IMF expected to cut growth forecastsin latest outlook TheGuardian
ECB seeks to mollifyGermany after dispute over 'helicopter money' Reuters
'Europe has to change course':Greece and Portugal unite to lambast EU The Daily Telegraph
Banks eye victory on derivatives inEU trading-revamp delay Bloomberg News
IMF chief talksPanama Papers fallout: Time to 'think outside box' on global tax The Guardian
France seeks G20tax haven blacklist, EU sanctions on evaders Reuters
EU action on taxhavens after Panama leaks may prove ineffective – activists Reuters
Deutsche Bankco-CEO frets about Chinese banks threat to Europe's lenders Reuters
Demand for WorldBank loans nears crisis levels TheGuardian
Battle lines drawnover negative rates FinancialTimes
UK AND IRELAND
British banks seenholding back Iran trade due to fear of US penalties Reuters
Tech companiesraise $1 billion to fight banks Financial Times
Brexit could boostUK financial technology firms – but only in short-term Reuters
City of Londonsays Brexit would hit growth Reuters
'Brexit' akin to unilateraldisarmament, David Miliband to say Bloomberg News
British financeminister Osborne publishes 2014/2015 tax record Reuters
Prime minister faces MPs after Panama Papersscandal Sky News
Cameron defends tax affairs tolawmakers after Panama files Bloomberg News
Digital mortgagebroker startup aims to save consumers £29 billion City A.M.
RSG launchesLloyd's-backed cyber-risk MGA Insurance Times
Aviva
Aviva names CEO of Italian unitMF
Barclays
Barclays plans to sell about $15billion Italy loans in 2 years Bloomberg News
LIBOR was nothingspecial to ex-Barclays trader, London court hears Reuters
Co-op Bank stake written down bygroup The Guardian
Irish Bank ResolutionCorp.
Anglo and ILP wereat odds over treatment of €7.2 billion deal The Irish Times
Irish Life
Irish Life seeksto rebrand health insurance subsidiary The Irish Times
London Stock Exchange Group
LSE's Rolet strikes back at reportscompany would be dismantled Bloomberg News
Ross to wind up UKinvestment vehicle FinancialTimes
Wilbur Ross-backed acquisitionvehicle to close without deal Bloomberg News
RSA promotesCoughlan to head up UK personal lines Post
Ulster Bank
Deloitte stepsdown as auditors to Ulster Bank The Irish Times
GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA
Allianz
Allianz aims to doubleinfrastructure investments in next 2-3 years Reuters
DekaBank
DekaBankthrows in the towel in tax rebate case Handelsblatt
DekaBankends tax dispute Börsen-Zeitung
Deutsche Bank could save $2.2billion staff costs, JPMorgan says Bloomberg News
Heta Asset Resolution
Carinthia and Hetacreditors signal readiness for compromise Reuters
Carinthia,Heta creditors take new approach Börsen-Zeitung
TARGOBANK
TARGOBANKon track for growth Börsen-Zeitung
TARGOBANK posts strong earnings on retailbanking Handelsblatt
FRANCE AND BENELUX
AEGON
Goldman-backed Rothesay Life buysbulk of AEGON's UK annuities Bloomberg News
Rothesay's £6 billion AEGON pensionmove heralds new wave of deals Financial Times
BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas fined fordeceptive trade practice L'Agefi
BNP Paribas foundguilty of deceptive trade practices Les Echos
SociétéGénérale
SocGen chief totestify on Panama Papers FinancialTimes
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
Spanish industryminister denies involvement in 'Panama Papers' Jornal De Negócios
Brussels no comment onPortuguese prime minister's plan to resolve bad loans Diário DeNotícias
Portuguesetaxpayers only recovered 14% of aid to banks since 2008 Diário DeNotícias
Banco BPI
CaixaBank, dos Santosset to close BPI deal this week – source Reuters
Spain's BBVA looking for anotherTurkish bank buy – paper Reuters
Spain'sBBVA seeking another Turkish lender to buy: CEO Hürriyet
BancoPopular Español
Spain's BancoPopular says mortgage floors were legal Reuters
BancoPopular head says hostile takeover is unlikely El País
Bankinterpartners with Groupon to launch new Visa card Europa Press
Novo Banco
NovoBanco transferred money to customers by mistake Jornal De Notícias
ITALYAND GREECE
Italy agrees €5billion fund to rescue lenders Financial Times
Italian finance sectoragrees $5.7 billion fund to help weaker banks Reuters
Italy,banks tackle bad debts TheWall Street Journal
Italy forms $5.7 billion fund to enddoubts about banking system Bloomberg News
Italy says tospeed up recovery of collateral Reuters
Italy creates €5billion fund to shield lenders MF
Greek talks with IMF/EUlenders drag on, compromise seen – sources Reuters
Banca Popolare di Vicenza
Popolare diVicenza valued at €1.1 billion to €1.6 billion in 2018 – IPO studyReuters
NORDICCOUNTRIES
Icelandsent its bad bankers to prison, but people are still angryBloomberg News
DNB
Norway's DNB saysboard, CEO didn't know about offshore firms' scheme Reuters
Audit unit of Norwaybank DNB failed to uncover Luxembourg unit work – internal report Reuters
DNB chairman does notrule out dismissals as a result of Panama revelations DagensNæringsliv
MønsBank
New head of Møns Bank to increase digitalfocus FinansWatch
EASTERNEUROPE
Russia back on themap with investors after two year hiatus City A.M.
Turkish cabinet approves deputygovernor Çetinkaya as next central bank chief Reuters
Turkish government selects Çetinkayaas central bank head Bloomberg News
Turkey appoints Çetinkaya central bank chief Hürriyet
Slovenian bankloans fall by 7.6% in February Reuters
EBRD says willingto play role in Hungary bank M&A Reuters
EBRD mulls takingpart in Hungarian bank M&A to shore up sector Portfolio.hu
GE MoneyBank
GE to float Czechbanking business Financial Times
GE to spark new life into Pragueexchange with banking unit IPO Bloomberg News
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