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European corporate distress index rises to nine-month high, Weil index shows

By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) -Corporate distress levels in Europe rose to a nine-month high in t...

25th June, 2025

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UK's South East Water gets rating breathing room after cash injection

LONDON (Reuters) -There was a rare piece of good news for Britain's troubled water sector on Wednesd...

4th June, 2025

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Main goal in Italy bank M&A should be better credit, savings products, central bank says

ROME (Reuters) -The Bank of Italy on Friday urged domestic lenders, which are facing an unprecedente...

30th May, 2025

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Seeking to cure Gucci addiction, Kering's Pinault created a debt problem

By Tassilo Hummel and Elisa Anzolin PARIS -In trying to reduce Kering's over-reliance on struggling...

28th May, 2025

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Julius Baer $156 million writedown sends shares down more than 5%

(Reuters) -Julius Baer does not expect additional major credit losses, CEO Stefan Bollinger said on...

21st May, 2025

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Julius Baer flags $156 million credit charge in fresh setback

ZURICH (Reuters) -A review of Julius Baer's credit portfolio had saddled it with a net charge of 130...

20th May, 2025

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Moody's upgrades Greece to investment grade on strong fiscal recovery and stability

(Reuters) - Global ratings agency Moody's upgraded Greece's rating to "Baa3" from "Ba1" on Friday, c...

15th March, 2025

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Russia's central bank to understand lending trends in April, governor's advisor says

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kirill Tremasov, advisor to the governor of Russia's central bank, said on Saturd...

1st March, 2025

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S&P upgrades Portugal rating on strong external financial position

(Reuters) - Global ratings agency S&P upgraded Portugal to "A" from "A-" with a positive outlook, ci...

28th February, 2025

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Euro zone lending growth accelerates after rate cuts

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Lending growth in the 20-nation euro zone accelerated last month, suggesting t...

27th February, 2025

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Smaller economies' medium term default risk could have risen

By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - Some of the world's smallest economies, especially in Africa,...

30th January, 2025

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Lending to euro zone businesses surges after rate cuts

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Bank lending to firms in the 20-nation euro area picked up last month, indicati...

29th January, 2025