Single-screen S tablet costs $488 and $599, same as iPad Sony's new tablet computers failed to excite gadget reviewers and analysts who criticised the pricing and quality of the devices, underscoring the
France has got approval to release 1.5 billion euros ($2.16 billion) of Libyan assets to help the country's interim ruling council rebuild the country, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Thursday.
* VAT hike to 17% expected in September * Parliament approved on Friday the Cyprus government’s first package of austerity measures aimed wrestle down its high deficit, which politicians said had
* BOCY impact on equity €20 mln; MPB €56 mln; HB €23 mln * The island’s two main banks, Bank of Cyprus and Marfin Popular, have taken a hit in their first
* Judge upholds island’s reputation as being safe for IP rights * A landmark case being heard in Limassol District Court reached its conclusion last week, whereby Vincent Pfister (photo at left),
European stocks may edge higher on Wednesday, poised to end a volatile month on a mildly stronger note, while the dollar struggled on heightened expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve would do
. BY EFTHYMIOS FLOURENTZOU Minister of Communications and Works Traditionally, Cyprus and Germany have shared an excellent political and trade relationship, which became even closer following the accession of Cyprus to the
. The passage of the government’s first austerity plan last Friday hiking the pension contributions of civil servants and implementation of other measures that are supposed to achieve some cost savings was
. It is incomprehensible how the civil servants’ union that represents about 20% of the island’s workforce, has succeeded in the past five decades to impose itself on the private sector unions,
Piraeus Bank, Greece's fourth-largest lender with a significant branch operation in Cyprus, on Wednesday reported a first-half net loss of 820 mln euros ($1.18 bln), hurt by an impairment charge from a
