Subscribe to RSSGreece a step closer to EU-IMF aid asks to discuss loan plan
Greece on Thursday took a step closer to an EU-IMF backup loan as it called for talks on the issue and the International Monetary Fund announced an exploratory mission...
S.Korea sees softer March retail sales vs Feb
SEOUL, April 8 – Annual growth in South Korean domestic retail sales likely slowed in March after posting a 12.9 percent rise in February, although their recovery...
China state enterprises profit up 89 pct in Jan-Feb
SHANGHAI, March 19 – Chinese state-owned enterprises’ profit rose 88.9 percent in January and February from the year-ago period, the Finance Ministry...
Israel tax revenue up 4.2 percent in February
TEL AVIV, March 7 – The Israeli government’s revenue from taxes totalled 14.55 billion shekels in February, up a real 4.2 percent from February 2009,...
EUR euphoria over for now
There are many outside ‘moving parts’ to the Greek equation. We have Chancellor Merkel, under pressure domestically to say ‘no’ to aid, which she has done....
25 billion euros in aid mulled for Greece
Germany’s finance ministry has sketched out a plan in which countries using the € currency will provide aid worth between 20 billion and 25 billion euros...
Up to 25 billion euros in aid mulled for Greece report
BERLIN – Germany’s finance ministry has sketched out a plan in which countries using the € currency will provide aid worth between 20 billion and 25...
Up to 25 bln euros in aid mooted for Greece-report
BERLIN, Feb 20 – The countries using the € currency will together provide aid worth between 20 billion and 25 billion euros for Greece, according to Germany’s...
Germany rejects European fund for Greece
BERLIN (AP) – Germany has rejected the idea of setting up a special fund to bail out eurozone countries, like Greece, that run into budget trouble. Finance...
Govt raises Rp 8 trillion from retail Islamic bond
The government sold Rp 8.03 trillion (US$859.21 million) in retail Islamic bond (sukuk), almost tripled from the initial target of Rp 3 trillion, the Finance Ministry...
Govt sold 8 trillion retail sukuk
The government sold Rp 8.03 trillion (US$859.21 million) in retail sukuk, almost tripled from the initial target of Rp 3 trillion, the Finance Ministry announced...
German 09 new borrowing less than expected -report
BERLIN, Jan 9 – German federal net new borrowing in 2009 totalled some 36 billion euros , a few billion less than the Finance Ministry had previously said,...
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