Business Briefs

-Ellaktor – a listed construction group — on Tuesday announced the signing of a contract with the municipal authorities of St. Petersburg for the construction and management of a waste management unit in the Russian metropolis, worth 300 million euros. – Eurobank has introduced a new service allowing their customers to pay utility bills and taxes in Greece using their credit cards. Credit card holders will even be able to settle bills and tax payments over the phone in this fashion, or arrange to pay taxes in three interest-free installments.

– Plaisio Computers on Tuesday said an annual general shareholders’ meeting approved a board to pay a 0.05 euros per share dividend to shareholders, or a dividend payment of 1,104,000 euros.

– Lenovo on Tuesday announced it has significantly raised its market share in Greece to 5.4 pct, up from 1.6 pct, during the fiscal year 2010-2011.