Financial markets kicked off 2010 on an upbeat note on Monday with world stocks close to 15-month highs on hopes for a sustainable economic recovery. The dollar was slightly weaker against a
Britain's top share index gained 0.6 percent in early trade on Monday, the first session of 2010, carrying over the end-2009 rally thanks to strength in heavyweight banks, oils, and miners. At
European shares rose on the first trading session of the year on Monday, extending last year's strong run, with banks, oil producers and drugmakers leading the gainers. By 0836 GMT, the FTSEurofirst
The dollar dipped, coming off an earlier four-month high against the yen on Monday but remained broadly supported on growing optimism about the prospects for a U.S. recovery which has pushed up
The economic downturn has frozen tourists' enthusiasm to travel to one of Australia's most remote and inhospitable Antarctic outposts with tourism operators reporting a sharp downturn in bookings. In January 2009 the
Outdone by an tower extending over 800 metres in Dubai, the world's former tallest building, Taipei 101, wants to become the highest green structure by completing a checklist of clean energy standards,
Financial markets were upbeat on the first trading day of 2010 on Monday, with Asian stocks hitting a 17-month high and the U.S. dollar up against major currencies on hopes U.S. job
The average monthly earnings of employees in the third quarter of 2009 in Cyprus reached EUR 1,810 (males EUR 1,990 and females EUR 1,588) according to the preliminary estimates of the Statistical
Miscellaneous services amounted to almost EUR 1 bln in 2007, according to the recently published annual report entitled “Economic Statistics on Other Social and Personal Service Activities”. The report provides data on
The turnover value index of wholesale trade excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles in Cyprus decreased by 15.3% in January-September 2009 when compared with the corresponding period of 2008. In September, the index
