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There has been a revival in the interest of major long-term investment funds in Greek privatizations, which will now gain fresh momentum through the promotion of sell-offs via the stock market, according to Yiannis Emiris.

 Management, HFSF express satisfaction with successful completion of share capital increase

By Yiannis Papadoyiannis

BARCELONA - Serbian tennis player Nenad Zimonjic and Daniel Nestor of Canada have not managed to claim the doubles title at the Barcelona Open.
The Serbian-Canadian double lost to Stephane Robert (France) - Jesse Huta Galung (the Netherlands) 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday.

Photo Tanjug, M.Jelesijevic

BARCELONA - Serbian tennis player Nenad Zimonjic and Canada's Daniel Nestor qualified for the Barcelona WTA men's doubles final as they defeated Croatia's Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo of Brazil in the Saturday match, 6-4, 6-4.

The G7 group of economic powers has agreed to intensify sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine.

A G7 statement gave no detail of the sanctions, but US officials said they could announce measures by Monday, reports BBC.

Meanwhile, negotiators are trying to secure the release of international observers seized by pro-Russia gunmen.

Russia issued a blanket ban on foreign trips for its law enforcement and military personnel, reports LifeNews.ru. 

The list includes Bulgaria, USA, Canada, UK, Italy, France, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Japan, Turkey, Egypt, Iraq, etc. The number of off limits countries totals 150. 

Eurobank and National are rushing to make the most of the favorable climate for Greece in global markets, as the former is beginning the process of its share capital increase this week and the latter is expected to open the book for its new five-year bond on Tuesday.

MONTE CARLO - Serbian tennis player Nenad Zimonjic and Canada's Daniel Nestor reached the doubles semifinals at the Monte Carlo Masters, after defeating Romain Arneodo and Balleret Benjamin of Monaco 6-4, 6-3 on Friday.

Greece's third largest lender Eurobank, which is issuing new shares to help plug a capital shortfall, said on Friday that the cash call will take place from April 25 to 29.

Two thirds of the rebel fighters in Syria are citizens of European countries, says a report of the London-based International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation. 

According to the report, entitled "Greenbirds: Measuring importance and influence in Syrian Foreign Fighter Networks'", around 10% of the foreign fighters are from Eastern Europe, Bulgaria included.