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- Dominican exports to Europe top US$600M so far this year
SANTO DOMINGO. Foreign minister Carlos Morales said Dominican exports to the European market have topped US$600 million so far this year, which in his view is proof that signing the Association Economic Agreement (AAE) benefits country. He said the
- UPDATE 1-Roche's RoActemra gets positive opinion in Europe
(Adds details) ZURICH, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG (ROG.VX: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Friday its rheumatoid arthritis drug RoActemra had received a positive opinion from the European Committee on Human
- European Central Bank signals likely rate cut
Policymakers cemented on Friday expectations that they will cut interest rates once more next month, possibly by half a percentage point again and well short of the action taken by other banks.
- Eurozone business activity falls
Business activity in the 15 countries sharing the euro falls in November to a ten-year low, the purchasing managers' index (PMI) shows.
- World Stocks Leap After U.S. Rout
European stock markets were little changed Friday as expectations of a recovery on Wall Street prompted some investors to scoop up battered financial and energy shares, although concerns about the global economy capped most gains. The FTSE 100 index of
- Ford Germany Says No to Handouts, Yes to Loans
The CEO of Ford Germany has called on the European Union to make 40 billion euros ($50 billion) in loans available to the continent's auto sector, emphasizing that the move would in no way resemble a government bailout.
- Egis reports 82% growth in profits
Egis Pharmaceuticals, the Hungarian pharmaceutical company, generated revenues of HUF 96bn (€356m) and net profit of HUF 14bn (€51.9m) in the financial year ending on 30 September. Sales [...]
- Green Inc.: Environmentalists on Auto Bailouts
Detroit's Big Three car companies went to Washington this week seeking $25 billion to shore up their parlous balance sheets while the European Automobile Manufacturers Association has called for a bailout that could be even larger – 40 billion euros. Now environmentalists also are stepping into the debate and proposing some criteria of their own. 
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- Germany bans Hizbullah television station al-Manar
Germany's Interior Ministry has banned Hizbullah's television station al-Manar, saying that it violates the country's constitution. The ministry said al-Manar television programming was forbidden under Article 9 of Germany's constitution, which says that
- Russia allows transit of Nato arms to Afghanistan
MOSCOW, Nov 20: Russia said on Thursday it had authorised the transport of German military equipment to Afghanistan through Russian territory, the first time it had allowed such a transit by a foreign state. Russian authorities on November 10 'issued a
- WEEKEND READ: The Central Asian express
The Federal Customs Service of Russia has given the German military approval to transport weapons and other military equipment and goods by train through Russia to German units in Afghanistan, according to a statement issued by the Russian Foreign
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- Zhongyin Cashmere eyes on struggling UK's cotton mill
Ningxia Zhongyin Cashmere Co Ltd announced in a report that it had inked a framework agreement with UK's 140-year cotton mill, Dawson International PLC, to acquire its subsidiary Todd & Duncan's business and assets. News regarding this acquisition was
- U.K., Qatar launch $375 million clean-tech fund
LONDON The U.K. government, through the Carbon Trust agency, has announced the launch of a strategic partnership with Qatar aiming to help form partnerships between hydrocarbon producing countries and consumer countries and a move to reduced carbon
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- Air France may challenge Austrian Air sale -paper
FRANKFURT, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Air France-KLM (AIRF.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) is considering legal steps against the Austrian state holding company's planned process for the sale of Austrian Airlines (AUAV.VI: Quote, Profile, Research), Financial
- Maurel & Prom Acquires Two Colombia Blocks
Hocol SA, a subsidiary of Maurel & Prom, Paris, (Paris: MAUP) has acquired two new E&P contracts (CPO-17 and SSJN-9) in Colombia. The total awarded area covers 4,752 square kilometers. Block CPO- 17 (2,104 square kilometers) is in the Eastern
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- UN SC on fact-seeking mission in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Saturday will go on a fact-finding mission in Afghanistan to evaluate the ongoing situation in a country wracked by 30 years of war and violence and considered a major global security threat. Headed by Italy's
- Italian telecoms talks collapse
Hutchison Whampoa subsidiary 3 Italia fails to reach a merger agreement with Telecom Italia because of price disagreements.
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- Einstein Truly A Genius, Physicists Confirm
French, German and Hungarian physicists have finally confirmed the equation on mass-energy equivalence more than a century after the German-born theoretical physicist unveiled his e=mc2 formula.
- Egis reports 82% growth in profits
Egis Pharmaceuticals, the Hungarian pharmaceutical company, generated revenues of HUF 96bn (€356m) and net profit of HUF 14bn (€51.9m) in the financial year ending on 30 September. Sales [...]
- Hungarian Tourist Arrivals Rise In Q3
a report by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office said tourist arrivals into the country rose 3.1% year-on-year in the third quarter, reversing the 2.4% drop in the second quarter. The number of tourist arrivals increased to 14.05 million from 9.32
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- UN SC on fact-seeking mission in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Saturday will go on a fact-finding mission in Afghanistan to evaluate the ongoing situation in a country wracked by 30 years of war and violence and considered a major global security threat. Headed by Italy's
- Italian telecoms talks collapse
Hutchison Whampoa subsidiary 3 Italia fails to reach a merger agreement with Telecom Italia because of price disagreements.
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- LFO assets fail to attract buyers
The auction of assets belonging to Laboratorium Frakcjonowania Osocza (LFO), the abortive government-backed venture to launch production of blood plasma in Poland in mid-1990s that is [...]
- National Bank of Poland official currency rates - 21/11/2008
WARSAW. NOVEMBER 21. INTERFAX CENTRAL EUROPE - Following is a table containing the referential fixing rates for foreign currencies as established by the National Bank of Poland (NBP). NBP OFFICIAL CURRENCY RATES - 21/11/2008 Currency Symbol Mid-rate
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- Russia allows transit of Nato arms to Afghanistan
MOSCOW, Nov 20: Russia said on Thursday it had authorised the transport of German military equipment to Afghanistan through Russian territory, the first time it had allowed such a transit by a foreign state. Russian authorities on November 10 'issued a
- WEEKEND READ: The Central Asian express
The Federal Customs Service of Russia has given the German military approval to transport weapons and other military equipment and goods by train through Russia to German units in Afghanistan, according to a statement issued by the Russian Foreign
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