The unemployment rate according to the quarterly labour force survey climbed to 12.1% in the third quarter of 2012, while the total recorded breached 50,000. Total employment amounted to 389.0 thousand (males
Industrial turnover in September dropped by 5.7% over the same month of the previous year to 127.5 (base 2005=100). The manufacturing subindex fell by 11.2% in the same period. For the period
Gross output of the category of “other social and personal services” decreased by 1.2% to EUR 836.7 mln in 2010 from EUR 847.2 mln in 2009 according to the Statistical Service. Value
Britain's Queen Elizabeth will use her traditional Christmas Day message, filmed in 3D for the first time, to pay tribute to the world's athletes for delivering a "splendid summer of sport" at
Dozens of people were killed and many more wounded in a Syrian government air strike that hit a bakery where a crowd was queuing for bread on Sunday, activists said. If confirmed,
**How much do the Cypriot banks hold in Cyprus government bonds?** By Fiona Mullen, Director Sapienta Economics Ltd A report in Der Spiegel on 20 December suggested that the IMF might demand
Germany declined on Friday to rule out a writedown of Cypriot sovereign debt, saying instead that all options should be looked at to bring the Mediterranean island's debt down to sustainable levels.
Scientists in Hong Kong appear to have mapped out a formula that can delay the aging process in mice, a discovery they hope to replicate in people. Their finding, published in the
Thousands of mystics, hippies and spiritual wanderers will descend on the ruins of Maya cities on Friday to celebrate a new cycle in the Maya calendar, ignoring fears in some quarters that
Outgoing Eurogroup chief Jean-Claude Juncker has dismissed the possibility of writing down Cypriot sovereign debt, saying that would risk the credibility of the euro zone. Echoing similar concerns, European Central Bank board
