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ECB projections to show future growth barely above 1%: sources Reuters
ECB to turn stimulus taps back on to prop up ailing economy Reuters
Factbox: Key ECB policymaker comments ahead of Thursday's rate meeting Reuters
Dutch parliament tells ECB's Draghi it opposes 'tiered' rates Reuters
CORRECTED-(OFFICIAL)-Facebook's Libra seeks payment system licence from Swiss FINMA Reuters
Finma Lists Requirements for Libra License finews.com
State Street appoints Funk as head of ESG strategy Financial News
PERILS lowers cyclone Dragi-Eberhard industry loss estimate to €772 million Reinsurance News

UK AND IRELAND

UK's worst-case no-deal Brexit plan confirms scenario's 'severe risks': Labour Party Reuters
Yellowhammer: Government's no-deal Brexit documents revealed City A.M.
Johnson Legal Defeat on Parliament Suspension Increases Political Confusion Bloomberg News
UK PM Johnson repeats pledge to ditch Irish backstop Reuters
John McDonnell poised to back widening of UK financial transactions tax City A.M.
Political turbulence hits investment industry as assets under management flatline City A.M.
UK fund assets flatline at $10 trillion in 2018: report Reuters
Most London fintechs not ready for a no-deal Brexit Financial News
Taxman makes PPI claim on bankrupts The Times
Government pledges £62m flood funding Post

Barclays
Barclays Activist Bramson Slams British Bank's 'Destructive Strategy' Bloomberg News

HSBC
HSBC Looks to Unload French Retail Bank The Wall Street Journal
HSBC plans sale of French retail banking business: WSJ Reuters

Legal and General Assurance Society
L&G announces £35m buyout of US law firm's UK pension scheme Reinsurance News

Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's prepared to 'hang' perpetrators of bad behaviour after sobering culture survey Post

London Stock Exchange Group
Hong Kong stock market operator shares tumble after £32bn LSE bid Financial Times
Hong Kong exchange falls over 3% after $39 billion takeover bid for LSE Reuters
HKEX chief faces battle to win over sceptics on LSE Financial Times
Hong Kong Exchange faces uphill battle with $39 billion bid for LSE Reuters
Hong Kong stock exchange makes £32bn bid for London counterpart The Guardian
Bid for London Stock Exchange Faces Hurdles, May Spark a Bidding War Bloomberg News
CME Group not looking to be spoiler on LSE deal, CEO says Reuters
Italy's 5-Star Movement says to monitor closely Hong Kong's bid for LSE Reuters
Italy should consider special powers to protect bourse in HK bid on LSE -League Reuters
Hong Kong's bid for London Stock Exchange whips up a storm City A.M.

Man Group
Sorrell departs as Man Group faces boardroom shake-up Financial Times

RSA Insurance Group
RSA merges commercial businesses Post

Woodford Investment Management
Woodford Loses $54 Million Selling Stocks From Frozen Fund Bloomberg News
Woodford loses £43.5m in fire sale from frozen fund City A.M.

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Bank bailouts cost Austria ten to eleven billion euros Der Standard

Commerzbank
Verdi against downsizing at Commerzbank in the branch area Handelsblatt

Credit Suisse Group
Credit Suisse poaches top Deutsche Bank analyst to lead strategy Financial Times
Credit Suisse CEO picks Deutsche analyst for strategy role Financial News
Credit Suisse: CEO Tidjane Thiam gets more allies finews.ch

UBS Group
UBS: Departure and Reshuffle at FIM finews.com

Volkswagen Financial Services
VW Financial Services wants to benefit from electromobility Handelsblatt

Zürcher Kantonalbank
Zürcher Kantonalbank invests in platform for e-signature finews.ch

FRANCE AND BENELUX

France clarifies plans for DSP2 L'Agefi

Belfius Banque
Belfius argues with agents about self-employed status De Tijd

BNP Paribas
London broker wins sexual discrimination lawsuit against BNP Paribas Reuters
Female banker wins gender bias case after witch's hat left on desk The Guardian

Société Générale
Société Générale puts its Swiss private bank under new management
finews.ch

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

The Bank of Spain will extend the start of the new payment services framework Expansión
The Bank of Spain will give additional time to apply the new electronic payment regulations El País
The Supreme prevents evictions with less than 12 months of defaults El País
Santander and BBVA bet on the virtual money anti-money laundering fight Expansión
Supervision and transparency for a more resilient banking sector Jornal de Negócios

Bankia
The trial for the IPO of Bankia is extended until next September 25 Europa Press
Rodrigo Rato's defense blames the 'Bankia case' on a "fortuitous accident" Expansión

ITALY AND GREECE

Eurobank Ergasias
Eurobank announced fixed-rate mortgages Kathimerini

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Danish central bank expected to mirror ECB and cut key rate -analysts Reuters
Economists disagree - will Lars Rohde set new interest rate record after ECB meeting on Thursday? Børsen

Swedbank
Göran Persson to attack tax policy SvD Näringsliv

EASTERN EUROPE

Wage-Boom Plan Fails to Budge Poland's Rates From Record Low Bloomberg News
UPDATE 1-Polish central bank keeps rates flat, plays down impact of wage hikes on CPI Reuters
Czech interest rates going nowhere for next 12 months - cenbank Mora Reuters
Banks cheaper mortgages and start hunt for clients E15
CNB: Card payments may have problems due to new rules ČTK
Central Bank revoked license from Greencombank Vedomosti
Moldova's c-bank holds key rate at 7.5% SEENews

PrivatBank
Police raid offices and seize documents of Ukraine's PrivatBank Reuters

Promsvyazbank
Promsvyazbank demanded 3.4 billion rubles from the Cyprus Technoserv Distribution Vedomosti

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