Greece to guarantee all bank deposits

Greece's government will guarantee all bank deposits in the country, a senior finance ministry official said, even as the finance minister said the nation's banking system remained completely safe and solvent. Greece's

Cyprus unemployment in August at 3,6%

Unemployment in Cyprus reached in August 3,6%, according to data published by Eurostat. Cyprus records the fourth best performance in the EU -27. In July, unemployment in Cyprus was 3,7%. The euro

Aspis Holdings owns 61.88% of Commercial Value

Aspis Holdings Public Company Ltd (ASP.CY) announced that its total participation in Commercial Value SA stands at 61.88%, after the successful payment of EUR90 mln and all necessary approvals by the Greek

Alliance Re bid is fair

Alliance International Reinsurance Public Company Ltd (ALL.CY) announced that the independent expert evaluated the Public Offer of Flagstone for the acquisition of up to 100% of the issued share capital of ALL

ECB holds rates but policymakers discussed a cut

The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday but discussed a cut as financial market turmoil and slowing economic growth has caused inflation risks to ease, ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet

Cyprus has EUR2 bln to support banks

Cyprus can easily and immediately make available up to EUR 2 bln in emergency funds to support the island’s banking system, if there is such a need, even though Finance Minister Charilaos