged in Zimbabwe's cities last week, with police firing live ammunition at crowds who barricaded roads with burning tyres, the target of (...)
Russia's Rosneft more than triples second quarter net profit
August 7, 2018, 17:44
Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft said on Tuesday its second-quarter net profit more than tripled to 228 billion roubles (€3.1 billion) on higher (...)
Lawyers and accountants share €284m SPV fees at IFSC
Lawyers, accountants and bankers generated almost €284 million of fees from hundreds of special purpose vehicles last year. The growing use of such en(...)
Former regulator says Irish politicians 'mindless' over IFSC Russian risks
March 5, 2018, 01:00
Irish politicians are "mindlessly in favour" of growing the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), according to a former deputy governor of t(...)
More than €100bn in Russian money funnelled though Dublin
A study by two academics from Trinity College Dublin has found that more than €100 billion has been "funnelled" since 2007 through the International F(...)
Irish SPV of Russian oil giant unaffected by sanctions
A Dublin-based internal financing arm of Russian state-controlled oil giant Rosneft has said it remains unaffected by international sanctions against (...)
Putin calls US list of elite individuals an affront to all Russians
Russian president Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that a list of Kremlin-connected individuals released by the US treasury was an affront to all Russia(...)
Russia's former economy minister jailed for graft
December 15, 2017, 16:47
A court in Moscow sentenced Alexei Ulyukaev to eight years in jail on Friday after finding the former Russian minister of economic development guilty(...)