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Inoperative variable-message signs (VMSs) have aggravated traffic congestion on the Greek capital's road network, Kathimerini understands.

Controlled by the Infrastructure Ministry's Traffic Management Center, the 24 VMSs are supposed to provide drivers with real-time roadway communication and help to improve safety and ease traffic congestion.

Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, attended the 23rd ICAP annual Charity Day in the City of London and even tried to complete as much trade as possible.

Every year, the global brokerage firm donate a day’s revenue and commissions to charity, while its staff is dressed up to complete their trades.

By Dimitra Manifava

Greece?s supermarket and cash and carry sector has declined at an annual rate of 3.7 percent over the last four years, hit ? albeit to a lesser degree than other domains in the country?s economy ? by the financial crisis and a drop in demand, according to an annual survey conducted by ICAP.

Over half of Greek citizens are ready to leave their country if they find better jobs abroad, a new survey has established.

Data revealed that 55% of people in Bulgaria's southern neighbor are ready to emigrate, as unemployment is constantly increasing on account of the financial crisis, local newspaper Vima reported.

At a time when the surrounding region is embroiled in conflicts, Turkey is set to host top commanders from NATO allies at the International Conference on Air and Space Power (ICAP 2015) in Istanbul, starting April 2. Attendees of the conference will include the head of NATO's Allied Command Transformation, General Jean-Paul Palomeros, and the commander of the U.S.

According to figures from ICAP?s annual ?Greece in Numbers? survey that Kathimerini has seen, Greek businesses suffered another loss-making year in 2013 as the nine biggest sectors (excluding banks) were hit with pretax losses of 850 million euros, although this was a far cry from the 2.63 billion euros in losses generated in 2012.

By Foo Yun Chee

European Union antitrust regulators charged Europe's biggest bank HSBC, US peer JPMorgan and France's Credit Agricole on Tuesday with rigging financial benchmarks linked to the euro, exposing them to potential fines.

The European Commission also said it would charge broker ICAP soon for suspected manipulation of the yen Libor financial benchmark.

Greek bond yields dipped on Friday after Standard & Poor's said it could raise Greece's credit ratings if GDP growth were to pick up more substantially, after keeping them deep in junk territory with a stable outlook.