Trichet hints at future rate hikes

European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said interest rates in the 13-nation euro region are still “low” after six increases since the start of December 2005, indicating a further move in coming

German Communists back Armenian genocide bill

BREMEN, GERMANY – Germany‘s ‘Die Linke’ party (ex-PDS), during its Congress yesterday, sharply criticized one of its leading members, Hakki Keskin, for denying the Armenian Genocide. The comments by Mr. Keskin, the

Warner Music and Motorola in mobile partnership

Motorola, Inc. and Warner Music Group Corp. announced a global strategic partnership to create new music-based products and experiences for the mobile platform. This groundbreaking agreement marks the first time a music

Stable outlook for Romanian banking system

The outlook for the Romanian banking system is stable, according to the latest Banking System Outlook for the country by Moody’s Investors Service in. While Romania‘s under-banked economy provides good prospects for

EC proposes wider scope for securities directive

The European Commission has issued its evaluation report on the Financial Collateral Arrangements Directive (2002/47/EC). The report concludes that the Directive has made the use of financial collateral and the enforcement of

Moody’s raises ratings of three Jordanian banks

Moody’s Investors Service has raised the outlook on three Jordanian banks’ long-term foreign currency deposit ratings from ‘negative’ to ‘stable’. This follows Moody’s earlier announcement, changing the outlook on Jordan’s sovereign ratings

Financial Mirror in news deal with euro2day.gr

The Financial Mirror has reached an agreement with Greece’s premier financial news site, www.euro2day.gr, for the exclusive use of business and economic news from Greece and other markets within the Greek-language supplement,