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Polish central bank keeps rates unchanged 11th month

Poland's central bank left the benchmark interest rate at a record-low 4% for an 11th month as consumer-price growth remains...

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EU finance chiefs say economy is beating expectations

European Union finance chiefs said the economy of the €13 nations is beating expectations as the new year begins....

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Russia investors shouldn’t wait for Putin exit

Russia offers foreign investors a quicker return on their money than China and that won't change when President Vladimir Putin...

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Italy’s pension costs may remain high until 2050

Italy's attempts to cut pension spending, among the highest in the European Union, are failing with costs projected to remain...

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Trade ministers agree to restart talks on global deal

Global trade ministers said they'll restart talks on a free-trade agreement, breathing life into the process without specifying how they'd...

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Germany wants globalization push

Western leaders must convince voters of the benefits of globalization, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said...

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EU says RAI, Mediaset must repay 2004, 2005 decoder subsidies

European Union regulators said Italy's RAI state television network and private broadcaster Mediaset SpA must repay €200 million ($260 million)...

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EU needs to work out funding for financial crises

European Union governments should work out a system for sharing funds in the event of a bank collapse or other...

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Romania to sell €500 mln in Eurobonds in H2 of 2007

Romania plans to sell as much as €500 million ($649 million) in Eurobonds in the H2 of this year in...

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Hungarian central banker sees 2006 budget gap at 9.4% of GDP – extended

Hungary's budget deficit, the widest in the European Union, represented about 9.4% of gross domestic product last year, said István...

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Quota removal secures Russia platinum exports

Russia's removal of precious metal export quotas will eliminate the threat of supply disruptions from Norilsk Nickel, the world's largest...

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Czechs in talks with Germany’s TAL on oil pipeline alternative

The Czech Republic is in talks with the German operator of a pipeline across the Alps about oil deliveries to...

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Japan FM sees improving investment climate

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso voiced satisfaction with an improving investment climate in Hungary at a news conference following a...

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Hungary won’t overspend on gas subsidies this year, Veres says

The Hungarian government will not overstep the amount it budgeted for natural gas price subsidies this year, Finance Minister János...

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Germany meets deficit rule for first time since 2001

Germany last year met European Union rules limiting budget deficits for the first time since 2001, as the fastest economic...

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Polish central bank keeps rates unchanged 11th month

Poland's central bank left the benchmark interest rate at a record-low 4% for an 11th month as consumer-price growth remains...

Interview

EU finance chiefs say economy is beating expectations

European Union finance chiefs said the economy of the €13 nations is beating expectations as the new year begins....

Interview

Russia investors shouldn’t wait for Putin exit

Russia offers foreign investors a quicker return on their money than China and that won't change when President Vladimir Putin...

Interview

Italy’s pension costs may remain high until 2050

Italy's attempts to cut pension spending, among the highest in the European Union, are failing with costs projected to remain...

Interview

Trade ministers agree to restart talks on global deal

Global trade ministers said they'll restart talks on a free-trade agreement, breathing life into the process without specifying how they'd...

Interview

Germany wants globalization push

Western leaders must convince voters of the benefits of globalization, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said...

Interview

EU says RAI, Mediaset must repay 2004, 2005 decoder subsidies

European Union regulators said Italy's RAI state television network and private broadcaster Mediaset SpA must repay €200 million ($260 million)...

Interview

EU needs to work out funding for financial crises

European Union governments should work out a system for sharing funds in the event of a bank collapse or other...

Interview

Romania to sell €500 mln in Eurobonds in H2 of 2007

Romania plans to sell as much as €500 million ($649 million) in Eurobonds in the H2 of this year in...

Interview

Hungarian central banker sees 2006 budget gap at 9.4% of GDP – extended

Hungary's budget deficit, the widest in the European Union, represented about 9.4% of gross domestic product last year, said István...

Interview

Quota removal secures Russia platinum exports

Russia's removal of precious metal export quotas will eliminate the threat of supply disruptions from Norilsk Nickel, the world's largest...

Interview

Czechs in talks with Germany’s TAL on oil pipeline alternative

The Czech Republic is in talks with the German operator of a pipeline across the Alps about oil deliveries to...

Interview

Japan FM sees improving investment climate

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso voiced satisfaction with an improving investment climate in Hungary at a news conference following a...

Interview

Hungary won’t overspend on gas subsidies this year, Veres says

The Hungarian government will not overstep the amount it budgeted for natural gas price subsidies this year, Finance Minister János...