Crunch talks on new Greek bailout under way

The German and Greek finance ministers are holding talks with IMF and Eurogroup chiefs ahead of a meeting of eurozone finance ministers on Friday.

British Regulator to Examine Competition in Investment Banking

LONDON — The Financial Conduct Authority of Britain said on Thursday that it planned to review whether competition was working properly in the corporate and investment banking sectors.

We are all Europeans now

The broadening cracks in the European economic framework now appear to be undermining the whole European structure, as if a ‘contagion’ is spreading from the Southern European economies outwards.

The new EU External Energy Policy: an important move - if it is not too late

By Alexander Mirtchev

With the adoption of its new External Energy Policy, the EU has finally made a first step towards its integration as a single negotiating bloc in the world energy market. As such the External Energy Policy could become an important factor in the global energy security picture and a possible geopolitical game-changer. However, it remains to be seen whether the big EU member states will be willing to subordinate their interests to the wider EU interest. The External Energy Policy has probably come five years too late, argues Alexander Mirtchev, President of Krull Corp. and Vice-President of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies.

IMF's Lagarde rules out special treatment for Greece

(Reuters) - Greece must respect the euro zone's rules and cannot demand special treatment for its debt in the wake of the victory of anti-austerity party Syriza, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said in a newspaper interview on Monday.

IMF's Lagarde says euro zone exit would be 'devastating' for Greece

(Reuters) - An exit by Greece from the euro area would be devastating for the country, the head of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday.

ALEXANDER MIRTCHEV DISCUSSES THE EVOLVEMENT OF THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRISIS IN EMERGING MARKETS AND THE STRATEGIC OPTIONS FOR THE MULTI-NATIONALS WITH VOICE OF AMERICA

In an interview with Voice of America television, Dr. Alexander Mirtchev (Александр Мирчев), an economic policy expert and president of Krull Corporation, shed light on the strategic options that multi-national companies have in some rapidly emerging markets during the economic crisis and beyond.