The government and Hermes Airports have signed an agreement to stimulate tourism. The agreement, expected to increase tourist arrivals by 3,5 million and revenue by 2,3 billion euro in the next five
High crude prices will continue into 2012, but natural gas prices will continue to languish for the year, Moody's said in its annual look ahead across the oil and natural gas industry.
Brent crude rose Wednesday, touching a seven-week high after the European Union reached a preliminary agreement to ban imports of Iranian crude, escalating tensions in the West's standoff with Tehran that has
Greece's former prime minister George Papandreou told his PASOK socialist party on Wednesday that he will step down as party leader and not seek re-election, a socialist deputy told Reuters. "He told
France's third-biggest bank Credit Agricole injected about 2.0 billion euros ($2.6 billion) into its Greek unit Emporiki Bank, covering its capital increase, the Greek lender said on Wednesday. Emporiki was delisted from
The consumer price inflation rate rose to 3.3% in 2011, from 2.4% in 2010 according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service. The big jump in electricity prices in 2011 was
Registered unemployment ended the year 28% higher than a year earlier in 2011, according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service. The number of unemployed persons registered at the District Labour
Washington state Governor Chris Gregoire will announce her support on Wednesday for legislation that would legalize gay marriage, a source who has been informed of her decision told Reuters on Tuesday. The
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his ministers will see their pay slashed by about 36 percent as the government responds to opposition complaints over their high salaries but Lee will
Children who get more exercise also tend to do better in school, whether the exercise comes as recess, physical education classes or getting exercise on the way to school, according to an
