A groundbreaking new report from the Atlantic Council, the Bertelsmann Foundation, and the British Embassy in Washington, entitled TTIP and the Fifty States: Jobs and Growth from Coast to Coast, explores the impact of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) on the economies of all fifty United States. Download PDF In summer 2013, representatives of the United States and European Union opened negotiations to establish this new trade partnership, which would deepen the relationship between the world’s two leading economies...

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Brussels, 24 September 2013 -- Today the European Commission adopted two measures to improve the safety of medical devices fulfilling its commitment to restore patient confidence in the medical devices sector following, amongst others, the Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) breast implants scandal. The new rules are a Commission Implementation Regulation clarifying the criteria to be met by notified bodies1, which are responsible for inspecting manufacturers of medical devices, and a Recommendation clarifying the tasks these bodies have to undertake when...

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Commissioner De Gucht spoke about the main challenges the EU and the US will face in the negotiations for the EU-US free trade agreement, known as “Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership” (TTIP). Speaking at an event promoting the Ryder Cup golf competition one year ahead of the next tournament in Gleneagles, Scotland, he said that apart from removing customs duties and freeing up trade in services, the most difficult bit will be to reduce regulatory barriers to trade and investment....

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The practical details of setting up a single bank resolution system and fund, the upcoming bank balance sheet health checks and next steps for Greece were the key issues Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee MEPs raised with European Central Bank President Mario Draghi on Monday. MEPs also discussed the economic risk landscape with Mr Draghi, in his capacity as Chair of the European Systemic Risk Board. Single resolution mechanism Besides discussing the practical details for establishing the single bank supervisor, the...

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Speech by Andreas Dombret Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank at the 24th European Business School Symposium in Oestrich-Winkel Thursday, 19 September 2013 Ladies and gentlemen Most people remember what they were doing on September 11, 2001. On that day the towers of the World Trade Center collapsed, sending a shock wave throughout the world. What followed was a war in Afghanistan and a war in Iraq. In the financial profession, most people remember September 15, 2008. On that...

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Companies Beat Overall Market – Return More Than 25 Percent The UN Global Compact today launched the “Global Compact 100” – a stock index of companies committed to the Global Compact ten principles that shows a total investment return of 26.4 percent during the past year, surpassing the general global stock market. The “GC 100”, released in partnership with research firm Sustainalytics, is composed of a representative group of Global Compact companies selected based on their adherence to the Global Compact’s...

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The single resolution mechanism for banks can be set up without a treaty change, financial services commissioner Michel Barnier told lawmakers on Monday. He added that he was open to improving the mechanism through treaty changes at a later stage. MEPs questions mainly focused on banking union in the light of the concerns raised by some member states. Addressing the economic and monetary affairs committee, Mr Barnier said that five years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers there was...

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NYCEDC has announced its annual global new venture competition, NYC Next Idea. The competition provides students and recent alumni of  schools around the world the opportunity to access substantial funding ($35,000) and support to implement their business ideas in New York City. The early deadline for business summaries is October 28th.  The final deadline is November 11th. The competition is open to teams of 2-5 participants who have new and innovative ideas that could be commercially viable in New York City. ...

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In his 2013 State of the Union address to the European Parliament, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso set out his vision for the European Union in the year to come. He recalled the EU's determined response to the global financial crisis and what has been achieved since then, noting that Europe has good reason to be confident. "For Europe, recovery is within sight," President Barroso said, but warned that Europe must continue to reform. "This should push us to...

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The Governing Council of the ECB decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 0.50%, 1.00% and 0.00% respectively. In this context: Introductory statement to the press conference by Mario Draghi Key ECB interest rates More information on monetary policy

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