EP approves the Juncker Commission

The European Parliament approved on Wednesday the new college of 27 Commissioners, with 423 votes in favour, 209 against and 67 abstentions. The new Commission now needs to be formally appointed by

CYPRUS: Icarus, Daedalus and the IMF report

Officials at the International Monetary Fund, the third arm of the Troika of international lenders, must have mixed up their mythology when the former IMF Head of Mission to Cyprus likened the

Fed to the rescue?

. Marcuard's Market update by GaveKal Dragonomics “Lord, grant me chastity and continence, but not yet.” That prayer from a young Saint Augustine sprung to mind when listening to St. Louis’ Fed

The new Egyptian era

. By Oren Laurent President, Banc De Binary Egypt signed contracts this weekend with six international firms to reconstruct and expand the Suez Canal. This is certainly welcome news for the country;

CYPRUS: Hellenic Bank now on Facebook and Twitter

The Hellenic Bank Group has joined social media by creating the Hellenic Bank Official page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/HellenicBankOfficial and @hellenicbank on Twitter https://twitter.com/HellenicBank , as well as the hashtag #HellenicBank.