business weekly

Economic news: euronews' Business Weekly brings you up to date with the most important international economic, financial and corporate events of the week.

Eurozone remains in recession

At their latest meeting, Eurozone finance ministers have been trying to boost confidence in the European finance sector. They also released…
17/05 19:00 CET
The new face of the World Trade Organisation

Russia has agreed to extend the term of its loan to Cyprus and reduce the interest rate to provide additional financial relief to the island…
10/05 20:24 CET
Central banks surprise

Central banks worked hard during the Labour Day week. Both the US Federal Reserve and the European Central bank held their monthly meetings…
03/05 14:23 CET
What more does the ECB need to cut rates?

The European Central Bank is widely expected to stimulate economic growth by cutting interest rates soon. Weaker than expected statistics…
26/04 19:16 CET
How precious is gold?

The price of gold fell recently to its lowest level in two years, was it due for a correction or were discussions that Cyprus could sell much…
19/04 16:47 CET
Jobless Europe overshadows Cyprus problems

While Cyprus has been dominating the headlines in the eurozone , the monetary union faces another longer-term problem. The jobless rate in the…
05/04 18:35 CET
Cyprus time-bomb

Protests in the streets and closed banks after Cyprus’s financial time-bomb exploded. The island has been asking Europe for help for…
22/03 19:11 CET
Bundesbank’s boss frets over France and Italy

First an inconclusive election, then a credit rating cut for Italy. It…
16/03 11:40 CET