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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11068
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) finance

Credit rating agency rules in five new countries deemed “equivalent”

Brussels, 28/04/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 28 April, the European Commission adopted five decisions to enable small credit rating agencies (CRAs) in Argentina, Brazil, Hong Kong, Mexico and Singapore to request a certificate of equivalence in the EU, which would enable their credit ratings to be used by EU financial institutions for regulatory purposes. The Commission says that the legal and supervisory frameworks for the five credit rating agencies are equivalent to the requirements...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: European Union, United States and Russia seeking compromises that suit their interests - not another world war
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) EUROGROUP: Ministers discuss Portugal and euro interest rates
(AE) TAXATION: Some 44 countries want to introduce OECD rules in 2017
(AE) ECONOMY: Signature of €1 billion aid package for Ukraine
(AE) FINANCE: Despite improvements, market remains fragmented
(AE) FINANCE: Credit rating agency rules in five new countries deemed “equivalent”
(AE) STATE AID: Luxembourg refuses to divulge tax information
(AE) COMPETITION:
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) ENERGY: Slovakia and Ukraine sign reverse-flow gas deal
(AE) ENERGY: Energy utility companies unhappy with derivative rules
(AE) JHA: Juncker speaks of end of cooperation and verification mechanism
(AE) JHA: Moldovans can now travel visa-free for short-stays
(AE) FISHERIES: Commission calls on Morocco to ratify fishing agreement with EU
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Russia could block fruit and vegetables from Poland
(AE) TRANSPORT: Kallas welcomes Eurotunnel freight price cuts
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Barnier says intellectual property should be cherished
(AE) REGIONS: Fraud in Andalusia does not involve European social fund
(AE) COHESION: First partnership contract project observations
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) EP 2014: Berlusconi comments cause outrage
(AE) EP 2014: Televised debate between Commission presidency candidates
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UKRAINE: EU to impose sanctions on another 15 Russians and Ukrainians
(AE) SERBIA: Barroso congratulates new Serbian prime minister
(AE) MIDDLE EAST: EU calls for focus on negotiations
(AE) GEORGIA: Top priority to sign association agreement in June
(AE) KOSOVO:
(AE) TRADE: Anti-dumping duty on Argentinian bio-diesel - WTO to rule
(AE) HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission hosts first ever Resilience Forum
(AE) MOROCCO:
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
(AE) WOMEN: Istanbul Convention combating violence against women
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 1046