Up to 16 mln people are expected to take cruises this year, an increase of 6.6% over 2010, with Europe, the Caribbean and Alaska among the top destinations. "We are very bullish
Cyprus has no imminent plans to borrow from international markets because it has covered its financing needs for coming months, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday. The island was responding to a
Greek urban transport ground to a halt on Thursday, as bus and metro drivers went on a 24-hour strike to protest against government plans for the restructuring of the country's loss-making state-run
Greece's unemployment rate hit a new record in October as an austerity programme designed to slash the budget deficit led to more job cuts, impacting more than a third of the workforce
European shares slipped back from 28-month highs on Thursday, ahead of interest rate decisions at central banks but after a successful Spanish bond auction, In early trading, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of
World stocks climbed to a new 28-month high despite weakness in Europe on Thursday while the euro held on to the previous session's gains ahead of key debt auctions in Spain and
The European Central Bank is expected to give few clues on its bond buying plans on Thursday, instead pressing governments to do more to tackle the euro debt crisis while it stands
Moody's Investors Service placed Cyprus's Aa3 government bond ratings on review for a possible downgrade, the rating agency said on Thursday. Citing a recent deterioration in fiscal metrics, competitiveness issues and the
Hong Kong shares ended higher on Thursday, extending their gain for the week to more than 5% as broad buying of large caps, in particular technology and laggard financial issues, by funds
China will cast a sceptical eye over a U.S. offer to free up trade in high-tech goods and will refuse to be drawn into a bargain to speed up appreciation of its
