Marfin Popular Bank’s financial results for the second quarter of 2009 indicated a net profit rise of 26% to 50.3 million EUR compared to the first quarter of the year, due to
Gains in commodity stocks and banks pushed Britain's top share index into positive territory early on Friday, ending the month on a high note after two days of losses. By 0900 GMT
The Nikkei stock average edged up 0.6 percent on Friday in thin trade, with the market largely caught between investor reluctance to aggressively buy in the face of weak Shanghai shares and
A cooperation agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the European Space Agency (ESA) was signed in Nicosia on Thursday. The agreement was signed on behalf of the Republic of Cyprus by
The Government's fiscal policy for the year 2010 will be aimed at maintaining the deficits on reasonable levels and supporting the real economy to the greatest possible extent. Minister of Finance Charilaos
British consumer sentiment was unchanged for a third successive month in August and showed continued caution about the economy, a survey by pollsters GfK NOP for the European Commission showed on Friday.
Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke was among hundreds of victims of an identity fraud ring that stole more than $2.1 million from consumers and financial institutions across the United States, Newsweek magazine
Japanese core consumer prices fell at the fastest annual pace on record in July, potentially putting pressure on a reluctant Bank of Japan to rein in deepening deflation. The politically sensitive jobless
World stocks flirted with a year high on Friday and were on track to close with a seventh consecutive week of gains, as investors showed increasing confidence in global economic recovery. The
. I am forced to say that in many contacts I have made in the past few weeks I have heard little else but grumbles about the absence of customers and the
