NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - Fitch Ratings on Friday cut Slovenia's long-term foreign currency rating to BBB-plus from A-minus and warned more cuts could be on the way as worries remain over whether...

NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - Fitch Ratings on Friday cut Slovenia's long-term foreign currency rating to BBB-plus from A-minus and warned more cuts could be on the way as worries remain over whether the country's shaky banking sector could help promp

Since 2009, when Hypo Alpe Adria was 'nationalized', the Austrian government has dumped more than EUR2 billion into the troubled bank. It remains on life-support but this time the government-proposed 'aid' being offered is running into a wall. The re

Shares in Liberbank jumped as they listed in Madrid, putting the spotlight on how the country's embattled financial industry deals with losses imposed on investors as part of an EU bailout.

Major central bank activism and some sporadically good economic data in the U.S. have lifted equity markets and also helped the credit markets continue their rally. Central bank policy has been focused on an emergency bailout footing to stave off sud

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's executive board approved a $1.3 billion, three-year loan to Cyprus on Wednesday, part of a larger international bailout to help the...

ATHENS, May 15 (Reuters) - Greece has appointed a former UBS executive as chairman of its bank bailout fund, the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF), the country's finance ministry said on Wednesday.

HELSINKI/NICOSIA, May 15 (Reuters) - Cyprus's banking system, which is being restructured under an international bailout, is more vulnerable to money laundering than previously thought, a report...

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The IMF's executive board approved a $1.3 billion, three-year loan to Cyprus on Wednesday, part of a larger international bailout to help the Mediterranean country...

LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - The grab on bank deposits that accompanied Cyprus's bailout could be repeated elsewhere in the euro zone, and the bloc's banking union may not be strong enough when it is...

LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - The grab on bank deposits that accompanied Cyprus's bailout could be repeated elsewhere in the euro zone, and the bloc's banking union may not be strong enough when it is introduced, Standard & Poor's said on Wednesday.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Commerzbank shares leapt as much as 17.6 percent on Wednesday as investors bought back stock sold in anticipation of a share placing by Germany's bank bailout fund, which was...

LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - The grab on bank deposits that accompanied Cyprus's bailout could be repeated elsewhere in the euro zone, and the bloc's banking union may not be strong enough when it is...

LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - The grab on bank deposits that accompanied Cyprus's bailout could be repeated elsewhere in the euro zone, and the bloc's banking union may not be strong enough when it is introduced, Standard and Poor's said on Wednesday.

LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - The grab on bank deposits that accompanied Cyprus's bailout could be repeated elsewhere in the euro zone, and the bloc's banking union may not be strong enough when it is...

LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - The grab on bank deposits that accompanied Cyprus's bailout could be repeated elsewhere in the euro zone, and the bloc's banking union may not be strong enough when it is introduced, ratings agency Standard and Poor's said

Italian banks do not need a European Union bailout to boost their capital base, Economy Minister Fabrizio Saccomanni said on Tuesday.

LISBON, May 14 (Reuters) - Portugal will not replicate a deal that allowed Cyprus to sell its gold reserves under its bailout, Bank of Portugal Governor Carlos Costa said on Tuesday, adding that its...

TOKYO, May 14 (Reuters) - Sharp Corp said it expects to rebound to an operating profit in the year to March 31 as it battles to remain viable after averting failure last year through a bailout by its banks.

TOKYO, May 14 (Reuters) - Sharp Corp said it expects to rebound to an operating profit in the year to March 31 as it battles to remain viable after averting failure last year through a bailout by its banks.

TOKYO, May 14 (Reuters) - Sharp Corp said itexpects to rebound to an operating profit in the year to March31 as it battles to remain viable after averting failure lastyear through a bailout by its banks.

TOKYO, May 14 (Reuters) - Sharp Corp said it expects to rebound to an operating profit in the year to March 31 as it battles to remain viable after averting failure last year through a bailout by its banks.

TOKYO, May 14 (Reuters) - Sharp Corp said it expects to rebound to an operating profit in the year to March 31 as it battles to remain viable after averting failure last year through a bailout by its...

TOKYO, May 14 (Reuters) - Sharp Corp said it expects to rebound to an operating profit in the year to March 31 as it battles to remain viable after averting failure last year through a bailout by its banks.

TOKYO, May 14 (Reuters) - Sharp Corp said it expects to rebound to an operating profit in the year to March 31 as it battles to remain viable after averting failure last year through a bailout by its banks.

Five years after rescuing the Royal Bank of Scotland, one of the world's biggest banks, the British government still hasn't figured out what to do with it—a sign of the country's struggle to put its banking woes behind it.

Greece is on track to meet its budget targets this year and next but may have to make further cuts in 2015 and 2016, the European Commission said in a report that will provide the basis for a decision Monday on whether to release more bailout loans f

The$2.6-billion installment will shore up the Cypriot economy after the near-collapse of the country’s banking sector.    

BRUSSELS, May 13 (Reuters) - Euro zone policymakers will press Slovenia on Monday to toughen measures presented last week to tackle its banking and fiscal problems and so avoid becoming the sixth...

ATHENS, May 13 (Reuters) - Greece will hit its fiscal targets this year and next but needs additional savings to meet its bailout requirements in 2015 and 2016, the European Commission said.

ATHENS, May 13 (Reuters) - Greece will hit its fiscal targets this year and next but needs additional savings to meet its bailout requirements in 2015 and 2016, the European Commission said.

Winfried Bischoff, chairman of Lloyds Banking Group and a former interim chief executive of Citigroup, will step down from his position by May, 2014. The British bank, which is 39 percent owned by local taxpayers after receiving a bailout, said the e

BERLIN, May 13 (Reuters) - Slovenia can get by without an international bailout programme but will need to adopt tough austerity measures, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told German radio...

BERLIN, May 13 (Reuters) - Slovenia can get by without an international bailout programme but will need to adopt tough austerity measures, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told German radio on Monday.

Eurozone finance minsters are due to meet in Brussels later to agree bailout payments for Cyprus and Greece, amid worries over Slovenia.

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's government said on Sunday its EU and IMF lenders had concluded work on the latest bailout review, indicating there were no outstanding obstacles for Lisbon to receive the next 2 billion euro tranche of the rescue package

Portugal's government said on Sunday its EU and IMF lenders had concluded work on the latest bailout review, indicating there were no outstanding obstacles for Lisbon to receive the next 2 billion euro tranche of the rescue package.

Portugal, which is entering the last year of a three-year European Union aid program, will likely need further help from Europe at a time when core countries in the region, such as Germany, are fast losing enthusiasm about providing financing to aili

Technically, GM has already paid back its $49.5 billion bailout loan. It's tired of being called "Government Motors". But the name has stuck -- and when all is said and done, taxpayers are likely to come up short.

NEW YORK, May 10 (Reuters) - U.S. prime money market funds slightly increased their holdings of euro zone bank debt in April after Cyprus received a bailout to manage its bank problems, according to...

NEW YORK, May 10 (Reuters) - U.S. prime money market funds slightly increased their holdings of euro zone bank debt in April after Cyprus received a bailout to manage its bank problems, according to...

* Bad loans worth 3.3 bln euros to be transferred to bad bank

* Bad loans worth 3.3 bln euros to be transferred to bad bank

In May 2010, Greece turned to the EU and IMF for help. But the nation has paid a heavy price in lost output and soaring unemployment.

DUBLIN, May 10 (Reuters) - Irish consumer sentiment declined marginally in April as doubts about the country's economic recovery were magnified by concerns about the Cyprus bailout and the impact of new taxes on household finances.

DUBLIN, May 10 (Reuters) - Irish consumer sentiment declined marginally in April as doubts about the country's economic recovery were magnified by concerns about the Cyprus bailout and the impact of new taxes on household finances.

May 10 (Reuters) - A report on Friday could embolden creditors of bankrupt mortgage lender Residential Capital LLC to pursue billions of dollars of cash that its parent, Ally Financial Inc, had planned to use to repay a U.S. government bailout.

The Co-operative Banking Group said its chief executive would step down following an aborted deal to buy 632 branches from Lloyds as fears mounted that it could require a government bailout.

The federal deficit is shrinking faster than expected due to surging tax revenue and bailout paybacks, altering the budget debate.

A complaint accuses the bank and other authorities of failing to adequately oversee Bankia, from its formation to its listing in July 2011 and nationalization in May last year.