Greece's ruling conservatives have narrowed the opposition Socialist's poll lead after Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis dismissed the finance minister and two deputy ministers linked to an investigation this week. Two opinion polls
The Free Gaza Movement ship, ''Spirit of Humanity”, will leave Larnaca Port Monday and its representatives hope that logic will prevail on the part of Israel. A press conference will be held
The government intends to propose a change in existing legislation governing the electoral law to allow Cypriots, living abroad, to vote in the forthcoming European Parliament elections. “By the end of January
The Cyprus government plans to buy water from a floating desalination platform, to be installed off the southern coastal town of Limassol, Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment Michalis Polinikis
Inflation in Cyprus was not only caused by high oil prices but also by high local prices, latest figures show. According to inflation by economic origin, the price of local goods rose
The trade deficit widened to EUR 5,260.2 mln in January-October 2008 compared with EUR 4,329.3 mln in January-October 2007, as growth in imports outstripped growth in exports. In January-October, total imports/arrivals rose
Preliminary data for October indicate that the volume of retail sales growth slowed slightly in October to 6.2% over October 2007, after growth of 8.2% in September. The most notable change was
The registered unemployment rate in Cyprus rose by 1,381 persons to 14,169 in December 2008, marking a sharp rise of 10.8% compared with December 2007. A downturn in the construction sector can
Mergers and acquisitions involving Cypriot companies tumbled to EUR 1.08 bln in 2008, a drop of 60% from the EUR 2.6 bln deals recorded in 2007 and EUR 2.9 bln in 2006,
Russian citizens and other CIS nationals reduced their deposits in Cyprus banks in November by EUR 400 mln, while compared to a year ago, the amount of money they have whisked out
