FTSE up 0.2 pct in choppy session

Britain's top share index was up 0.2 percent in early trade on Thursday as investors paused after hefty gains earlier in the week, while Diageo fell after it cut its profit target.

Air traffic recovery has begun

Airlines carried 11.3 percent less cargo and 2.9 percent fewer people in July than in the same month a year ago, a global industry body said on Thursday. But the year-on-year declines

Cyprus business confidence worsens in August

The business confidence index deteriorated by 6.4 units in August 2009 to 60.8 units according to the Business and Consumer Survey conducted by the Economic Research Centre of the University of  Cyprus