Canada budget set for Feb 26, could spark election

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s minority Conservative government will present its 2008-09 budget on Feb. 26, a document that could trigger an election in mid-April. After Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced the budget

Outlook on Piraeus Bank revised to positive

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said that it had revised its outlook on Greece-based Piraeus Bank S.A. to positive from stable. At the same time, the ‘BBB+/A-2’ counterparty credit ratings on the