2019 archive

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1. 30.12.2019Year-end decree: pensions, flat-rate regime, taxesPrivate Clients
2. 30.12.2019Catalonia’s housing decree-law: who it affects and what changesPrivate Clients
3. 30.12.2019Barcelona’s Rondes low-emission zone starts on 1 January 2020Private Clients
4. 26.12.2019New regime for payment institutions in SpainCorporate
5. 26.12.2019Boeing replaces its chief executive over the 737 MAX crisisCorporate
6. 23.12.2019US sanctions the Nord Stream 2 pipelineCorporate
7. 19.12.2019EU court recognises Junqueras’s immunity as an MEPLegal
8. 16.12.2019A majority for Johnson and a trade truceGeneral interest
9. 12.12.2019Brussels unveils the Green Deal: climate neutral by 2050Corporate
10. 12.12.2019Saudi Aramco goes publicInvestments
11. 09.12.2019EU demands sustainability disclosure in financeInvestments
12. 05.12.2019France grinds to a halt against the pension reformPrivate Clients
13. 02.12.2019Madrid hosts the climate summitCorporate
14. 28.11.2019London strips Uber of its licenceCorporate
15. 28.11.2019LVMH agrees to buy Tiffany for $16,200 millionCorporate
16. 25.11.2019Electricity decree-law: renewables and plant closuresCorporate
17. 21.11.2019Court upholds dismissal for intermittent absencesLegal
18. 18.11.2019A Hong Kong court strikes down the mask lawLegal
19. 14.11.2019PSOE and Unidas Podemos agree a coalition governmentPrivate Clients
20. 14.11.2019Germany narrowly avoids a technical recession as GDP grows 0.1%Corporate
21. 14.11.2019A repeat electionGeneral interest
22. 07.11.2019Decree-law on digital administration and telecomsLegal
23. 07.11.2019IAG agrees to buy Air Europa for €1,000 millionCorporate
24. 04.11.2019Fifteen countries conclude Asia’s largest trade pactCorporate
25. 04.11.2019Constitutional Court curbs plusvalía tax that exceeds the gainPrivate Clients
26. 31.10.2019Another Brexit extension and another Fed cutInvestments
27. 28.10.2019Draghi says goodbye to the ECB without changing ratesInvestments
28. 24.10.2019Unemployment below 14%, but fewer jobs createdCorporate
29. 21.10.2019Hidden cameras at work: Strasbourg backs the employerLegal
30. 17.10.2019Economics Nobel rewards the experimental approach to fighting povertyCorporate
31. 17.10.2019A new Brexit dealLegal
32. 14.10.2019The procés ruling and protestsCorporate
33. 10.10.2019The OECD proposes sharing multinationals’ taxesCorporate
34. 07.10.2019The EU will protect whistleblowers in companiesLegal
35. 03.10.2019Cookies: consent must be activeLegal
36. 03.10.2019WeWork pulls its IPO after its founder steps down as chief executiveInvestments
37. 30.09.2019Forever 21 files under US bankruptcy lawCorporate
38. 26.09.2019The right to be forgotten is not global, says the CJEULegal
39. 23.09.2019Thomas Cook collapsesCorporate
40. 19.09.2019Strain in the US liquidity marketInvestments
41. 16.09.2019Attack on Saudi refineriesInvestments
42. 12.09.2019EU Advocate General opens the door to reviewing the IRPH indexLegal
43. 12.09.2019Strong customer authentication applies to online payments from 14 SeptemberPrivate Clients
44. 12.09.2019The ECB cuts rates and buys debt againInvestments
45. 09.09.2019Westminster legislates to force an extension requestLegal
46. 05.09.2019Record fine for YouTube over children’s dataLegal
47. 02.09.2019US and China launch new tariffsCorporate
48. 02.09.2019Argentina brings in exchange controls after reprofiling its debtInvestments
49. 29.08.2019Johnson suspends the British ParliamentLegal
50. 26.08.2019Biarritz G7 ends with a united frontCorporate
51. 26.08.2019Ryanair to close four Spanish bases in January, including GironaCorporate
52. 22.08.2019Italy loses its government in midsummerInvestments
53. 19.08.2019China changes how it sets lending ratesInvestments
54. 15.08.2019Argentina plunges and the curve invertsInvestments
55. 12.08.2019Hong Kong airport cancels its flightsCorporate
56. 08.08.2019Three central banks surprise with rate cutsInvestments
57. 05.08.2019The yuan breaks through 7Investments
58. 01.08.2019The Fed’s first rate cut since 2008Investments
59. 29.07.2019Boris Johnson becomes prime ministerLegal
60. 25.07.2019Facebook to pay the FTC $5 billion over privacyLegal
61. 25.07.2019Sánchez’s investiture failsGeneral interest
62. 22.07.2019Iran holds a British tanker in the GulfInvestments
63. 18.07.2019Von der Leyen, European Commission presidentLegal
64. 15.07.2019France approves its tech taxCorporate
65. 11.07.2019New EU directive on working conditionsLegal
66. 08.07.2019Deutsche Bank reinvents itselfCorporate
67. 04.07.2019Lagarde nominated for the ECBInvestments
68. 01.07.2019Trump and Xi agree a trade truce in OsakaCorporate
69. 01.07.2019EU and Mercosur reach an agreementLegal
70. 27.06.2019New European directive on insolvencyLegal
71. 24.06.2019Bitcoin reboundsInvestments
72. 24.06.2019Gold tops $1,400 an ounce for the first time since 2013Investments
73. 20.06.2019Facebook’s Libra and more ECB stimulusInvestments
74. 17.06.2019Colau remains mayorCorporate
75. 13.06.2019EU adopts the work-life balance directiveCorporate
76. 10.06.2019EU adopts its Cybersecurity ActLegal
77. 10.06.2019Fiat Chrysler withdraws its merger proposal to RenaultCorporate
78. 06.06.2019Brussels proposes closing Spain’s deficit procedureInvestments
79. 03.06.2019OECD sets its roadmap for taxing the digital economyCorporate
80. 30.05.2019Maragall wins the most votes in BarcelonaGeneral interest
81. 27.05.2019European elections: more voters and no EPP–S&D majorityGeneral interest
82. 27.05.2019Theresa May resignsLegal
83. 23.05.2019EU renews the rules on sales contractsCorporate
84. 20.05.2019US delays tariffs on carsCorporate
85. 20.05.2019LetterOne ends up with 69.76% of DIA after its takeover bidCorporate
86. 16.05.2019Huawei put on the blacklistCorporate
87. 13.05.2019Uber and Lyft go public: losses and a debate over valueInvestments
88. 13.05.2019US raises tariffs on China to 25%Corporate
89. 09.05.2019Brussels lowers eurozone growthInvestments
90. 06.05.2019Unemployment falls in April to 3.16 millionCorporate
91. 02.05.2019EU court backs CETA’s investment court systemLegal
92. 29.04.2019The general election of 28 AprilGeneral interest
93. 25.04.2019Unemployment rises to 14.70% in the first quarterCorporate
94. 22.04.2019US shuts the tap on Iranian oilInvestments
95. 18.04.2019Europe will protect whistleblowersLegal
96. 18.04.2019Notre-Dame: the fire, the donations and the debate on patronageGeneral interest
97. 15.04.2019EU gives final approval to the copyright directiveLegal
98. 11.04.2019Aramco raises $12 billion in its first bond and publishes its accountsInvestments
99. 11.04.2019Brexit postponed until OctoberLegal
100. 08.04.2019US proposes tariffs on European goodsCorporate
101. 04.04.2019The 2018 income tax campaign beginsPrivate Clients
102. 01.04.2019Third defeat for the Brexit dealLegal
103. 28.03.2019EU votes to ban single-use plasticsCorporate
104. 25.03.2019The yield curve invertsInvestments
105. 21.03.2019Brussels fines Google 1.49 billion eurosLegal
106. 21.03.2019Disney completes its $71 billion purchase of 21st Century FoxCorporate
107. 21.03.2019Verdict against Bayer: Roundup a “substantial factor” in a lymphomaLegal
108. 18.03.2019New mortgage lawLegal
109. 14.03.2019Boeing 737 MAX groundedCorporate
110. 11.03.2019Mandatory working-time registerCorporate
111. 07.03.2019Eight weeks of leave for the other parent and equality plansCorporate
112. 07.03.2019The ECB postpones rate risesInvestments
113. 04.03.2019New rules for rentingPrivate Clients
114. 28.02.2019Mobile World Congress 2019Corporate
115. 25.02.2019Government presents its climate change lawCorporate
116. 21.02.2019New law on trade secretsLegal
117. 18.02.2019The budget falls and elections are calledGeneral interest
118. 14.02.2019EU approves a foreign investment screening frameworkLegal
119. 11.02.2019Germany limits Facebook’s data combiningLegal
120. 07.02.2019Brussels blocks the Siemens-Alstom mergerCorporate
121. 04.02.2019The EU–Japan agreement takes effect: what changes for exportersCorporate
122. 04.02.2019Uber and Cabify leave BarcelonaLegal
123. 31.01.2019PG&E, California’s biggest utility, files for bankruptcy protectionCorporate
124. 31.01.2019The Fed turns patientInvestments
125. 28.01.2019The US government shutdown endsCorporate
126. 24.01.2019Congress repeals the rent decreePrivate Clients
127. 21.01.2019France fines Google 50 million eurosLegal
128. 17.01.2019British Parliament rejects the Brexit dealLegal
129. 14.01.2019Budget 2019: higher taxes on high earnersPrivate Clients
130. 10.01.2019World Bank cuts its growth forecastInvestments
131. 07.01.2019Apple warns of weaker China salesInvestments
132. 03.01.2019Minimum wage rises to 900 euros a monthCorporate