By Patrick Skinner   I have lived in Cyprus since 1991. During that time I have attended innumerable dinners and other catering functions. I have dined in the houses of Cypriots from the professions, from business and from simple village life. In all of that time and experience, including the twelve years I have

Sharelink Securities & Financial Services, a member of SFS Group Pcl (SFS) has revised higher its price target on the share price of Louis Pcl (LUI) to EUR 0.71 per share and has raised its 2007 profit forecast for the Group to include a one-off profit booked on the sale of its controlling stake to

The Price Index of Construction Materials reached 134.20 (base year 2000=100.00) in January 2007, recording an increase of 0.36% over the previous month and 4.3% over the previous year. A breakdown of components of the index shows that the biggest rise came from industrial products, followed by wood, stone and quarrying materials, while there was

Industrial turnover, covering the  mining and quarrying, manufacturing, and electricity, gas and water supply sectors, reached 133.8 (Base 2000=100) in November 2006, recording an increase of 5.2% compared to November 2005. For the period January-November 2006 the index recorded an increase of 6.9% over the same period of 2005. This compares with industrial output of

For the fourth consecutive year, the innovation gap between the US and the EU has decreased with Cyprus among EU27 countries contributing to the positive move. The Nordic countries and Switzerland continue to be the innovation leaders worldwide, while many of the new Member States are steadily catching up with the EU average. These are

The proportion of European schools participating in the European Commission’s eTwinning programme more than doubled in 2006, from 4% to over 8%, after just two years of operation. The eTwinning initiative promotes the creation of international ‘virtual’ school partnerships over the internet, and is available for free for schools across the continent. In recognition of

Annual statistics and social statistics published   The Statistical Service has published both “Social Protection in Cyprus 2001-2004” and the annual Statistical Abstract covering a wide range of statistics. The Social Protection report is based on a survey in compliance with the European system and provides detailed data on the social protection expenditure of the

Medicines up the most   Retail sales volumes climbed by 7% compared with the previous year in 2006, while retail sales value rose by 8.9% in the same period, according to provisional figures for December. Final figures for November show that volumes rose by 6.9% year on year in that month, although they slipped compared