. By Fiona Mullen Director, Sapienta Economics Ltd This week the Ministry of Finance announced that it was considering pre-selling gas. It must of course be tempting when we are faced with
Apple has operated almost tax-free in Ireland since 1980, welcomed by a government keen to bring jobs to what was then one of Europe's poorest country, former company executives and Irish officials
The Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) has welcomed the fact that Cyprus ranks first in the list of countries with the cleanest beaches in Europe. CTO Director General Marios Hannides said in a
The prosecutor in former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's sex trial has received a series of anonymous letters of threats, including one with two bullets, Milan's chief prosecutor said on Thursday. The letters
French singer and songwriter Georges Moustaki, beloved in France for his songs celebrating liberty and collaborations with Edith Piaf, died on Thursday after a long illness. He was 79. The Greek-born singer
All available EU resources will be mobilized as quickly and as effectively as possible in order to help Cyprus, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso has said. Barroso was speaking, on Thursday
UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Secretary General Taleb Rifai is paying Cyprus a visit on Friday with the intention of personally expressing his support to the country’s tourism sector. According to a
A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his possible links to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot and killed by a federal agent in Florida on Wednesday after
Panathinaikos are one of eight clubs in the Greek top flight to be denied licences to compete in next season's championship, the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) has said. All 16 clubs had
IMF chief Christine Lagarde arrived in court on Thursday to be questioned by a French magistrate over her role in a 285-million-euro ($366 million) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former
