Cyprus Post starts MoneyGram service

4 new post offices in 2010 After a year of grueling negotiations and bargaining rates, Cyprus Post has started offering MoneyGram money transfers in all its 50 locations, entering the remittance business

Bank worry hits stocks, bonds gain ground

Global share markets fell on Tuesday with bank stocks hit by fears of exposure to Dubai debt while the euro slid after a ratings agency downgraded Greece's credit rating. Investors took refuge

Cyprus building permits bounce in Sep

Cyprus building permits bounced in September, as the number of building permits authorised by the municipal authorities and the district administration offices during September 2009 rose by 53.8% over the year earlier

Stocks, dollar struggle after Bernanke comments

Global share markets were becalmed on Tuesday and the dollar struggled after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave a cautious assessment of the world's biggest economy, driving investors towards government debt. European