Asian stocks fell to a two-year low on Tuesday as investor confidence waned in the region's financial sector, which faces high inflation, a stricter lending environment and massive volatility from overseas markets.
LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) – British telecoms group BT plans to invest 1.5 billion pounds ($3 billion) to roll out super-fast broadband to up to 10 million UK homes by 2012, it
ATHENS, July 15 (Reuters) – One person was killed in an accident after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the island of Rhodes in southeast Greece, officials said on Tuesday, but there
The Cyprus trade deficit widened to EUR 1,929.2 mln in January-April 2008 compared with EUR 1,539.7 mln in January-April 2007, according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service. This amount equivalent
The Cyprus retail sector remained buoyant in April, with the turnover volume index of retail trade increasing by 11.4% year on year according to provisional data for that month. In March final
Freddie Mac passed its first test of investor confidence on Monday as buyers flocked to its $3 billion sale of debt just hours after the U.S. government pledged to extend more credit
European shares rose on Monday in a session dominated by merger activity that swept through sectors, including brewers and banks, while a U.S. mortgage rescue plan underpinned the broader equities market. Stocks
Nine foreign women were charged with prostitution after being arrested at the weekend on the Greek holiday island of Zakynthos, police said on Monday. Police sources in Athens said earlier the women
Less than 5% of the population in Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Poland and Spain have the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), which covers all health care which is needed during a temporary
The Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission has fined Commercial Value SA, the insurance company in which Aspis Holdings has a significant stake with EUR 100.000 for selling its 25% stake in Universal
