Growth slows to 3.5% in first quarter

But could still achieve 3.8% for the whole year As predicted by the Financial Mirror three months ago, the economy slowed in the second quarter, with latest figures showing that gross domestic

Car registrations continue to fall

The number of motor vehicle registrations has continued to fall compared with the year-earlier period, recording a drop of 4.3% in August 2005 compared with August 2004. Within the overall number, registrations

Cyprus HICP inflation ticks up in August

The EU-harmonised consumer price inflation rate (HICP) increased only slightly in August, rising to 1.5% on the year-earlier period, compared with 1.3% in July. On a month-on-month basis, the HICP was 0.7%

Verizon weighs sale of telephone book branch

The leading telephone company in the U.S., Verizon Communications Inc., is weighing the sale of its telephone book publishing business to focus on wireless service and high-speed Internet connections. Bloomberg financial news