Iceland reaches deal to pay British, Dutch clients of failed bank
Reykjavik - Icelands government on Sunday agreed to reimburse British and Dutch depositors of failed internet bank Icesave. The agreement with the British and Dutch governments and other EU countries clears the way for the troubled Atlantic island n...

[ Published on : Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:45 ]

Britains Barclays looks to Mideast to raise billions - Summary
London - Britains Barclays bank said in London Friday it plans to raise some 7.3 billion pounds (11.8 billion dollars) in fresh capital from investors, mostly from the Middle East, thereby avoiding a cash hand-out from the British government. The in...

[ Published on : Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:33 ]

Brown urges increase in IMF resources to halt financial contagion
London - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Tuesday called for an increase in funding of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to cut the risk of financial contagion and said China and oil-rich Gulf states should make the bulk of the contributions...

[ Published on : Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:32 ]

Britains Barclays bank looks to Mideast to raise 7.3 billion pounds
London - Britains Barclays bank said in London Friday it plans to raise some 7.3 billion pounds (11.8 billion dollars) in fresh capital from investors, mostly from the Middle East. Barclays said the move fulfilled government regulations for raising ...

[ Published on : Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:33 ]

Bank of England warns of further risks in financial sector
London - The Bank of England (BoE) said in a report published Tuesday that losses suffered by global financial institutions since the credit crunch are estimated at 1.8 trillion pounds (2.8 trillion dollars). Governments around the world have spent m...

[ Published on : Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:32 ]

Music company EMI reports 757-million-pound loss
London - British music company EMI reported a loss of 757 million pounds (1.2 billion dollars) in its first year as part of the private equity group Terra Firma, news reports said Saturday. Revenues dropped by 19 per cent to 1.46 billion pounds in th...

[ Published on : Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:32 ]

BA half-year profits nosedive in turbulent environment
London - Pre-tax profits at British Airways (BA) slumped by nearly 92 per cent to just 52 million pounds (83 million dollars) over the summer period - one of the bleakest on record the airline said Friday. Half-yearly profits between April and Sept...

[ Published on : Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:40 ]