Shareholders of Cyprus-based Marfin Popular Bank on Thursday approved plans to boost its capital with a 488.6 mln euros rights issue and a convertible securities issue worth up to 660 mln euros.
Six countries have declined invitations to the Deccember 10 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, the Norwegian Nobel Committee told Reuters on Thursday. The six nations that declined
A court in the northwestern German city of Muenster has banned a man from tattooing his pony with the logo of British rock band the Rolling Stones. The court came to the
Europe's Mediterranean fishing nations have rejected measures to protect the endangered bluefin tuna proposed last month by the European Union fishing chief Maria Damanaki, EU officials said on Thursday. The decision late
Jumbo, Greece's largest toy retailer, said that net profit for the quarter to end-September fell 5.2%, hit by tax hikes and lower consumption as Greeks felt the effects of economic austerity. Jumbo
France's Louvre museum is making an unprecedented appeal to the general public to help it raise the cash to buy a 16th century painting deemed a national treasure by art experts. The
* Deficit seen falling — The island’s economy is seen growing between 0.5 and 1.0% in 2010, Finance Minister Charilaos Stavrakis said on Monday. "There is a small acceleration in growth," Stavrakis
For you sir, a canned coffee. And for madam, perhaps a nice cold tea. A new Japanese canned drink vending machine uses facial recognition technology to "recommend" drinks based on the customer's
Cyprus-based Marfin Popular Bank's board has approved plans to boost its capital with a 488.6 mln euro rights issue and a convertible issue worth up to 660 mln euros. The rights would
— Hit by provisions; NII up 25% at €768 mln — Bank of Cyprus net profits for the first nine months of the year fell 6% to 248 mln euros after hiking
