Avis Cyprus wins award

Avis Rent A Car (Cyprus) won an award based on the high level of customer satisfaction during the annual conference of Traveljigsaw, the international car-hire services agency, held recently in Morocco. Traveljigsaw

Orchard St eyes troubled property loan deals

By Daryl Loo Orchard Street Investment Management is planning to spend millions of pounds to buy majority stakes in properties with troubled mortgages, seeking hefty returns through restructuring deals with banks. The

Crisis to boost poverty, tension in Africa

The global recession threatens to wipe out a decade of progress in Africa, boosting poverty and political tension, although the crisis is not of the continent's making, the head of the African

Cyprus industrial turnover rises 8.7% in December

Industrial turnover was strong in December according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service. The industrial turnover index reached 165.7 (base 2000=100), recording an increase of 8.7% compared with December 2007.