Markets ECB seen buying Italian, Spanish bonds: Traders MILAN: The European Central Bank was seen buying Italian and Spanish bonds on Friday, traders told Reuters. "They are Published 14 Oct, 2011 09:31am
Markets S$ leads weekly Asia FX gains; intervention spotted SINGAPORE: The Singapore dollar was on track for its largest weekly gains in 16 months, rising on Friday after the centr Published 14 Oct, 2011 09:25am
Business & Finance Syngenta Q3 sales up 21pc, tops poll ZURICH: Swiss group Syngenta, the world's largest agrochemicals company, is eyeing further sales growth for the full-yea Published 14 Oct, 2011 09:20am
Business & Finance Lotte says not interested in buying Indonesia's Matahari SEOUL: South Korea's Lotte Shopping Co Ltd said on Friday that it has pulled out of a bid to buy Indonesian retailer PT Published 14 Oct, 2011 09:11am
Markets Croatia to offer 300mn HRK, 15mn euro in T-bills ZAGREB: Croatia will offer investors’ treasury bills worth 300 million kuna ($55 million) and 15 million euros ($21 mill Published 14 Oct, 2011 09:06am
World Greek finance minister says Russia's Medvedev to visit Athens ROME : Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit Greece , which is seeking support in the International Monetary Fun Published 14 Oct, 2011 08:57am
Top News Geely says Sept car sales volume up 0.5pc year/year HONG KONG: Chinese car-maker Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd said on Friday its September vehicle sales volume rose 0.5 pe Published 14 Oct, 2011 08:55am
Top News ECB'S Liikanen: uncertainty also in emerging economies HELSINKI : European Central Bank council member Erkki Liikanen said economic uncertainty had increased especially in dev Published 14 Oct, 2011 08:47am
Business & Finance HK Exchange Fund foreign assets HK$2,131.7bn at end-Sept HONG KONG: Foreign assets in Hong Kong's Exchange Fund stood at HK$2,131.7 billion ($274.07 billion) at the end of Septe Published 14 Oct, 2011 08:40am
Business & Finance UK tax office targets 6,000 HSBC Swiss accounts LONDON: British tax authority HMRC is contacting 6,000 holders of accounts with HSBC's Swiss bank to see if they have de Published 13 Oct, 2011 11:34am
Markets India gold ETF demand likely to explode: WGC MUMBAI: Demand for gold exchange traded funds (ETF) in India is likely to "explode" as investors get accustomed to "clic Published 13 Oct, 2011 11:27am
Markets Hong Kong shares close 2.34pc higher HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares ended 2.34 percent up on Thursday, a sixth straight rally as traders were lifted by hopes of Published 13 Oct, 2011 11:25am
Sports Mitchell Marsh to stand in for Australia's Lee SYDNEY: Australian cricketer Mitchell Marsh was Thursday named as Brett Lee's replacement for the upcoming one-day serie Published 13 Oct, 2011 11:15am
World NTC forces pull back in Sirte under heavy Qadhafi fire SIRTE: National Transitional Council forces pulled back under ferocious fire from Moamer Qadhafi loyalists in the fugiti Published 13 Oct, 2011 11:12am
Business & Finance Banks 'probably' face greater losses on Greek debt: France PARIS: Banks exposed to Greek debt will probably face greater losses than those already agreed to, the French finance mi Published 13 Oct, 2011 11:05am
Markets Lira down as Central Bank holds off dollar sales ISTANBUL: The Turkish lira fell 0.6 percent against the dollar on Thursday after the central bank failed to call an auct Published 13 Oct, 2011 11:02am
Markets Oil falls on signs of China slowdown LONDON: Oil slipped on Thursday, with Brent snapping a six-day rally, after trade data from China pointed to slower dema Published 13 Oct, 2011 10:59am
Business & Finance ECB report warns bond writedowns could damage euro FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank reiterated a broad warning on Thursday that any form of government debt writedown t Published 13 Oct, 2011 10:57am
Top News Orascom chairman sees spin-off by year-end CAIRO: Orascom Telecom hopes to complete a spin-off of businesses not included in a takeover by Vimpelcom by year-end, i Published 13 Oct, 2011 10:54am
Markets Euro slips, ECB stokes concerns about debt solution LONDON: The euro fell broadly on Thursday, pulling back from a one-month high versus the dollar after the European Centr Published 13 Oct, 2011 10:52am