Commerzbank has accelerated the takeover of rival Dresdner Bank in return for a bigger cash payment to Allianz, the owner

Commerzbank shares were sharply higher after the German bank sealed its takeover of Dresdner Bank ahead of time, paying less than market participants had feared

Lithuania faces a sharp contraction of economic growth next year but is determined not to follow the example of Hungary and Latvia and turn to international...

Business leaders expressed concern yesterday that French commercial interests could be harmed by fresh tensions between Beijing and Paris, but said there was no sign...

Prospects of a second Irish referendum on the European Union's Lisbon treaty increased yesterday after an all-party parliamentary report said there was no legal...