The latest by 2010 Cyprus will be offering digital terrestrial TV transmissions, while by 2012 the full transition from analogue to digital TV will be concluded. According to a press release by
Germany appears to be coming round to the French view that euro-zone countries should coordinate their economic policies, two senior French officials said on Monday after meeting the German economy minister. Patrick
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for coordinated action to revive the global economy on Tuesday and invited Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso to meet U.S. President Barack Obama at the
Asian stocks fell on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei sinking to a near 4-month closing low, while the U.S. dollar surged as investors scrambled for safety from deteriorating global economic conditions and volatile
KPMG Corporate Finance's Global M&A Predictor forecasts that 2009 will see a continued fall in global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) but that deal activity should slowly return late in the year as
By Krisztina Than and Balazs Koranyi Hungary will raise the main value-added tax rate to 23 percent from 20 from July to create room to cut taxes on labour, aiming to boost
The Cyprus government submitted the Stability Programme 2008-2012 (SP) to the European Commission, the main feature of which is that after several years of running surpluses, the government is now forecasting that
U.S. oil prices climbed above $38 a barrel on Monday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) said there could be an oil market supply crunch from next year once global oil demand
The dollar hit a two-month high on a trade-weighed basis on Monday as global recession fears encouraged buying of safer assets, while the yen rose versus the euro as a G7 meeting
Lloyds Banking Group Plc shares tumbled over 20 percent on Monday as a backlash against its takeover of HBOS built after Friday's profit warning revived concerns it may need more state funds
