Building permits resume decline in June

But values still rising The number of building permits authorised resumed their decline in June, falling by 5.3% compared with June 2004, to reach 754 permits. This is the third month in

Amateur finds Roman villa on computer

An Italian man has been credited with “accidentally” finding the remains of a Roman villa while using his home computer to research local maps. Computer buff Luca Mori from the village of

eBay takes down auction for kidney

Internet auction site eBay has cancelled an auction for a human kidney after it attracted bids of some 800,000 dollars in just a single day. The kidney was being sold by a

Vodafone introduces BlackBerry in Greece

Vodafone and Research In Motion introduced BlackBerry(R) in Greece. BlackBerry is a leading wireless communications solution for mobile professionals. Vodafone Greece will initially offer its customers the BlackBerry 7290(TM) and BlackBerry 7100v(TM).

Egnatia maintains buy on Muskita

Muskita Aluminium Industries recently released its 1H05 results in line with estimates with Net Profit reaching CYP 2.24 mln (-14.4% YoY). Lower profitability resulted primarily from higher depreciation charges due to MAI’s

FDI flows hit CYP 123 mln in Q1

Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) flows into Cyprus during the first quarter of 2005 reached CYP 123.6 mln, while Cypriot investments abroad during the same period amounted to CYP 44.2 mln, according to

Punters to escape 25% tax

The new betting legislation, which passed from the Legal Services Department and will be tabled before the Council of Ministers after which it will head before the House for a vote in