Government Alpha

Alpha Bankon Monday followed the example of rivals across Europe and announced a €986m ($1.47bn) rights issue to repay state aid, paving the way for other Greek banks to follow its lead. Read More

Out of the parade of European banks to recently raise cash to repay their governments, Alpha Bank's rights issue on Monday was never really likely to garner much attention outside of Greece. Read More

Official election results are not expected until later, but Sofia Mayor Boiko Borisov, the leader of the right-wing Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, said he expected to form the country's next government and serve as its prime minister. Read More