Marfin eyes HSBC stake in Laiki

New buyer must cough up CYP 133 mln Global banking giant HSBC is ready to dispose of its 21.16% stake it controls in the Laiki Bank group, ending weeks of speculation of

Solar-powered notebook PC in Taiwan

A Taiwan company has developed a solar-power notebook computer to save computer users the trouble of charging batteries by plugging them in. Micro Star Industry (MSI) said it spent a year to

Cyprus bans duck-hunting

The Cyprus government has decided to ban the hunting of ducks as a further measure to prevent avian influenza (bird flu), following a meeting held at the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources

Unemployment edges up slighty in 2005

The number of unemployed persons registered at the District Labour Offices on the last day of December 2005 increased by 364 compared with November 2005 and reached 13,786 persons or 3.9 %