A French court has approved the €65m bid for the three ferries belonging to the operator that collapsed into administration last November

The US alleged the bank violated US sanctions by helping Iranian and Cuban companies move billions of dollars through the US financial system

Cash-strapped country's predicament said to be exceptionally urgent because of bank capitalisation rules due to come into effect on June 30

The spectrum will be used for high-speed fourth-generation networks as Latin America's biggest economy prepares for major sporting events in the next four years

How do the symbols of the union and its nations fare? Separating them is far from easy, but here is Notebook's guide. By Brian Groom

Approval of capital increase by Fondiaria-Sai's controlling shareholder will lead to tie-up of the country's biggest insurers

Insurer's board must ignore the distracting corporate cacophony in what is a rare example of a competitive Italian takeover

Balderton has dumped its 13.5% stake in the Finnish group after allegations that one of its sites was playing host to sexually explicit content

The Galician owner of the Zara clothing chain increases net profits 30% in the first quarter, a period in which it opened 91 new stores

Deutsche Bank's co-chief executive addresses politicians and business leaders in Berlin in a show of commitment to the bank's domestic market