Wellington - Receivers took control of New Zealand's Lombard Finance & Investments Limited on Thursday, making it the country's 17th finance company to collapse or default on payments to invest
Berlin - The German economy is set to show modest growth this year and next, shrugging off the effects of the global financial crisis, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said
Zagreb - The volume of direct foreign investment in Croatia in 2007 reached 3.6 billion euros (5.65 billion dollars), the largest in 14 years, the Zagreb-based daily Jutarnji List reported Wednesd
Seoul - Samsung Group chairman 
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Bangkok - Fitch Ratings Ltd on Wednesday revised its rating outl
