BNP Paribas, France's biggest listed bank, trumped profit expectations thanks to lower loan provisions and strong retail banking, offsetting volatile financial market conditions that hit investment banking. The second-quarter performance underlined an
Greek truckers ended a six-day strike on Sunday, handing a victory to the socialist government in its efforts to liberalise the recession-hit economy. Truckers had walked off the job on Monday to
Anglo-French real estate investor Hammerson booked a 7.8% rise in its half-year adjusted net asset value on Monday although it remains cautious for the future as fears for a relapse in property
Oil rose towards 12-week highs above $79 on Monday, driven by investor appetite for commodities and energy risk, with macroeconomic indicators in top consumers the United States and China showing slower but
China's manufacturing sector cooled further in July, even shrinking by one measure, but markets took the news as a sign of a desired slowdown rather than a harbinger of a slump that
Striking Greek truck drivers defied an government order to get back to work on Friday, escalating the standoff over a reform to liberalise the debt-laden country's economy. The five-day strike has disrupted
Greece disagrees with a European Union proposal to sell power plants of state utility Public Power Corp., PPC, (DEH) to boost competition in its energy sector, a senior government official said on
Fugitive business tycoon Asil Nadir was granted bail by a London court on Friday providing he returns to Britain to face fraud charges relating to the collapse of his Polly Peck empire
Global stocks fell and the U.S. dollar extended losses against the Japanese yen on Friday as investors sought safety after a report showed the U.S. economy slowed a bit more than expected
Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, one of the oldest cities in the Eastern Mediterranean with a population of around 315,000, is today a sophisticated and cosmopolitan city, rich in history and culture
