Business SocGen expects better results, the bank made a net profit in Q1 Société Générale expects bad loan provisions to be significantly lower this year, after a favourable first quarter, with the best result in years for the international banking division of the French b… Read More
Politics Why the Middle East is on fire? The days of unrest in Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip reached a boiling point on Monday evening, when Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement fired rockets at each other. What’s going on in the a… Read More
Why the Middle East is on fire? 12 May 2021 The days of unrest in Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip reached a boiling point on Monday evening, when Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement fired rockets at each other. What’s going on in the area? And why is it restless again? The causes of the escalating violence are a difficult tangle to unravel. In essence, the current protests are being …
EU is concerned over detention of European citizens in United Kingdom 11 May 2021 The European Commission is concerned about the detention of EU citizens in deportation centres in the UK. In particular, the situation and the long duration of detention are “a source of concern”, the commission says. Some 30 Germans, Italians and other EU citizens who wanted to return the UK were detained at the British border for up to seven days, …
Solar Challenge Morocco will replace Bridgestone World Solar Challenge this year 8 May 2021 Solar Team Twente will participate in the Solar Challenge Morocco in October, an alternative to the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia. The University of Twente announced this on Friday. The Solar Challenge Morocco was created because the Australian Solar Car race was cancelled due to the coronavirus. The organisation of the World Solar Challenge announced in February that the …
SocGen expects better results, the bank made a net profit in Q1 6 May 2021 Société Générale expects bad loan provisions to be significantly lower this year, after a favourable first quarter, with the best result in years for the international banking division of the French bank. This was shown on Thursday by figures from the French bank. The net profit of 814 million euros can be compared to the loss of 326 million a …
Bill and Melinda Gates enter a divorce 4 May 2021 Multimillionaire Bill Gates and his wife Melinda are getting divorced, they announce on Twitter on Monday. The couple had been married for 27 years. The founder of software company Microsoft and his wife say they have thought long before making the decision. After the divorce, the couple plans to continue working together in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the …
Eurozone recovery slows down a bit 30 Apr 2021 The euro area economy contracted slightly less in the first quarter. This was shown on Friday by figures from Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union. Gross domestic product fell by 0.6 percent on a quarterly basis in the first quarter, compared to a minus of 0.7 in the previous quarter. The market expected a decline of 0.8 percent. …
