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EU should finance common goods jointly, says ECB’s Knot
The European Union should centralise more of its budget spending, especially for common goods, as that would relieve the burden on more indebted countries and promote convergence, Dutch central bank chief Klaas Knot said on Thursday.
One of the Largest Dutch Banks Is under Investigation for Money Laundering
The Dutch prosecutor's office is investigating ABN Amro on suspected breaches of anti-money laundering and terrorist financing legislation, Reuters and the Associated Press reported.
The bank said it would fully cooperate with the authorities. Its shares plummeted by more than 9 percent when the stock market opened in Amsterdam.
Klaas Knot: Default would spell trouble for Greek banks
Greek banks are solvent and could withstand some stress but would run into trouble if the Greek government were to default, European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot told the Dutch parliament on Tuesday.
ECB: Greece is risk for Eurozone
European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot said on Tuesday that the situation in Greece is alarming, as a default may have a contagion effect in the Eurozone.
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Greece is risk for euro area as contagion possible, ECB's Knot says
The situation in Greece is of concern and a Greek default may have a contagion effect, European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot said.
ECB weighing QE through national central banks but not for Greece, Spiegel reports
By Jana Randow
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi briefed German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on quantitative-easing plans under which national central banks would buy bonds issued by their own country, Spiegel magazine reported.