. By Tom Bergin, Reuters Bob Dudley faces a delicate task when he becomes chief executive of BP Plc on Friday: convincing investors BP will boost safety, while persuading government and the
Cyprus Tourism Organization Chairman Alekos Orountiotis has stressed that tourism negative trend has been reversed, adding that Cyprus can become a major transportation centre in our region. Speaking at a press conference
The Council of Ministers approved Monday an agreement to avoid double taxation with Kuwait and Slovenia, Deputy Government Spokesman Christos Christofides announced. Following the meeting of the Ministerial Council, Christofides said that
Presidential Commissioner George Iacovou has said that the Limnitis check point will most probably be opened on October 14. Replying to questions on the sidelines of the meeting of the National Council's
The European Commission believes that the return of the fenced off town of Varosha to its lawful inhabitants will be one of the key elements for the achievement of a comprehensive settlement
The continued weak and deteriorating asset quality and funding conditions among Greek banks continue to justify a negative outlook on the Greek banking sector as well as on the banks' standalone ratings,
The unemployment rate according to the quarterly Labour Force Survey climbed to 6.4% of the labour force in the second quarter of 2010. This was lower than the 7.2% recorded in the
Retail trade showed signs of recovery in July, marking its second straight month of increase, after a volatile few months that were preceded by over a year of decline. According to provisional
The price index of construction materials for August 2010 reached 120.87 (base year 2005=100.00), recording an increase of 0.48 % over the previous month. Compared with the same period of the previous
Barclays said it was offering bank accounts to prison inmates as part of a programme to help reintegrate offenders. Barclays, Britain's fourth-biggest bank by market value, plans to extend the scheme to
