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EU Backs Greek Energy Plans Investment Hopes

EU Backs Greek Energy Plans Investment Hopes

EU Regional-policyCommissioner Corina Cretusaid she hoped that Greece would recover and enter a path of growth and development in order to create new opportunities and jobs, including in the energy sector.

Piraeus Bank Successfully Agrees Disposal of Stake in  Piraeus Bank Egypt to ABK

Piraeus Bank Successfully Agrees Disposal of Stake in Piraeus Bank Egypt to ABK

Piraeus Bank announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait K.S.C.P. (“ABK”) to dispose its stake (98.5%) in Piraeus Bank Egypt S.A.E. (“PBE”), its Egyptian subsidiary, subject to Central Bank of Egypt and other regulatory approvals in Egypt, Greece and Kuwait, including the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund.

Iran Eyes Foreign Cash if Sanctions are Lifted

Iran Eyes Foreign Cash if Sanctions are Lifted

Iran hasn’t been in contact with representatives in the US oil sector, said Mehdi Hosseni, the head of a contract revision committee in the Iranian Oil Ministry.

FDI in Bulgaria Grows to 317.3 Mln Euro in Q1

FDI in Bulgaria Grows to 317.3 Mln Euro in Q1

Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Bulgaria in the first quarter of 2015 reached 317.3 milion euro ($361.8 million), a 3.5-fold increase as compared to the like period a year earlier, the country's investment promotion agency said on Tuesday.

19th Roundtable With the Government of Greece - Conclusions

19th Roundtable With the Government of Greece - Conclusions

• The background for the Roundtable, as former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta pointed out, was an improving euro-zone economy with a trio of favourable factors: quantitative easing (QE) from the European Central Bank (ECB), cheaper oil and a cheaper euro.

Opower: EU Citizens at the Core of Behavioural Energy Efficiency

Opower: EU Citizens at the Core of Behavioural Energy Efficiency

It is critical that energy efficiency is a core point of the EU’s Energy Union, an ambitious effort spearheaded by Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic, aiming to further integrate Europe’s energy infrastructure, harmonise regulations and create supranational EU authority in some areas.

Sleepless in Seattle: Shell Readies for Arctic Drilling

Sleepless in Seattle: Shell Readies for Arctic Drilling

Royal Dutch Shell is moving ahead with plans to park two Arctic oil drilling rigs in Seattle amidst a showdown between environmentalists and oil exploration advocates over tapping reserves in the remote Arctic Ocean off Alaska’s coast.

Romania’s Nuclearelectrica Net Profit Rises 11% Y/Y in Q1

Romania’s Nuclearelectrica Net Profit Rises 11% Y/Y in Q1

Nuclearelectrica, the operator of Romania's sole nuclear power plant Cernavoda, said on Thursday itsnet profit rose 11% on the year to 35.4 million lei($9 million/7.9 million euro) in the first quarter of 2015.