Geithner says AIG must pay back bonuses

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday said taxpayer bailout recipient AIG would be forced to pay the government to compensate taxpayers for $165 million in employee bonuses as a condition for

Cyprus aims for high turnout for Euro-vote

The European Parliament's central election campaign aims to bring the European voters to the polls to choose their Parliament in the world's largest transnational election, said the head of the European Parliament

Cyprus tax revenue declines in Jan-Feb ‘09

Tax revenue collected by the Inland Revenue Department (IRD during the period January – February 2009 declined by 7.2% year-on-year to EUR 318.8 bln. The decline in revenue is mainly attributed to

Air Berlin, TUIfly in cross-holding deal

Air Berlin is in advanced talks for a cross-shareholding with TUI Travel's TUIfly, Air Berlin said on Tuesday, hailing the end of a lengthy struggle to consolidate the German airline industry. Under