Lebanon, Cyta in telecom link to Europe via Cyprus

The Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications (LMoT) and the state-owned Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta) have agreed to share capacity on Cyta’s Alexandros cable subsystem between Cyprus–Egypt–France, thereby creating reciprocal Eurasia and Eastern Mediterranean

Austria banking outlook remains negative

The outlook for the Austrian banking system remains negative, Moody's Investors Service said, adding this is unchanged from 2009 and reflects a weakening operating environment in Austria, amidst recessionary trends in Europe