The FINANCIAL - Ukraine

Ukraine: Illichevsk port decreased cargo turnover by 8.3%

07/11/2009 12:22 (01:01 minutes ago)
The FINANCIAL -- During ten months of 2009, Illichevsk sea trading port (Odessa oblast, Ukraine ) increased own cargo shipment plan by 1.4%, in October – by 8.2%. In January-October period of 2009, the general cargo turnover totaled 13.84 mln tonnes, in October – 1.51 mln tonnes, declared the press-cutting service of the port.
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Ukraine paid in full for Russian gas in October - Tymoshenko

07/11/2009 10:37 (02:46 minutes ago)
The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, Ukraine 's Naftogaz has paid Gazprom in full for Russian gas deliveries in October, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said on November 6.
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Yushchenko and Lukashenko arrived in Ivano-Frankovsk

06/11/2009 17:53 (19:30 minutes ago)
The FINANCIAL -- President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko and President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko arrived in Ivano-Frankovsk.
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Flu epidemic claims 109 lives in Ukraine

06/11/2009 15:46 (21:37 minutes ago)
The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, an outbreak of flu in Ukraine has claimed 109 lives, an emergencies ministry spokesman said on November 6.
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Banks

Bank of England Maintains Bank Rate at 0.5%

06/11/2009 15:30 (21:53 minutes ago)
The FINANCIAL -- The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee on November 5 voted to maintain the official Bank Rate paid on commercial bank reserves at 0.5%.
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Politics

Parliament Approves New Ambassador to Germany

07/11/2009 10:54 (02:29 minutes ago)
The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, Parliament approved on November 6 German sculptor, Gabriela von Habsburg, as Georgia’s new ambassador to Germany.
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World News

Obama delays Japan visit to attend Fort Hood memorial

07/11/2009 12:21 (01:02 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, U.S. President Barack Obama will start his visit to Japan a day late to allow him to attend a memorial ceremony for the victims of Thursday's shooting at the Fort Hood military base, Japanese media said.

Hillary Clinton departs on European, Asian tour

07/11/2009 11:31 (01:52 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- WASHINGTON, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Europe and Asia on November 8-19, the State Department has said in a statement.

Estonia rotates troops in Afghanistan

07/11/2009 11:26 (01:57 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- TALLINN, Estonia has sent fresh troops to Afghanistan as part of a regular rotation of its peacekeeping contingent in the south of the war-torn Central Asian country, the Estonian Defense Ministry has said.

WHO reports over 6,000 swine flu deaths worldwide

07/11/2009 11:24 (01:59 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, about 6,100 people have died from swine flu worldwide, with the total number of officially confirmed cases exceeding 482,000 in 199 countries, the World Health Organization has reported.

Markets

NYSE Euronext net profit down 28 pct in Q3 quarter‎

06/11/2009 14:50 (22:33 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- NYSE Euronext (NYX) on November 6 announced trading volumes for its global cash equities and derivatives exchanges for October 2009[1].

TRAVEL BIZ

Ryanair 4 Times Bigger Than British Airways

07/11/2009 11:53 (01:30 minutes ago)
The FINANCIAL -- Ryanair, the World’s one of the favourite airlines, today (Friday, 6th November 2009) announced that it carried four times the UK and Europe short-haul traffic of British Airways (once the World’s favourite airline) in October as 6.2m passengers travelled throughout Europe on Ryanair’s guaranteed lowest fares (up 15%) while BA’s short haul (UK and Europe) traffic fell by 4% to just 1.6m passengers.
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London Hilton on Park Lane Crowned ‘England’s Leading Business Hotel’ by Top Travel Industry Profess

07/11/2009 11:50 (01:33 minutes ago)
The FINANCIAL -- The London Hilton on Park Lane is celebrating after winning ‘England’s Leading Business Hotel’ at the 2009 World Travel Awards. The glittering ceremony was held on 17th October at the Marriot Praia Del Rey Obidos, Portugal.
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Oil&Auto

Lutz Meschke New Executive Vice-President Financial Affairs of Porsche AG

07/11/2009 13:19 (00:04 minutes ago)
The FINANCIAL -- In their meeting on November 6 the Supervisory Board of Dr. ING . h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, appointed Lutz Meschke (43) a Member of the Executive Board of the manufacturer of sporting premium cars.
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INSURANCE

AIG Posts $455 Million Profit as Catastrophe Claims Decline

06/11/2009 17:41 (19:42 minutes ago)
The FINANCIAL -- American International Group, Inc. (AIG) on November 6 reported a profit in the third quarter of 2009, as certain of its businesses continue to stabilize and the company’s results reflected positive market valuation changes.
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