While continued progress has been made in integrating and rationalising their domestic operations, Belgian banks’ earnings and efficiency remain moderate, says Moody’s Investors Service in its new Banking System Outlook for Belgium.
The European Commission has launched an emergency decision to provide relief assistance to vulnerable groups affected by the crisis in Kenya. The funds will be focused on meeting the basic needs of
The Statistical Service of Cyprus has announced the publication of the monthly report “Intra-Extra E.U Trade Statistics (Summarised Data)†for October 2007. The main developments in Cyprus foreign trade were as follows.
Large increase in number of surgical operations   Expenditure of health services during 2006 was 6.3% of GDP, compared with 6.0% of GDP in 1998, according to the annual report “Health and
Spending abroad accelerates Cypriot credit card spending at home rose by 16% to reach CYP 895 mln in 2007, according to the latest figures from the credit card monopoly, JCC, while expenditure
Cypriot tennis player Marcos Baghdatis, advanced to the second round of the Australian Open after defeating Thomas Johansson of Sweden with 7-6(0) 6-2 3-6 6-3. According to the Australian Open website, Baghdatis,
Cyprus’ top athletes for 2007 were honoured during an award-giving ceremony organized Monday night by the Cyprus Sportswriters Union. Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos, House of Representatives President Demetris Christofias, political party leaders,
The Cyprus question, Cyprus position within the EU and the prospect of joining Partnership for Peace were discussed during a meeting member of the European Parliament, former Foreign Minister and candidate for
No takers for Indian Depository Receipts, i-bankers blame it on lack of will MUMBAI: Six months since the revised guidelines for Indian Depository Receipts (IDR) were notified, the product is still to
Wall St indexes drop as consumers cinch belts NEW YORK: US stocks fell sharply on Friday, capping a third consecutive weekly decline, on a warning by American Express Co of mounting credit-card
