Producer fruit and veg prices soar  The consumer price index for February 2008 increased by 0.50% over the previous month to 107.11, compared with 106.58 in January 2008. At the same
Registered unemployed down in Feb  The labour force in Cyprus rose by 5.1% in the whole of 2007 to 393,377 people, according to the results of the quarterly Labour Force Survey.
Fitch Ratings affirmed the Republic of Cyprus’s Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default rating (IDR) at ‘AA-‘ (AA minus) with a Stable Outlook and Short-term foreign currency rating at ‘F1+’. The agency also
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said it had revised its long-term ratings outlook on The Russian Federation to positive from stable. At the same time, Standard & Poor’s affirmed its ‘BBB+/A-‘ long-term
Oil fell from record highs near $110 a barrel on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar rallied after the Federal Reserve and other central banks injected liquidity into strained financial1 markets. U.S. light
Smart Technologies has announced the launch of the new Board 600i interactive whiteboard system. This second-generation integrated system combines the Smart Board 680 interactive whiteboard with the new Unifi 45 projector and
Brother Group announced it has achieved a 60% drop in carbon emissions in 2007 compared to its CO2 levels in 1990. The Group has also shaved off its total energy consumption of
By Karolos Grohmann ATHENS, March 7 (Reuters) – Greek labour unions on Friday pledged fresh nationwide strikes next week to oppose a pension reform bill. The conservative government, which has already seen
Fears of recession and credit failure battered global stocks and the dollar on Friday as sharp U.S. job losses and Federal Reserve attempts to boost liquidity painted a bleak picture of the
U.S. employers cut payrolls for a second straight month during February, slashing 63,000 jobs for the biggest monthly decline in nearly five years as the nation’s labour markets weakened steadily. The Labour
