The number of building permits authorised by the municipal authorities and the district administration offices in July 2011 fell to 601, from 763 in July 2011. The total value of these permits reached EUR 177.1 mln and the total area 186.8 thousand square metres. These building permits provide for the construction of 859 dwelling units,
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The price index of construction materials in August 2011 reached 126.06 (base year 2005=100.00), recording a marginal decrease of 0.04% over the previous month. For the period January – August 2011 the Statistical Service said that the construction materials price index rose by 4.14% compared with the same period of last year.
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The unemployment rate rose to 7.1% (29,189) in the second quarter of 2011 from 6.4% (26,379) in the same quarter of 2010, according to the latest quarterly Labour Force Survey. However, unemployment was lower than the peak of 7.4% (30,180) recorded in the first quarter. The unemployment rate in the second quarter was 7.2% for
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The Cyprus industrial turnover index for June 2011 reached 131.0 (base 2005=100), recording a decrease of 3.0% compared with June 2010. The index for manufacturing alone reach reached 118.8, recording a decrease of 6.8% compared with June 2010. For the period January-June 2011 the turnover index rose by 1.0% compared with the same period of
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People who eat fish a few times each week are slightly less likely to suffer a stroke than those who only eat a little or none at all, according to an international analysis. The omega-3 fatty acids in fish may lower stroke risk through their positive effects on blood pressure and cholesterol, wrote Susanna Larsson
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An intensifying legal battle between Samsung Electronics Co and Apple Inc is expected to crimp growth at one of the fastest growing businesses of the Korean company, while threatening to worsen business ties with the firm's largest customer. The two technology firms have been locked in an acrimonious global battle over smartphone and tablet
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The Philippines halted all ferries and fishing boats in its central provinces on Monday as typhoon Nesat intensified and moved closer to the country, threatening coconut-growing regions, with typhoon alerts raised in nearly all provinces on the country's main Luzon island. More than 100,000 people in Albay province in the central Bicol region were ordered
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U.S. President Barack Obama harshly criticized Republican opponents on Sunday as he began a West Coast fundraising tour, accusing them of "ideological pushback" at a time of national crisis. In a swing likely to net his campaign several million dollars, the Democratic president deployed a newly combative tone to fire up core supporters. "From the
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European policymakers began working on new ways to stop fallout from Greece's near-bankruptcy from inflicting more damage on the world economy after stinging criticism for failing to stem the debt crisis. After a weekend of being told by the United States, China and other countries that they must get more aggressive in their crisis response,
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Greek riot police fired teargas at anti-austerity protesters pelting them with bottles outside parliament on Sunday in the first such unrest after a summer lull. The rally of about 2,000 protesters holding banners reading "We won't pay for your crisis" and chanting "Get out of here" took place in Athens, as the country's finance minister
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