Unemployment rate stood at 5,2% of the labour force in Cyprus during the 2nd quarter of 2009 (males 4,9% and females 5,5%) while in the corresponding quarter of 2008 the rate was
World stocks retreated further from last week's 11-month high on Monday as lower energy and commodity prices and caution ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting and G20 summit prompted investors to trim
European shares extended their retreat from recent peaks on Monday, with a key index falling below the 1,000 mark, as investors moved away from risky assets ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve
* U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.6 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.5 percent and Nasdaq
Britain's top share index was lower early on Monday, with strength from defensive pharmaceutical stocks countered by falls in miners and banks. At 0817 GMT, the FTSE 100 was 39.57 points, or
Greek opposition socialist leader George Papandreou said on Sunday he would propose to the European Union a plan coupling fiscal consolidation and stimulus to put the ailing economy back on track if
Cyprus has secured a multi-million euro loan from the Development Bank of the Council of Europe to finance the capital’s sewerage system, which will serve the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot
Asking prices for homes in England and Wales are on average 1.5 percent lower this month than a year ago, with the available stock at its lowest for 18 months, property website
The world's biggest economies should set an agenda for "responsible globalisation" linking balanced growth and financial stability with development and climate change at this week's G20 meeting, the head of the World
The United States wants the Group of 20 countries to put in place a set of policies that would lead to more sustainable global growth, according to a letter from a senior
