First-half profit at Motor Oil, Greece's second-biggest refiner, dropped 81% year on year to 19.6 mln euros as austerity taxes and adverse forex moves hurt business, Greece's second-biggest refiner said on Tuesday.
Government revenue rose faster than expenditure in the second quarter of 2010, according to preliminary data on the General Government accounts for the period April-June 2010. Total revenue amounted to EUR 1,656.0
More people travelled abroad in July 2010 than in July 2009, according to the results of the Passengers Survey published by the Statistical Service Cystat. The survey showed that 138,801 residents of
The European Union's fisheries chief has warned that Iceland's bid to join the bloc could be damaged by an escalating "mackerel war" over fishing rights in the northeast Atlantic. Cash-strapped Iceland began
European shares hit a one-month low on Tuesday in thin volumes, as worries about the sustainability of the global economic recovery dominated investor sentiment ahead of more U.S. data. Energy stocks came
The price Index of construction materials for July 2010 reached 120.29 units (base year 2005=100.00) recording a rise of 2.73% over July 2009 and a decrease of 0.31 % over June. For
Cyprus business sentiment improved in August in line with an increase in economic sentiment, a survey showed on Tuesday. The economic sentiment indicator (ESI) rose 2 points to 73 units in August
Hellas Online (HOL), a Greek internet provider, said on Tuesday its first-half loss narrowed despite the country's recession, helped by a cooperation deal to share clients with mobile phone giant Vodafone. HOL,
Britain's City regulator slapped a $3.51 mln fine on the UK branch of Zurich Insurance for data security failings after the loss of a tape in South Africa containing details on 46,000
WPP, the world's largest ad firm by sales, lifted its outlook for the year after a strong performance from the United States and traditional media resulted in solid growth in the first
