**Greek Cypriot spending rises** Card spending by Turkish Cypriots south of the Green Line dropped for the eighth consecutive month in February, based on analysis of JCC Payments Systems data by Sapienta
**Construction labour costs rise despite recession** The Cyprus construction sector was worth EUR 3.1 bln in 2010 measured in gross output current market prices according to the annual Construction and Housing Statistics
**Licence renewal skews data** Local card spending excluding auto licences rose by 5% over the year earlier in February, according to JCC payments systems, the dominant card provider. The overall figure showed
* Champion’s League adds EUR 14 mln to Cyprus coffers * The GSP stadium is set to be rocked to its foundations by 22,000 frenzied APOEL fans on Wednesday night when the
Asian shares fell for a third day in a row on Wednesday as investors grew more risk averse, with renewed uncertainty over Greece's bailout and mounting worries about slowing global economies overshadowing
Athens turned up the heat on its creditors on Tuesday as it sought to secure a bond swap that will cut its mountainous debt, while the main bondholders group warned a disorderly
**Transport down 12.9% in 2011 ** Turnover value in a range of services sectors rose compared with the year earlier in October – December 2011. Both accommodation and food services rose by
Inflation stabilised in February, with both the consumer price index (CPI) and EU-harmonised consumer price index (HICP) recording and increase of 3.1% over the year earlier—the same rate they both recorded in
Britain's Betfair Group Plc took 50 mln pounds ($79.4 mln) of bets on the marathon Australian Open tennis final between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, highlighting the growing popularity of in-play gaming
Britain's FTSE 100 extended its losing streak into a third session on Tuesday, as concern about the health of the global economy hit heavyweight oils and miners, pushing the index towards the
