S&P sees tough 2013 for CEE banks
Central and Eastern European banks face a difficult year, with those in Hungary, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Croatia among the weakest,
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Europe
EU unemployment remains flat at 12% in February
The 27-member European Union ended February 2013 with 12 per cent unemployment, seasonally adjusted, according to EU statistics office Eurostat.
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Cypriot finance minister quits, money controls eased
Cypriot Finance Minister Michalis Sarris has resigned as a judicial panel prepares to investigate the role that he and others
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Most Poles against common currency adoption
While Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk last week offered a legal solution that would allow the nation to vote on
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Cyprus says no one to be spared in bailout investigation
The Cypriot president says no one, including his family members, should be immune from a new investigation of alleged wrongdoing
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Russia Watch: Russia loses Cyprus
Russia suffered a major defeat last week. And no one noticed. But the setback was so striking that President Vladimir
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Takeover of Volksbank signals Russian bank strength
A new sign in black and a striking interior in green: The recently unveiled Sberbank branch in the center of
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Some Bank of Cyprus savers could lose 60 per cent
Officials in Cyprus say customers at the country’s largest bank may lose up to 60 percent of whatever savings they
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Protestants and Roman Catholics worldwide prepare for Easter on March 31
Many Christians around the world are preparing to celebrate Easter this Sunday. It is the central holiday of the Christian
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