04
Dec
By Reavis Page Jump LLP
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04
Dec
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Ramirent, a leading Finnish rental group for construction machinery and equipment, have signed a EUR 50mn loan agreement to further modernise and expand Ramirent’s fleet. The agreement was made possible by the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the central pillar of the Investment Plan for Europe, which was launched by the EIB Group and the European Commission to boost the competitiveness of the European economy.
The EIB loan underpins Ramirent’s European growth strategy and commitment...
04
Dec
By Bannockburn Global Forex
Having strengthened in October, the USD fell back towards the bottom of recent ranges against most major currencies in November. Renewed USD weakness was not severe, and had several different drivers. Initial losses were correlated with some weakening in equity markets, but losses later in the month occurred despite stronger equity performance, and was related more to uncertainty about future Fed tightening following the release of the FOMC minutes for September on the 22nd, which revealed...
04
Dec
By AEM Carnelutti
«Balancing, innovating and competing. These are the three seemingly conflicting objectives of flexible working, a new approach to corporate organization where individual employees’ needs fit in with the needs of the company in a complementary manner».
The above quotation was taken from the first paragraph of the Italian Labor Ministry’s website (www.cliclavoro.gov.it) on the Flexible Work Law governed by Law no. 81 dated 22 May 2017 (“FL”), “measures aimed to support flexible organization of work time and...
01
Dec
EU and African leaders committed to investing in youth for a sustainable future; Joint EU-AU-UN Task Force to improve the situation on the ground in Libya
The 5th African Union - European Union Summit took place on 29-30 November in Abidjan, under the overarching theme of Youth. The Summit brought together leaders from 55 African Union and 28 European Union Member States.
The EU was represented by the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and the President of the Council...
01
Dec
By Carrie Mast | Director of Operations | Loki Labs Inc.
It’s Cyber Monday! In preparation for another holiday season, here are some tips to stay safe while you shop online this year:
If you are shopping on your phone or computer and using an unknown Wi-Fi connection, save the purchases for later. Don’t enter any personal information such as name, address, or credit card number until you are on a secure and known connection.
Before you do anything on a website,...
01
Dec
By Marieke Bredenoord-Spoek | Senior Associate Amsterdam | +31 20 546 03 43 | Stibbe
On 14 November 2017, the European Court of Justice rendered its judgment on a request for a preliminary ruling from the French Supreme Court. The Court clarified the conditions under which competition rules must be applied to agricultural producer organisations (POs). POs are established to pursue the objectives of the common agricultural policy and may – if certain criteria are met – be exempted from...
01
Dec
By Loyens & Loeff
When making cross-border investment decisions, Dutch resident entrepreneurs often face the question whether a foreign investment should be set up in the form of a foreign subsidiary (participation) or in the form of a branch (permanent establishment).
Not only Dutch tax considerations play a part in this choice. Also in the country in which the investment takes place, the consequences of investing via a participation or via a permanent establishment may differ. In this issue of Quoted,...
30
Nov
European Investment Bank (EIB) and Europe’s leading National Promotional Banks are pleased to announce the launch of Marguerite II, a pan-European infrastructure fund with total commitments in excess of EUR 700m; ensuring continued support to key infrastructure investments in renewables, energy, transport and digital infrastructure by the Marguerite platform.
Marguerite II, launched today, will continue the important work of the 2020 European Fund for Energy, Climate Change and Infrastructure (also known as the Marguerite Fund). Like its predecessor, Marguerite II...
30
Nov
By Sharon Sutherland | Nadia Woodhouse | Ernst & Young
The ongoing digital business revolution is unlocking exciting new opportunities across sectors, but as our report notes, it is important that organizations and boards continue to acknowledge and address any associated new risks, including the following:
New cybersecurity threats continue to emerge in part due to the increasing proliferation of connected devices and digital entry-points to business ecosystems.
Markets are becoming more volatile and unpredictable whilst customers are becoming...