Facebook expanded its shopping discount service to five European countries and Canada on Monday, part of its push to help brands communicate with its users. Facebook Deals, which has already started in the United States, offers Facebook users deals in retail outlets and posts a notice on their Facebook wall when they claim a deal,

Can social media be adapted by companies to add business value without being a drain on productivity as employees spend their time tweeting and Facebooking? Harvard Business Review says yes. The Management Tip of the Day offers quick, practical management tips and ideas from Harvard Business Review and HBR.org (www.hbr.org). Any opinions expressed are not

– Five killed, more than 800 wounded – state TV  – Protesters vow to stay until Mubarak quits Supporters of President Hosni Mubarak opened fire on protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Thursday, killing at least five, in a fresh spike in violence over an unprecedented challenge to his 30-year-old rule. In the overnight fighting, machine-gun

Cyprus ranks first among European countries in employing foreign nationals in its football clubs, as a ratio to local players, a recent survey by the Professional Football Players Observatory concludes. According to a press release issued by the Pancyprian Footballers’ Association, the PFPO survey shows that 72,3% of the players competing in Cypriot teams are

Commissioner of Electronic Communications and Postal Services Polis Michaelides has said that during 2009 Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CYTA) had 90% share of the Cypriot mobile telecommunications market and other providers 10%, while as regards international calls CYTA had a share of 60% and other providers 40%. With regard to mobile telecommunications, in 2009 CYTA had

The Government of Cyprus has placed in its list of priorities the transformation of its economy to a ‘knowledge based economy’, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Antonis Paschalides said today. Speaking during the “Cyprus Entrepreneurship Competition” ceremony, awarding the “Startup Entrepreneur of the Year” award, at the University of Cyprus, Paschalides said that, following

The world faces a broader trend of increasing food and commodity prices and more countries should wake up to the need to curb price volatility, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Wednesday. In a phone interview from Berlin, Zoellick called on G20 global leaders to "put food first" to tackle the surge in prices

The pounding of pistons, the rhythmic chuff of a locomotive and storybook names such as "Fairy Queen" are all part of the allure of India's old-fashioned steam railways, which once tied together this vast nation. Now, heritage train aficionados are turning their passion towards the foreign tourist market, hoping for even more attention — and

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the ratings of five Egyptian banks – National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr, Banque du Caire, Commercial International Bank and Bank of Alexandria, which remain under review for possible further downgrade. At the end of June 2010, National Bank of Egypt had posted total assets of EGP 298.6 bln (US$