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Markets reject concerns over local banks’ strength

National Bank reported net profits of 809 mln euros last year

By Evgenia Tzortzi and Yiannis Papadoyiannis

Start-ups soar despite prolonged recession

By Dimitra Manifava

They are new, innovative and experiencing rapid growth or the potential for it, which is particularly important in the context of the countrys prolonged recession: Greek start-up enterprises currently number 144, from just 16 in 2010, having created a total of 1,500 jobs in the innovation sector.

Gov’t warning on Elliniko offer

By Vangelis Mandravelis

The tug of war over the concession of the Elliniko plot development in southern Athens has started, with the government stating that Lamda Development will have to submit a financial offer equivalent to the value of the project to be conceded in order for its bid to be accepted.

Blue chips keep index from rising

One more day of mixed fortunes for Greek stocks left the benchmark virtually unchanged, as the gains posted by small- and mid-caps were offset by moderate losses recorded by the majority of blue chips on Thursday. This interest in the periphery points to ... ...

Ivanovic is off to a good start in Miami

MIAMI- Serbia's Ana Ivanovic made an easy job of Lauren Davis of the United States at the WTA Premier tournament in Miami, beating her 6-1, 6-1 in a second round match after a first round bye on Thursday.

Twelwth-seeded Ivanovic will next face either Italy's Flavia Pennetta or Olga Govortsova of Belarus.

Chilean mezzo-soprano to interpret Theodorakis works

A rising international opera star will be interpreting two landmark works by Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis in Athens on Thursday, March 27.

Popovic: Culprits for failure are DSS leaders

BELGRADE- Acting President of the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) Aleksandar Popovic said on Thursday the DSS election convention could be expected no earlier than June, adding that all the top officials in the DSS, including himself, were to blame for the bad result in the latest elections.

Obradovic: Croatia presented defensive arguments

THE HAGUE - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague started on Thursday the second round of oral argument in a dispute between Serbia and Croatia where both parties are suing each other for commission of genocide during the 1991-95 war in Croatia.

SNS victory important for stability of Serbia, region

PODGORICA - Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic congratulated leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Aleksandar Vucic on Thursday on the victory in the early parliamentary elections, underlining that the achieved result is significant for the stability of Serbia and the region as a whole.

Immigration bill article pulled after coalition rift

The government on Thursday removed from a draft immigration law a provision foreseeing the expulsion of immigrants found to have made false claims of racially motived violence after the proposed measure nearly caused a rift in the fragile coalition.

Bogus civil service jobs in crosshairs

Administrative Reform Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is overseeing a troika-imposed overhaul of the civil service, on Thursday issued a circular to all ministries and state bodies calling for an intensification of checks aimed at weeding out public sector employees who were hired on the basis of forged degree certificates or other fake qualifications.