Popular travel destinations are very unprofitable for the insurance companies TravelDailyNews Egypt and Turkey became the leaders in number of insured events. Such conclusions can be made by ROSNO statistics of the first six months of 2010. | According to ROSNO Insurance Company, Egypt (5052 cases), Turkey (3378 cases) and Thailand (455 cases) became the leaders in number if insured events. ...
The 15 best short-haul hotels The Guardian | Fancy five-star style with a two-star price tag? We pick out 15 top-notch short-haul hotels at prices that don't go through the roof Lu Ciaccaru, a converted farmhouse in Sardinia 1. St Moritz Hotel, near Rock, Cornwall | Following a modest £15m makeover in 2008, this is now one of Cornwall's chi...
Croatian seamstress in $2.83 mln accord with SEC The Guardian * Anticevic gives up rights to escrowed funds * Earlier $5.72 mln judgment had been thrown out NEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) - A retired Croatian seamstress implicated in a U.S. insider-trading ring has agreed to give up her rights to $2.83 million held...
Popular travel destinations are very unprofitable for the insurance companies TravelDailyNews Egypt and Turkey became the leaders in number of insured events. Such conclusions can be made by ROSNO statistics of the first six months of 2010. | According to ROSNO Insurance Company, Egypt (5052 cases), Turkey (3378 cases) and Thailand (455 cases...
Croatia rebalances budget, leaves spending untouched m&c | Zagreb - The Croatian parliament on Monday passed a rebalanced 2010 budget that seeks more revenue from taxes in order to avoid spending cuts. | Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor's conservative government was forced to begin work on the rebalanced budg...
Croatia revises budget, plans larger deficit The Boston Globe | ZAGREB, Croatia-The Croatian government has proposed a revised 2010 budget, widening its expected deficit to 4.2 percent of economic output -- or 14 million kuna (euro1.94 million; $2.5 million). | Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said Tuesday the rev...
Serbian businesses protest Croatian 'invasion' The Examiner | "Serbian businesses are upset over what they call an 'economic invasion' by Croatian firms and are asking the government to help protect domestic companies, RFE/RL's Balkan Service reports. | Business leaders in Serbia have said Serbia risks fallin...
Gap Year 100 company directory: learning a skill or language The Daily Telegraph We present the Gap Year 100, our annual directory of 100 gap year travel companies, essential reading for anyone considering a gap year. | Some companies offer ski and snowboard instructor training courses | LEARNING A SKILL/LANGUAGE | 1 All Tracks A...
Croatian company equips SA platinum mines Mining Weekly | Mine safety equipment producer Dok-Ing reports that the Croatia-made XLP dozer is used in well-known platinum mines in South Africa, with the company currently working on the research and development (R&D) of new mining equipment, tools and veh...
Croatia faces budget cuts test as deficit swells The Guardian * Budget gap has already reached full-year target * Govt is likely to face tough opposition to cuts By Igor Ilic ZAGREB, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Croatia is preparing to revise its 2010 budget in coming weeks amid underperforming revenues and signs that sp...
Croatia tourism cashes in on Greek crisis Kathimerini | Tourists enjoy a view of the famous Adriatic resort of Dubrovnik, Croatia, in this file photo. The Balkan country's tourism sector is reaping the benefits of the Greek crisis this summer, as it has pushed tourists northward, according to local expe...
Hero or villain? UN war crimes trial will decide legacy of Croatian Gen. Gotovina Orlando Sentinel THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — To fellow Croatians he's a war hero. For Serbs he's a criminal who lent tacit support to ethnic cleansing. Of one thing there's little doubt: Gen. Ante Gotovina has led a life on the edge. | He was a fighter in the French Foreign Legion and served on a French president's security detail. When he was indicted for ...
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks, dollar rise on signs recovery on track The Guardian * Risk assets rally on jobs report, falter on other data * Dollar rallies versus yen after U.S. jobs data * U.S. bonds fall sharply, then pare losses on ISM report * Oil flip-flops, falls after services sector news (Updates with close of European markets) By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Stocks jumped and commodities rallied on Friday a...
