The Statistical Service Cystat estimates that the total amount of municipal solid waste generated in Cyprus in 2006 stands at 571,000 tonnes compared with 553,000 tonnes in 2005, showing an increase of
Ericsson has announced that a brand-new security device with positioning capabilities, enabled by Ericsson technology, has been launched in Japan. NTT DoCoMo, Inc., the Japanese telecoms giant, has launched a safety device
While foreign ownership has played a major role in the development of the Lithuanian banking system, rapid loan growth and economic overheating are raising concerns, Moody’s Investors Service said in its new
Nokia Siemens Networks has completed the world’s first multi-user field trial in an urban environment using the new Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology that offers mobile data rates up to 173 Megabits
Banker trojans and phishing are the most likely threats that online shoppers face this holiday season. However, the potential dangers will not be a major deterrent to this Christmas’s online shopping spree,
— CFA/Financial Mirror poll sees lower growth, higher inflation  The Cyprus GDP growth rate is expected to decline below the government’s forecast of 4.0% in 2008 with inflation also seen well
Two months after private mobile operator MTN introduced the BlackBerry to Cyprus, state-owned Cytamobile has launched its own package through its partnership with Vodafone with two smartphones on offer. Cytamobile-Vodafone wants users
In its annual report on The Netherlands, Moody’s Investors Service said its Aaa government bond rating and stable outlook reflect the country’s healthy public finances, including government debt ratios well below Eurozone
— Gateway to Romanian stock market  A key milestone in the history of Banca Transilvania was the opening of its Cyprus branch, which essentially marks the Romanian bank’s first international expansion,
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said it raised its long-term counterparty credit rating on Russia-based Rosbank OJSC to ‘BB+’ from ‘BB-‘. The outlook is positive. At the same time, the ‘B’ short-term
