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Bureau Veritas has set ambitious goals Tuesday for 2015 through the increasing development of regulations and standards, particularly in emerging markets, allowing it to reconsider a near doubling of its size in five years despite the uncertainties ambient.
The world number two services for conformity assessment and certification, which has already almost doubled its [...]

The Tokyo Stock Exchange ended down over 2% Monday, because of concerns about the debt crisis of the euro area and the prospect of Wall Street's losses widen further.
The Nikkei lost 2.31% or 201.99 points to 8,535.67 and the Topix, broader, sold 14.44 points (-1.91%) to 741.26.
Philipp Rösler, German Economy Minister [...]

Finland would be irresponsible if it did not require collateral in exchange for his aid to Greece, said Friday its finance minister, Jutta Urpilainen.
"It would be completely irresponsible for the government. That's why it will not happen. The Social Democrats will not give up," she said at a gathering of the Social Democratic [...]

Countries in the euro area who want to convince Greece to provide a guarantee in return for cash assistance may delay the payment of the next installment of the bailout program and put the country in default, said Moody's.
Greece has signed with its international donors agreed a new rescue package in July, covering [...]

Bank of America announced Monday the sale of its credit cards in Britain, Ireland and Canada.
In Canada, the U.S. bank has an agreement with TD Bank Group on a portfolio of $ 8.6 billion, according to a statement released Monday, however, reveals that the amount of the transaction.
TD Group said it [...]

The Tokyo Stock Exchange ended down 1.68% Tuesday, following Wall Street and in anticipation of the monetary policy decision of the Federal Reserve.
The Nikkei lost 153.08 points to 8,944.48 points and the Topix, broader, sold 12.47 points (1.59%) to 770.39 points.
On higher trading volumes, however, the Nikkei erased some of its [...]

Risky assets should suffer the heaviest blows Monday at the opening of financial markets after the decision of Standard & Poor's to deprive the U.S. of the highest credit rating, the "triple A", say the professionals interviewed Saturday Reuters.
If they speak of "historic" or "serious decision", they caution that it is not a [...]

The U.S. Congress was about on Sunday to reach a last-minute deal to raise the debt ceiling and prevent the world's largest economy a default.
"We are ready," he told CNN the leading Republican minority in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, who plays a key role in these talks.
Meanwhile, a senior White House [...]

Nexans announced Tuesday the signing of an agreement which will create a joint venture in China in the field of power cables with Shandong Yanggu Cable, JV with French cable company will own 75%.
The transaction represents an enterprise value of approximately 140 million euros and is expected to close within six to eight [...]

Damaged after one of its wings hit a building at ground handling, the A380 will not make demonstration flight at Paris Air Show, Airbus announced Sunday.
In a statement, the manufacturer says that experts inspect jetliner and accurate already be able to confirm that it will not fly at the show, which begins Monday. [...]