PIMCO cuts euro exposure as investors decry Cyprus bailout plan

LONDON (Reuters) - A demand that Cyprus seize money from depositors to help rescue the island's banks is a wake-up call for those who believed the euro zone crisis was solved, institutional investors and hedge funds said.

Weak loan data highlight euro zone economic woes

FRANKFURT: Loans to companies in the euro zone extended their fall in November, underlining the bloc's economic weakness and increasing pressure on the European Central Bank to cut interest rates further.

Local Projects Replace Global Investments in Mideast

DUBAI — Governments in the Middle East are investing less internationally than they have at any time in the past three years, as pressure to focus on domestic needs has shifted their attention away from global trophy acquisitions, analysts say.

UPDATE 7-Greek creditors bridle at demands, default fears grow

Jan 16 (Reuters) - Greece's private sector creditors warned on Monday that the Athens government must urgently break a deadlock in debt swap talks triggered by "unreasonable" demands from international lenders if is to avoid a disorderly default.