Limassol continues to lead in the number of smoking ban violations and fines imposed by the police ever since the new law for public areas came into effect on January 1. Some
Insurance claims from the recent storms and floods in September, as well as those at the end of October, totalled 10 mln euros, according to the Insurance Association of Cyprus. The insurance
After a dismal 2008, world stock markets staged a spectacular rebound from their March lows, ending 2009 on a high note even though many economies remained in crisis and continued to need
Andis Hadjicostis, CEO of the family-controlled Dias media group and Sigma TV, was gunned down as he was leaving his home in the capital’s diplomatic neighbourhood of Engomi Monday night. The murder
The U.S. Federal Reserve made record profits in 2009 and will return $45 billion to the U.S. Treasury, after its efforts to prop up the economy created a windfall for the government,
Asian stocks fell on Tuesday, a day after hitting a 17-month high, on investor jitters about tighter monetary policy in China, while the dollar rose after a Chinese sovereign fund official said
President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat continue on Tuesday the second meeting of the intensive round of talks, in the context of the ongoing UN-led negotiations for the
Local credit card spending in the Republic of Cyprus fell by 3% in 2009, according to data from the credit card company JCC, having risen by 16% in 2008. Local plastic card
Spending by Turkish Cypriots south of the Green Line dropped in 2009, judging by data from on credit and debit card use by the credit card company JCC Payments Systems Ltd. Total
The trade deficit in Cyprus fell to EUR 373.0 mln according to preliminary figures for November, falling by 23.6% compared with the EUR 488.4 mln recorded in the same month of 2008.
