WHO expects human transmission of flu

World Health Organization Director General lee Jong-Wook said on Monday that human transmission of the deadly strain of bird flu (H5N1 avian flu) would certainly occur but he could not predict when.

Euro rates appear set to rise on Dec 1

The European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet gave his biggest hint yet on Monday that euro-area interest rates are likely to rise at the next meeting on December 1. After the regular

Finance Ministry ready with Lisbon Strategy

The Finance Ministry has completed the first National Action Programme of Cyprus on the Lisbon Strategy, which aims to promote reforms in the development, social and environmental policy of the island. The

Thailand to launch “Cyber Clean” scheme

Thailand plans to launch a “Cyber Clean” scheme to get the Internet-surfing public intimately involved in the crackdown on “improper” websites, the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has announced. ICT

Laiki shares jump on Serb takeover

Laiki Bank shares powered 1.16% ahead on Tuesday, pushing the CSE GENX to a record close following news that the island’s second largest financial organisation has acquired a bank in Serbia in