Greek betting firm OPAP's profit is expected to have more than halved in the second quarter, hit by a windfall tax the government imposed on businesses to shore up its ailing finances.
Greece wants to shore up its banking system against the backwash of the country's debt crisis and has commissioned a study on how to go about it, reviving speculation that some of
Greece's biggest cement producer, Titan, is expected to post broadly flat year-on-year profit in the first half as improved sales in Egypt and the Balkans offset falling business in its home market.
Some investors who have heavily underweighted euro zone assets may have more reasons to change their mind in the coming week as the resilience of the region's economy contrasts with persistent hints
. The EU foreign affairs chief will urge EU states next month to back trade concessions for Pakistan as worries grow about the impact of devastating floods on the stability of its
. With elections looming in many African countries, banks are likely to feel increasing political heat to cut sky-high lending costs but are unlikely to unleash growth-boosting cheap credit into their economies.
Australia could have its first minority government in 70 years, a worst-case scenario for investors, with an election-eve poll showing the ruling Labor party drawing level with the conservative opposition. The vote
World wheat price rises are not yet sufficient to trigger global food inflation, an economist at the UN Food and Agricultural Organization said on Friday, even though they almost doubled in the
Russia will not import grain in 2010, an Agriculture Ministry spokesman said on Friday, adding that traders had been spreading rumours of imports to heat up the market. Analysts have said that
Nicosia District Court issued today a five-day remand order against the fourth suspect in connection with the murder of Managing Director of ''Dias'' media group Andis Hadjicostis, Gregoris Xenophontos. All objections and
