National Bank of Greece made a first-half net loss of 1.31 bln euros after taking provisions for a government debt swap. The group said the impact of its participation in a voluntary
Marfin Popular Bank has completed an issue of 200 mln euros in covered bonds with an annual interest rate of 3-month euribor plus 2%. Marfin said the issue was completed on Friday.
Ester Levanon, CEO of the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange, will be the main speaker at the annual business lunch hosted by Cyprus-Israel Business Association and the Embassy of Israel in Nicosia at the
Paphos is getting ready to host the 13th annual opera at the medieval castle this weekend with the National Theatre of Prague performing Jacques Offenbach’s “The Tales of Hoffman”. The harbour area
The fifth annual Cyprus-Russian Gala will be held on the grounds of the University of Cyprus next Wednesday, September 10, with the participation of fine musical talents from Cyprus and Russia. This
Republican White House hopeful Michele Bachmann insisted on Monday she was joking when she said a hurricane and quake were God's warning to Washington, in an effort to control the damage from
Saudi Arabia is excavating a new archeological site that will show horses were domesticated 9,000 years ago in the Arabian peninsula, the country's antiquities expert said Wednesday. The discovery of the civilization,
Google Inc's board of directors faces a lawsuit for previously allowing Canadian pharmacies to advertise prescription drugs to U.S. customers via the Web search leader. The civil lawsuit, filed on behalf of
The number of trips by residents abroad fell in July according to the Passengers Survey by 2.5%, to 135,397 compared with 138,801 in July 2010. This was after an increase of 1.2%
Industrial output prices rose by 1.9% compared with the previous month in July, according to the Statistical Service, while prices for manufacturing alone rose by 0.4%. For the period January-July 2011, industrial
