International Markets
ATHEX: Stocks rise 0.74 percent on worryingly low turnover
ATHENS: The disturbingly low turnover was the main feature of the month’s first trading session at Athinon Avenue, while banks...
ATHEX: Healthy gains for local stocks
ATHENS: Bank stocks and Coca-Cola (CCHBC) energized the Greek bourse on Thursday, powering the benchmark to healthy gains for a...
ATHEX: Stocks edge lower on very thin turnover
ATHENS: After the excitement witnessed at the Greek bourse on Friday, Monday's trade in Athens returned to a level better...
Cambodia’s tax revenue up 20 pct in 8 months
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's General Department of Taxation (GDT) has collected one billion U.S. dollars in taxes in the first eight...
Ukraine increased barley exports by 19%
KIEV: According to official statistics, in July Ukrainian barley exports rose by 19% compared to the first month of the...
ATHEX: Fitch report reverses bourse growth
ATHENS: Disappointment from Fitch’s report, which did not raise Greece’s credit rating last Friday, and from a German press report...
Customs exceeds GH¢285m revenue target
ACCRA: The Ashanti regional command of the Customs Exercise and Preventive Service of the Ghana Revenue Authority has exceeded its...
Saudi, Kuwait and Bahrain set to issue global bonds – ME funds become more wary of bonds: Poll
DUBAI: Middle East fund managers have turned negative towards fixed income for the first time since January because of the...
ATHEX: Banks rally, offseting last month’s losses
ATHENS: The mostly positive second-quarter results released by banks Alpha and Piraeus on Tuesday evening sent Greek bank stocks soaring...
ATHEX: Benchmark slips in very thin trade
ATHENS: Greek stocks declined for the third session in a row on Monday, on particularly thin trading volume partly explained...
July bank deposits drop by 160 mln euros
ATHENS: Greek bank deposits fell again in July after rising for the previous two months according to data released by...
Greek stocks slip after three days on the rise
ATHENS: After three days on the rise, the Greek stock exchange’s benchmark fell 0.37 percent on Thursday to 565.83 points....
Greek stocks inch up 0.33 percent
ATHENS: Spearheaded by bank shares, the Greek stock exchange rose for a second day running on Tuesday, with the general...
Athens Exchange closes up 0.84 pct
ATHENS: The general index of the Athens Exchange (ATHEX) closed 0.84 percent up at 566.01 on Monday, making up for...
Greek stocks slide 1.91 percent
ATHENS: The Greek stock exchange ended a lackluster week with another disappointing session on Friday, as the general price index...
Athens stock exchange buoyed by European gains
ATHENS: Even though turnover remained low, the increases registered on European markets on Thursday gave the Greek stock exchange a...
Indonesia July exports, imports disappoint as shrinkage continues
JAKARTA: Hopes that Indonesia in July would end a long streak of declining exports and imports were shattered, as both...
DRAM output up 6.3%
SEOUL: Global output of DRAM chipmaking increased 6.3 percent to US$9.1 billion in the second quarter from the previous quarter,...
Greek stock index edges up to 562.4 pts
ATHENS: There was a small rise for the Athens stock exchange’s general index on Tuesday after another day of subdued...
Greek stock index edges down on slow trade
ATHENS: A slow day on the Athens stock exchange ended on Monday with the general index falling 0.43 percent to...
