Reykjavik/Stockholm  - The central bank of Iceland Friday said it has signed a "bilateral swap facility" with the central banks of Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

Brussels  - New car registrations climbed to 1.42 million in Europe last month, a 9.6 per cent increase over April 2007, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) said Friday.

Brussels  - The European Union's top aid official on Thursday pressed authorities in Myanmar to grant visas and freedom of movement to aid workers, officials in Brussels said.

Brussels - Annual euro area inflation was confirmed at 3.3 per cent in April, with final results Thursday showing that rising food and oil prices were largely to blame.

Brussels  - The European Union's finance ministers were Wednesday expected to focus on tax dodgers, a day after denouncing the "scandalous" salaries and bonuses paid out to some top managers.

Paris  - Shares of European aerospace giant EADS soared by more than 5 per cent in early trading Wednesday on the Paris Bourse after the company reported stronger-than-expected results for the firs