Fortis

- Pakistan's political stability was once again shacked yesterday when opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed - The Serbian Parliament voted in favor of a resolution stating the Belgrade will only sign international treaties that acknowledge Serbia's territorial Integrity and Sovereignty - For the first time, foreign investors were allowed to buy shares in a Vietnamese state-owned bank - Estonian and Latvian current account deficit widened while Lithuanian deficit narrowed - Serbian central bank raised its benchmark two-week repurchase rate - Israeli central Bank raised its benchmark lending rate - Vietnam's inflation rate raised 12.6% annually