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- Demand below govt expectations in Slovak auction
BRATISLAVA, March 22 (Reuters) - Investor demand for two-year, zero coupon Slovak bonds was slightly below expectations in Monday's auction, the finance ministry's Debt and Liquidity Management Agency (ARDAL) said. The euro zone member sold 239.5 million
- "Rogue trader" recycles CERs sold by Hungary
Microdyne, a firm registered in Cyprus but based in London, confirmed at the weekend that it bought and sold carbon credits earlier sold by the government of Hungary to a mystery trader who then 'recycled' them on the European market, turning a quick
- Eurostat: Czech waste production lowest in EU
Brussels, March 19 (CTK) - Czechs produce the least municipal waste of all EU states but they markedly lag behind in waste recycling as most waste ends up at dumps, according to fresh figures Eurostat released Friday. The EU's average annual waste
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- NATO Plans Northern Afghanistan Offensive: German General
18/03/2010 At the time a senior German general was quoted as saying on Thursday that the NATO military alliance is planning a large-scale offensive in northern Afghanistan this year against Taliban militants, US and Afghan military officials are saying
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- Kenya beefs up insurance packages for tourism industry
Hotels, lodges, safari camps and safari/tour operators can now up their insurance covers to internationally-acceptable levels, as a new cover is available through Kenyan insurers backed up through re-insurance arrangements with Lloyds in London. The risk
- NYQ:BAC:StanChart Names Shankar CEO of Middle East Africa
stocks NYQ:BAC, Bank of America Corp. NYQ:BAC Bank of America Corp. » stocks Standard Chartered Plc, the London- based bank that makes most of its profit in emerging markets, appointed V. Shankar as chief executive officer for the Middle East, Africa,
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- Peugeot to halt ops in Slovakia for 13 days-paper
economy psa peugeot citroen psa peugeot citroen » economy BRATISLAVA, March 22 - French car group PSA Peugeot Citroen will suspend production at its Slovak assembly plant for 13 days over the coming three months due to a drop in demand, the daily
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- US business interest in Hungary reignites, paper reports
US businesses are again showing interest in Hungary thanks to the stabilisation of its economy, Bela Szombati, Hungary's ambassador in Washington, DC, told Monday's Napi Gazdasag business daily. Szombati noted that American capital investments had
- "Rogue trader" recycles CERs sold by Hungary
Microdyne, a firm registered in Cyprus but based in London, confirmed at the weekend that it bought and sold carbon credits earlier sold by the government of Hungary to a mystery trader who then 'recycled' them on the European market, turning a quick
- Cornerstone laid for Ft 3 billion spa expansion in NW Hungary
Social policy minister Peter Kiss on Friday laid the cornerstone of an almost HUF 3bn expansion of a spa in Sarvar (NW Hungary). The expansion, supported with HUF 900m in state support, will add HUF 4,574 square metres of covered area and 1,235 square
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- Poland targets 3.0 pc economic growth rate
Polish Ambassador to Bucharest Wojciech Zaj?czkowski said in a press meeting that 2009 had been a very god economic year for his country that recorded EU's highest GDP growth rate– 1.7 per cent. The main sectors supporting economic growth in Poland
- Husband's Young Crush Leaves Wife Feeling Flat
(Dear Abby)
Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: My husband, "Roger" -- 64 and retired -- has a crush on a 25-year-old woman who lives in our small community and who runs a dress shop I frequent. Roger is usually quiet and reserved, but when he sees "Patti," he utters loud cries and runs to her side. He examines every detail of her clothing, makeup, etc., and takes her hand and compliments her on her soft skin, her ring or the color of her nail polish.
- Poland picks lead managers for eurobond issue
WARSAW, March 22 (Reuters) - Poland's finance ministry picked HSBC, Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. and Barclays Bank PLC as lead managers for its planned 7-year euro denominated bond issue, the ministry said in a statement on Monday. The size of the
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- Ukraine delegation on gas to go to Moscow on Tuesday
KIEV, March 22 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian delegation headed by Fuel and Energy Minister Yuri Boiko is to travel to Moscow on Tuesday for talks on a gas agreement between the two countries, a source close to the delegation said on Monday.
- Naftogaz Ukrainy to pay for Russian gas with own funds - PM
KIEV, March 22 (Itar-Tass) - Naftogaz Ukrainy will pay for Russian gas supplies with its own funds beginning from April, Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov said during his visit to Dnepropetrovsk on Sunday. Naftogaz will be able to pay for the gas
- Czech globetrotters cross frozen Baikal Lake
Moscow, March 19 (CTK) - A duo of Czech globetrotters Friday successfully finished their tour across the frozen Baikal Lake in Siberia, covering the 650 km-long route in less than 25 days on foot, without renewing their stock. They managed it without
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AP - World stock markets retreated Monday following Wall Street's sell-off on Friday and amid ongoing concerns about Greece's debt crisis ahead of a key meeting of EU leaders later this week.
AFP - European foreign ministers on Monday demanded an "end" to Iranian state censorship, warning they are ready to act on the "unacceptable" jamming of satellite broadcasts and Internet controls.
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AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy plotted strategy Monday with his prime minister after their conservative party's crushing defeat in regional elections, with a Cabinet shuffle said to be in the offing.
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