The trade deficit in Cyprus reached EUR 373,622 in January 2011 compared with EUR 374,467, according to preliminary estimates for the month. Total imports/ arrivals were estimated at EUR 468.8 mln, of
Tourism arrivals leapt in February after a decrease in January, according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service’s Passengers’ Survey. Arrivals of tourists rose by 12.7% to 62,294 in February 2011
Japan's nuclear crisis worsened on Wednesday, with workers ordered to withdraw briefly from the stricken power plant after radiation levels spiked, just hours after smoke was seen rising from the quake-crippled nuclear
. By Shavasb Bohdjalian European leaders agreed on Saturday to strengthen the euro zone bailout fund, make its loans cheaper and lower the interest rate on funds extended to Greece but left
Cypriot and Israeli leaders have discussed cooperating to transport their newly discovered natural gas from an offshore Israeli field to Cyprus before shipping to the rest of Europe. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
* Yen rises on risk aversion after quake Fear of a nuclear catastrophe in Japan pounded world stock markets on Tuesday, shredding $1 trln in equity valuations as investors dumped assets considered
Copper fell to a three-month low on Tuesday, after a mounting emergency at a quake-stricken nuclear plant in Japan sparked a slide across financial markets in which investors abandoned investments perceived as
. * Planning for another disaster to prolong reconstruction * Markets likely to accept government borrowing to rebuild By Greg Roumeliotis, Reuters Infrastructure Correspondent Japan will take at least five years to
. Libya's oil output will take some time to return to normal, the head of the National Oil Corporation said on Tuesday, because some installations were damaged in fighting between rebel and
. * Gulf pledges $20 bln for Bahrain, Oman; Saudi sends troops * Small concessions but scant movement on bigger demands Gulf Arab states led by Saudi Arabia are relying on money,
