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Statement From US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin On OFAC Sanctions

Date 21/04/2017

In consultation with President Donald J. Trump, the Treasury Department will not be issuing waivers to U.S. companies, including Exxon, authorizing drilling prohibited by current Russian sanctions.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Report For 21 April 2017

Date 21/04/2017

It was another four-day trading week as the Federal Government of Nigeria declared Monday 17th of April, 2017 as Public Holiday in commemoration of the Easter celebrations.

Meanwhile, a total turnover of 896.748 million shares worth N5.918 billion in 11,185 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 1.191 billion shares valued at N6.037 billion that exchanged hands last week in 11,820 deals.

Volkswagen AG Sentenced In Connection With Conspiracy To Cheat U.S. Emissions Tests

Date 21/04/2017

Volkswagen AG (VW) was sentenced in federal court in Detroit today after pleading guilty on March 10, 2017, to three felony counts of: (1) conspiracy to defraud the United States, engage in wire fraud, and violate the Clean Air Act; (2) obstruction of justice; and (3) importation of merchandise by means of false statements. During the sentencing hearing, the court accepted the parties’ plea agreement, which requires VW to pay a $2.8 billion penalty stemming from the company’s decade-long scheme to sell diesel vehicles containing software designed to cheat on U.S. emissions tests.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Transaction In Own Shares

Date 21/04/2017

London Stock Exchange Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased through Barclays Capital Securities Limited, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 27 April 2016, the following number of its ordinary shares of 6 79/86 pence each ("Shares") on the London Stock Exchange as part of the buyback programme announced on 29 March 2017:

TOM MTF Weekly Statistics Week 15, 2017

Date 21/04/2017

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 16, 2017.

Ordinary General Assembly Meeting Of Borsa İstanbul A.Ş. Will Take Place On May 12, 2017

Date 21/04/2017

Ordinary General Assembly Meeting of Borsa İstanbul A.Ş. will take place on May 12, 2017 in Borsa İstanbul A.Ş. Istinye campus. To access to related documents, please refer to the Borsa İstanbul webpage.      

Bank Of England: Ten Months After The EU Referendum: How Is The Economy Doing? - Speech By Michael Saunders - Member Of The Monetary Policy Committee

Date 21/04/2017

In this speech, Monetary Policy Committee member Michael Saunders discusses why the UK economy has grown more rapidly than expected since the 2016 EU Referendum. He then goes on to consider the economic outlook for the rest of this year, and the next, and argues that the UK is likely to see continued steady growth, with the drag on household spending from higher inflation being roughly offset by a recovery in business investment and exports. Michael also expects the rate of unemployment to remain low.

Statement By IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde On Greece

Date 21/04/2017

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today after a meeting with Greece’s Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos:

“I met today with Minister Tsakalotos and his team. We had constructive discussions in preparation for the return of the mission to discuss the two legs of the Greece program: policies and debt relief.” 

EU Parliament President Antonio Tajani In London: “Citizens Deserve Certainty Regarding Their Post-Brexit Future”

Date 21/04/2017

Antonio Tajani stressed the importance of a deal to safeguard people’s rights in the wake of Brexit during a meeting with UK Prime Minister Theresa May this morning. "The European Parliament's message is clear: strongly defending their interests is our first priority,” he said. The Parliament President was in London to discuss the institution’s position on the Brexit negotiations, which was adopted in plenary on 5 April. He also invited May to address the Parliament.

ESMA Advises Commission On Fees For Trade Repositories

Date 21/04/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today its final technical advice to the European Commission regarding supervisory fees for Trade Repositories (TRs) under the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR).