The newly-elected right-wing government of northern Cyprus said on Friday it was pessimistic that peace talks to unify the island would succeed. Turkish Cypriots recently elected a government backing a two-state arrangement,
The United Nations has urged leaders of divided Cyprus to accelerate unity talks, warning that a settlement will be harder to reach the longer negotiations drag out, a report released on Thursday
Optagius Ltd, Stario Portfolio Investments Public Co Ltd, Yiannos Cassoulides, Alexis Charalambides and Michael Ioannou (Offeror) announced that on May 20, 2009, they jointly proceeded with the purchase of 3,121,437 shares of
The dollar fell to a 2009 low on Friday as fears intensified that the United States could lose its triple-A rating, supporting dollar-priced commodities and boosting resource related shares. The dollar's latest
Britain's economy shrank at its sharpest pace since 1979 in the first three months of the year with households slashing spending at the fastest rate since 1980 and firms using up stocks
Europe's biggest bank HSBC Holdings said on Friday it intended to continue to pay quarterly interim dividends but added that business would remain challenging during much of 2010. "Turning to the outlook.
The Bank of Japan upgraded its assessment of the economy for the first time in three years on Friday, saying a rebound in global demand could mean the record contraction last quarter
European shares rose by midday on Friday with gains in banking and mining stocks overshadowing weakness in drugmakers and falls in British Airways after the company made a record loss. By 1039
Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday, after the previous session's sell-off, with General Motors (GM.N) in focus after sources said Washington has no plans to
Oil firmed above $61 on Friday as fundamental support came from consumer nations such as China, the United States and Africa's top producer Nigeria after weeks of equity-led rallies. U.S. crude futures
