The FINANCIAL -- ING Groep NV, has set pricing on its euro-denominated, benchmark-sized, five-year, senior unsecured bond in the area of 260 basis points over midswaps, one of the banks running the deal said Monday, according to Borsa Italiana - London Stock Exchange Group .

The FINANCIAL -- The German state of Berlin has set pricing on its EUR500 million, five-year bond in the area of 13 basis points over midswaps, one of the banks running the deal said Monday, according to Borsa Italiana - London Stock Exchange Group.

The FINANCIAL -- VimpelCom said Monday that it has agreed in principle to sell a controlling stake in the Algerian unit of Orascom Telecom Holding SAE to the government in Algiers, according to Borsa Italiana - London Stock Exchange Group.

The FINANCIAL -- Deutsche Bank AG said Monday that it expects the euro to plummet against the dollar and Japanese yen in the first half of 2012,according to Borsa Italiana - London Stock Exchange Group.