World stocks were on track on Friday for one of their largest weekly gains in 20 years, propelled by growing confidence in the recovery of the U.S. banking system. The Swiss franc
Switzerland, Austria and Luxembourg all sought ways on Friday to fend off a global crackdown on tax evasion by offering concessions on bank secrecy. Andorra and Liechtenstein relaxed their strict bank secrecy
To mark the 10th anniversary of European Consumer Day, EU Consumer Commissioner Meglena Kuneva host a live webchat on 13 March 2009 (at 15h00 CET) with citizens from across the EU about
Japan and China on Friday backed government spending to fight the global financial crisis, ahead of a G20 meeting at which the United States and Europe are split over the need for
China said it was ready to pump more money into its economy and saw a pick-up in trade, offering another glimmer of hope for the battered global economy as signs that big
Japan's Nikkei average leapt 5 percent and led Asian stocks higher on Friday, propelled by growing investor confidence that large U.S. banks will survive without government takeovers and may even profit. Major
With the addition of two amendments the European Parliament adopted here on Thursday a resolution on Turkey's 2008 progress report, urging Turkey to withdraw its military forces from Cyprus and stressing the
The four main business organizations of Cyprus, Greece and Turkey in joint statement they call on the two communities in Cyprus to continue the negotiations in good faith with the aim to
Company registrations with the Cyprus Registrar of Companies fell by a whopping 50% to 1.296 in February 2009 compared to 2.574 a year ago in the same month. During the first two
The government of Cyprus will intensify its efforts to reach the best possible results in tourism, amidst the world economic crisis, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Antonis Paschalides, said. Speaking at
