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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Europe
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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Cyprus: will not quit the euro
The president of Cyprus says his island nation will not abandon the European single currency. Nicos Anastasiades said Friday at
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Hungary’s PM Orban again sets sights on utilities firms, ‘powerful friends’
The government needs the people to help defeat foreign-owned utilities firms that want to scotch a plan to lower bills,
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Global credit card fraud network bust, with arrests in Romania
Forty-four members of a global credit card fraud network have been arrested in a joint operation co-ordinated by the Romanian
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Global economy improving but Europe lags behind, OECD says
Global economic activity is picking up, but the continuing crisis in the euro area is delaying a meaningful recovery, the
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Cyprus crisis burns Russian investors
For years, construction companies in Cyprus lured Russians to invest in the Mediterranean island. Over the last decade, 40,000 Russians
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Bulgaria will not initiate procedure for EU to declare Hezbollah a terrorist organisation, caretaker PM Raykov says
Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Marin Raykov has reiterated that his country will not initiate the procedure for the European Union
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