Serb parliament ratifies EU pre-membership pact

Serbia's parliament overwhelmingly backed the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the European Union on Tuesday, a move expected to cement the nation's bid for membership of the bloc. The pact will be

Oil rises on hurricane threat, awaits OPEC

Oil rose on Monday as Hurricane Ike spun towards the U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil hub and traders awaited OPEC's decision this week on output policy. OPEC ministers gathering in Vienna were

Cyprus cement deal cleared

The Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) at its meeting held on 4 September 2008 that after fully re-examining the concentration of operations of Cyprus Cement Public Co Ltd (CCC.CY) and