Portuguese treasury secretary quits Portuguese treasury secretary quitsJoaquim Pais Jorge is alleged to have proposed swap contracts to officials in 2005 when he worked at Citigroup that would have masked public debt
Big Oil: vanishing returns Big Oil: vanishing returnsWorld's biggest oil companies are not generating sufficient returns on high levels of spending, and investor interest has rarely been lower
VimpelCom in talks over Italian market VimpelCom in talks over Italian marketGroup is also looking at options to sell its Canadian business although it has not yet made final decision, according to Jo Lunder, VimpelCom's chief executive
Ferrexpo holds off Brazilian rivals Ferrexpo holds off Brazilian rivalsUkrainian iron ore producer is well placed to be the big supplier to Asian steelmakers as falling transport costs helped it boost interim sales