Giovanni Legorano

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Rising risks to bank assets prompt EBA alert

6 days ago | thebanker.com | Giovanni Legorano

Rising geopolitical tensions and cyber security threats fuelled a “substantial” rise in European banks’ risk-weighted assets in 2024, according to the European Banking Authority, which has warned that “looming risks warrant increased vigilance”. The EBA, which assessed banks in the European Economic Area — the 27 countries in the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway — says they remain highly exposed to geopolitical developments.
Rising bank RWAs prompt EBA alert

1 week ago | bankingriskandregulation.com | Giovanni Legorano

By Giovanni Legorano Rising geopolitical tensions and cybersecurity threats fuelled a “substantial” rise in European banks’ risk-weighted assets in 2024, finds the European Banking Authority. The EU banking supervisor advises that “looming risks warrant increased vigilance”. The EBA, which assessed banks in the European Economic Area — the 27 countries in ... To continue reading Request Free Trial Unlimited access to all content. Email alerts highlighting key industry insight.
Italy’s Meloni says high energy prices are key challenge for her government

1 week ago | aa.com.tr | Giovanni Legorano

ROME Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday said that high energy costs are the major economic challenge for her government. In a speech at the annual meeting of Italian business lobby Confindustria in Bologna, Meloni said her government was assessing whether the high prices were the result of speculation.
Italija i Belgija razbile transkontinentalni lanac trgovine drogom

1 week ago | aa.com.tr | Giovanni Legorano

Italija i Belgija razbile su transkontinentalnu kriminalnu mrežu koja je trgovala velikim količinama kokaina iz Južne Amerike u Evropu, saopćio je u utorak Europol, javlja Anadolu. Vlasti su uhapsile 14 osoba, 11 u Belgiji, dvije u Njemačkoj i jednu u Italiji, u okviru operacije koja je provedena u aprilu, ali je objavljena u utorak. Također su zaplijenili više od 780 kilograma kokaina, izvršili 11 pretresa kuća u Italiji i Belgiji i otkrili podzemnu laboratoriju.
Israel Is Ready to Embrace Europe’s Far Right

1 month ago | foreignpolicy.com | Giovanni Legorano

In February, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar instructed his ministry to open quiet talks with far-right parties in France, Spain, and Sweden that had until that time been officially boycotted by the Israeli government.
Is Trump’s trade war the ‘crisis’ that will unite European banking?

1 month ago | thebanker.com | Giovanni Legorano

More than 15 years after the global financial crisis, the European banking system has made great strides in becoming stronger. The crisis induced many spectacular banking failures and forced some countries to spend billions of euros to rescue many lenders. To continue reading, join our community and benefit fromIn-depth coverage across key marketsComments from financial leaders and policymakers worldwideRegional/country bank rankings and awardsActivate your free trial
How Giorgia Meloni Became Europe's 'Trump Whisperer'

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Giovanni Legorano

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at a press conference on Sept. 16, 2024 in Rome, Italy. Credit - Antonio Masiello—Getty ImagesIt’s no mystery that Donald Trump likes Giorgia Meloni.
No future for Palestine?

1 month ago | opencanada.org | Giovanni Legorano

Last month, Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened to annex areas of the Gaza Strip if Hamas refused to release the hostages it still holds. Elsewhere, a vast military operation by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the north of the West Bank, which began in January, is still ongoing and has made swaths of the area inhabitable and displaced almost 40,000 people, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Europe’s Make-or-Break Military Decision

2 months ago | foreignpolicy.com | Giovanni Legorano

Military Europe Jean Monnet, one of the founding fathers of the European Union, predicted that the continent’s union would develop through crises. “I’ve always thought that Europe would be made in crises, and what would be the sum of the solutions we would bring to these crises,” he famously said.
Italy dismantles criminal ring producing fake euros: Europol

2 months ago | aa.com.tr | Giovanni Legorano

By Giovanni LegoranoROME (AA) – Italian authorities dismantled a criminal ring producing and distributing across Europe fake euro banknotes, Europol said Tuesday. The cross-border investigation, which also involved authorities Austria, Belgium, France, Germany and Spain, led to the arrest of three people in Italy. Authorities believe that the criminal group counterfeited banknotes worth an estimated €180,000 ($196,550).