European shares rose and the single currency hit a three-week high on Friday after progress was reported in talks to help Greece manage its huge debt and secure much needed aid payments.
Signs across Athens advertise property for rent or sale. One in three shops has closed. At those still open for business, turnover has slumped. So it is one of the mysteries of
International lenders have agreed new steps to cut Greece's debt pile further but it still has to fill a 10 billion euro ($13 billion) gap to gain the IMF's approval for its
Cyprus Government negotiations with Troika (EC, ECB, IMF) for a rescue package were concluded at about 20.00 on Thursday, CNA sources say. Central Bank Governor Panicos Demetriades and Senior Central Bank official
Cyprus is close to agreeing a bailout package with the European Union and International Monetary Fund, President Demetris Christofias said on Thursday after the latest round of talks, despite saying a day
Britain's top share index reached a 3-week high on Thursday after gaining for a fourth straight session, driven by strength in commodity stocks after a return to growth in China's manufacturing sector.
To understand why milk costs more in Greek shops than anywhere else in the European Union, Stathis Aravanis's farm is a good place to start. Tall elm trees screen the 4 hectares
Lewis Hamilton has told his McLaren Formula One team to expect him back despite his move to Mercedes next season – but only for dinner. The 2008 world champion will say an
A former senior trader at UBS , sacked for failing to prevent colleague Kweku Adoboli from perpetrating the biggest fraud in British history, has set up a gambling website. In a decision
FIFA have refused Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba permission to leave China's Shanghai Shenhua on loan before the January transfer window. FIFA said they had received a request to be registered outside
