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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9567

18 December 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 48
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib/central africa
IFC and EIB invest in region's first financial holding company

Luxemburg, 17/12/2007 (Agence Europe) - On 12 December, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced that they would invest up to €10 million (approximately USD 15 million) in the equity of Capital Financial Holdings SA, the first financial holding company in the Central Africa region. This investment in CFH, a company that brings together Commercial Bank Cameroon, Commercial Bank Chad and Commercial Bank...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: New phase in monitoring of financial markets has begun
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: More promises of Palestinian aid
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: Belgrade and Moscow criticise political agreement on EU mission to Kosovo, which they deem illegal
(EU) EU/DENMARK: No calendar has yet been defined for Danish referendum on opt-outs to European integration
(EU) EP/ARMAMENTS: Parliament calls for ban on anti-personnel mines
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
(EU) EP/SESSION:
(EU) EP/SAUDI ARABIA: Call for improvement in women's rights
(EU) EP/JAPAN: Tribute to “comfort women” used in World War II
(EU) EP/AFRICA: Council and Commission defend results of Lisbon Summit
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN: Javier Solana welcomes lifting of state of emergency
(EU) EU/TURKEY/CROATIA: Accession negotiations to continue this Wednesday
(EU) EU/TURKEY/IRAQ:
(EU) EU/SLOVENIAN PRESIDENCY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Member states move slowly towards agreement on wine reform
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: US property sector shakes up European goal of increased integration of mortgages market
(EU) FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Commission and Japan Tobacco International sign agreement to combat contraband and counterfeit cigarettes
(EU) EU/ASEAN: Stock-take of free trade Agreement talks
(EU) EU/TRADE: EU and 11 industrial countries agree in principle to negotiate international anti-counterfeiting deal
(EU) EU/JHA: Institutional misunderstanding over appointment of European fundamental rights agency director
(EU) EU/LIBYA: Commission provides assistance to Benghazi HIV-AIDS victims
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission allocates €1.5 million to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
(EU) EU/SOUTH KOREA/MARINE POLLUTION:
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: EU welcomes Bali roadmap which, in absence of detailed objectives for post-2012, sets timetable for negotiations to conclude in 2009
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Two new agencies to be created under 7th FPRD
(EU) EP/DRUGS:
(EU) EU/DRUGS:
(EU) EU/DRUGS:
(EU) EU/DRUGS:
(EU) EU/EIB: €462 million loan for industrial and business parks in Czech Republic
(EU) EU/EIB: €50 million loan for City of Athens
(EU) EU/EIB/CENTRAL AFRICA: IFC and EIB invest in region's first financial holding company
(EU) EU/EIB/FRENCH POLYNESIA:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission finds €2 million in restructuring aid was misused by Arcelor Huta Warszawa
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission opens investigation into possible aid to Italian manufacturer Ixfin
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Conditional approval for proposed acquisition of ICI by Akzo Nobel
(EU) EU/COMPETTIION: Commission approves acquisition of Futerro by PertoFina and Galactic
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislation published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Consumer credit:
(EU) Investment/Russia:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 17/12/2007: