The total value of bounced cheques in Cyprus has already reached 5.3 mln euros in the first half of the year, nearly level with last year’s total of 5.6 mln, primarily due
A U.S. recovery is likely to begin this autumn, the worst of the crisis has passed and it is "reasonable to be optimistic for 2010," internet search giant Google's chief executive Eric
China's latest Internet controls have been assailed by rights advocates and Washington, and yet the real challenge to its "Green Dam" plan may be the nation's own computer market, an anarchic digital
The dollar recovered a little ground on Monday after falling late last week on a renewed call by China for a super-sovereign reserve currency, and stocks traded just below the top of
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has authorised the amount of EUR250 mln to be given to Cypriot small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). According to the Chairman of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce
The Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) has called on the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Antonis Paschalides to step up measures the government has announced to boost the tourist industry,
Japan's industry raised production for the third month in a row in May, but doubts remained whether it can sustain the momentum without a clear rebound in the United States and other
Asian stock markets retreated on Monday as weaker oil prices hit energy shares, even with many investors sticking to the sidelines as the second quarter winds down. European shares were set for
U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday called a House-passed climate change bill "an extraordinary first step," but spoke out against a provision that would impose trade penalties on countries that fail to
By Mohammed Abbas Under the watchful eye of a guard in army fatigues — with badges depicting a dagger through a skull — the meeting of the Iraqi private banks association was
