BERLIN (AFP) - Germany's biggest bank, Deutsche Bank, hired detectives to spy on its employees including a member of its supervisory board, managers and a shareholder, German magazine Der Spiegel reported. More »
BRIGNOLES, France (AFP) - Briton Mark Cavendish of the Colombia team won the second stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, a 187km ride from Monaco to Brignoles, as stage one winner Fabian Cancellara of Saxo Bank retained the yellow jersey. More »
He has already indicated next week's White Paper on banking reform will include greater powers for the Bank of England and Financial Services Authority (FSA). More »
BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romania will get a 370-million-euro (517-million-dollar) loan from the European Investment Bank to build a new metro line in Bucharest, Transport Minister Radu Berceanu said Saturday. More »
Overseas aid is to be rebranded in a bid to raise public awareness at home and abroad and help maintain support for spending during the downturn, the Government said. More »
DOHA (AFP) - Qatar's largest investment bank denied on Saturday that it had bought two Polish shipyards, explaining that it was acting as an advisor to a potential buyer in a deal that has still not been completed. More »
VINA DEL MAR, Chile (AFP) - Latin America and the Caribbean are well placed to emerge from the storm buffeting much of the global economy, multilateral lenders said here Friday while meeting with regional ministers. More »
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian security forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas have seized large cash sums and West Bank homes from men they accuse of plotting to kill government officials, a security source said on Saturday. More »
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's central bank chief said that the island could live without a major IMF bailout that had been delayed by the final stages of the government's fight with Tamil Tiger rebels. More »

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