The harmonised consumer price inflation rate (HICP) fell by 0.3% month on month in February, leading to a year-on-year rate of 1.2%, compared with 1.4% in January. According to our calculations the
The Statistical Service estimates that the total amount of municipal solid waste generated in 2005 stands at 553 thousand tonnes compared to 540 thousand tonnes in 2004, showing an increase of 2.5%.
Japan‘s National Police Agency has released an annual survey of cybercrime statistics, showing a further sharp rise during 2006, Virus Bulletin reports. Some 4,425 computer crimes were recorded by police last year,
A variant of the trojan horse known as Storm Worm emerged last Monday, targeting people who post blogs and notices to bulletin boards, CNET reports. The new Storm Worm variant attacks the
The European Union will officially launch a crackdown on cross-border scams, including Internet fraud, this week, ZDNet UK reports. The scheme, called the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network, is an Europe-wide network designed
Three out of four new jobs created in the EU are being taken by women, but important gaps with men remain, according to a new European Commission report. Despite higher educational achievements,
The European Commission has tabled a first set of pure reduction proposals to cut unnecessary administrative burdens for companies, primarily Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME’s), without changing the level of protection.
Citigroup has maintained its EUR 15.50 per share price target on Bank of Cyprus shares following the 8.07% transfer of Piraeus stake in BOCY to Marfin at EUR 11.24 per share in
Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos said on Thursday that the government is continuing efforts to cooperate with Turkey regarding the fate of Christakis Georgiou, who was five years old when he disappeared during
Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos will be departing on March 12 for Bucharest for an official visit.During his stay in Bucharest, President Papadopoulos will be meeting with Romanian President Traian Basescu and Prime
