Indian broadcaster Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (505537.BY) Friday reported a more than 17% rise in fiscal first-quarter consolidated net profit aided by strong growth in advertising and subscriptions.

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (RBS.LN), the 82% U.K. government owned bank, said Friday that the Dutch Scheme is now expected to be implemented on Sept. 10 subject--among other matters--to regulatory approvals and the approval of the Court of Session in Scotland.

Hana Financial Group Inc. (086890.SE), South Korea's second-largest financial services firm by assets, said Friday that it will sign a pact on Saturday to buy a 71.37% stake in U.S.-based BNB Financial Services Corporation for KRW50.2 billion ($44 million).

Shares in British mobile operator Vodafone Group PLC weighed on the broader London market on Friday.

Russian state oil giant OAO Rosneft (ROSN.RS) has bought a 6% stake in independent gas producer Itera Holding as the crude producer seeks to expand it position within the gas market.

The U.K. may need to do more to boost lending and see off the threat of deflation, a senior British regulator will say Friday.

The following is a summary of analysts' forecasts for Deutsche Boerse AG (DB1.XE) second-quarter results, based on a poll of 13 analysts conducted by Dow Jones Newswires (figures in million euros; EPS, dividend and target price in euro, according to IFRS).

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, or BSkyB (BSY.LN) Friday said it purchased 30,000 ordinary shares, for cancellation, at a volume weighted average price of 694.9388 pence per share on July 19.

Dutch cable-network company Ziggo NV (ZIGGO.AE) said Friday that second-quarter net profit soared on lower debt and higher sales.