Currency

 Sources say gov't committed to debt talks with eurozone partners

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was due to meet Kremlin strongman Vladimir Putin in Moscow Wednesday as part of an eye-catching visit that has fueled EU fears cash-strapped Athens is cozying up to Russia.

BELGRADE - The dinar went up by one para against the euro on Wednesday, setting the official medium exchange rate at EUR 1 = RSD 119.9925, the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) said in a release.

The Serbian currency hit its lowest against the euro this year on January 29 with RSD 123.5774, and its strongest on March 20, when the rate was EUR 1 = RSD 119.9507.

Nearly seven in ten readers of the Telegraph’s online edition are of the opinion that Greece should leave the Eurozone since it damages the European economy.

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar went slightly up on Monday, thus setting the official middle exchange rate at RSD 120.0085, the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) released.

The national currency is stronger by 0.7 percent against the eurozone currency than a month ago, while its value is lower by 3.8 percent than a year ago.

By Kevin Buckland & Netty Ismail

The euro strengthened for a fourth day against the dollar after Greece pledged to make a payment to the International Monetary Fund on time this week.

By Vangelis Mandravelis

By Giorgos Mantelas

Small though it may be, the Greek government bonds market could under certain conditions prove to be the success story of the year, especially for those attracted by risk.

Greece faces another critical week with looming debt repayment obligations and the resumption of tough talks on a proposed list of reforms with the country?s international creditors amid renewed speculation about the possibility of a Greek default or an early general election.

Figures published by the Croatian national bank, HNB, show Croatia earned a healthy 7.4 billion euro from tourism in 2014, which was 2.8 per cent better than the figures for 2013.

By Yiannis Papadoyiannis

Greek banks received a cash lifeline of just 700 million euros from the European Central Bank on Wednesday as this is the estimated amount of liquidity needed by the local credit system for one week given the outflow of some 3 billion euros during March.