Seventeen new cases of H1N1 flu have been confirmed in Cyprus during the past 24 hours, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to 218, the Health Ministry announced on Friday. According
Turkish Cypriots spent EUR 8.1 mln using credit and debit cards in the southern part of Cyprus during the first six months of the year, according to data from the credit card
There is a huge test ahead for investors next week as one of the two big questions facing them is answered — how companies are faring in the global recession. They will
Local credit card spending fell by 2% over the year earlier in the first six months of 2009 according to data from the credit card company JCC. Local plastic card use by
The U.S. trade gap narrowed unexpectedly to $26 billion in May, the smallest since November 1999, as exports rose and domestic demand for foreign goods slumped, government data on Friday showed. The
On the basis of preliminary estimates for foreign trade in May 2009, total imports/ arrivals reached EUR 478.6 mln, of which EUR 352.9 mln were arrivals from other member states of the
Uncertainty on company earnings and economic recovery prospects hobbled shares on Friday, while the dollar rose against a basket of major currencies. Wall Street looked set for a poor start. Oil dropped
The House plenary, after a long debate, approved on Thursday by majority vote a new law banning smoking completely in all closed public places. The law is set to come into effect
European equities fell on Friday and headed for a fourth straight week of losses as worries about corporate earnings and the pace of economic recovery pressured banks, while weaker commodity prices hit
The European Investment Bank signed a EUR228 mln loan agreement with Cypriot commercial banks on Friday, part of a broader strategy to boost liquidity to European small to medium size enterprises. As
