Greek authorities charge 25 over bank business loansJanuary 9, 2014 - 17:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Greek authorities have charged 25 people and arrested three following an investigation into allegedly inadequately secured loans from the former Hellenic Postbank to local businessmen, the Associated Press reports. Judicial officials said Thursday, Jan 9, two former bank officials and the owner of private Alpha TV station have been arrested on criminal charges including fraud and money laundering. A total 25 people — including former top bank executives — have been charged over the loans, which allegedly resulted in 500 million-euro losses for the Greek bank. Hellenic Postbank was merged last year with Greece's Eurobank under a program to restructure the financially struggling country's banking sector. Police said the arrests were made late Wednesday. The media owner was not taken into custody as he was undergoing treatment in a hospital where he remains under guard. Related links: Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |