Cyprus building permits rise by 10.3% in 2005

The Statistical Service CYSTAT has announced that the number of building permits authorised by the municipal authorities and the district administration offices during December 2005 stood at 860. The total value of

EU GDP up estimated 0.4% in Q405

Full-year growth at 1.6% GDP grew in real terms by 0.3% in the euro-zone and by 0.4% in the EU25 during the fourth quarter of 2005, compared to the previous quarter, according

Cyprus 14-day yield at 2.71%

The Central Bank of Cyprus announces that during the auction conducted on 16 February 2006 for the acceptance of deposits of 14-day duration, bids amounting to CYP 477.0 mln were submitted, and

Argentinian appointed as new UNFICYP Commander

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has appointed Major General Rafael Jose Barni of Argentina as Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). An UNFICYP press release said that