WSJ 15.1.14: "The Libor manipulation scandal has ensnared at least 17 financial institutions and 22 individuals in a wide-ranging investigation spanning 11 countries and four continents. So far, it has netted at least $5 billion in penalties, with more on the way. Below, we've taken the most complete list of allegedly involved parties, compiled by WSJ reporters and editors, and mapped an extensive web of 298 reported connections that reveals the depth of the alleged conspiracy. Connections do not represent allegations of wrongdoing. The Journal has attempted to contact every institution and individual mentioned in this graphic. Their comments, if any, are included."
Shale Gas and its Implications reviews estimates that have been made for shale gas deposits in Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, Mauritania, South Africa and the Western Sahara and highlights the challenges to their development. In a foreword to the report, AfDB President Donald Kaberuka, affirms the Bank’s willingness to support these and any other member countries and sub-regions that have shale gas prospects
Berliner Zeitung 10.10.2013 Deutsche Finanzinstitute investieren insgesamt 7,6 Milliarden Euro in Atomsprengköpfe und Trägersysteme wie Raketen oder U-Boote. Nummer eins in Deutschland ist die Deutsche Bank.
By Fruzsina Eördögh 5.12.13 The trial thus focused on the legitimacy of digital protest, and the deals offered by prosecutors in San Jose may set a precedent for future cases against digital protesters.
A pro-European and former chief economist of Britain in Europe, Legrain is nonetheless downbeat about the prospects for the EU unless it takes radical steps to raise productivity and make itself more democratically accountable. He is particularly concerned about the survival of the single currency. "The EU will survive, but I think the euro zone might ultimately break up," he said. "My base line scenario is that the euro zone is headed for a Japanese-style period of stagnation and deflation."
What Then Must We Do? (his latest book and his twelfth since 1965) is a breezy, conversational read filled with somber forecasts, hopeful alternative economic strategies and lots of surprising facts and stats
Bitcoin Obliterates "The State Theory Of Money", By Jon Matonis, Forbes 3 April 2013. Earlier articles by the same author: Government Ban On Bitcoin Would Fail Miserably ECB: "Roots Of Bitcoin Can Be Found In The Austrian School Of Economics" Bitcoin Prevents Monetary Tyranny
Paul Craig Roberts et al: "... the effect of lower Libor rates is to prop up the prices of bonds, asset-backed financial instruments, and other "securities." The end result is that the banks' balance sheets look healthier than they really are.
Conclu le 10 août, l'accord germano-suisse n'entrera en vigueur qu'en 2013. Il prévoit de taxer entre 19 % et 34 % les avoirs placés en Suisse par le passé – sauf si les contribuables les révèlent au fisc allemand. Les banques suisses s'acquitteront aussi