The biggest professional football players in America may be more likely than their fellow players to die of heart disease, even though they appear to generally enjoy a longer-than-average lifespan, according to
Ratings agency, Fitch, has downgraded the covered bonds of Cypriot Banks Marfin Popular Bank and Bank of Cyprus (BoC) to BBB- from BBB. Fitch announced it maintained Marfin's programme one bonds to
Cyprus' foreign trade in 2011 declined to 4.85 billion EURO from 5.38 billion in 2010, according to provisional estimates released today by the Statistical Service. In 2011 total imports were reduced to
Global food prices rose in January for the first time in six months and may show another rise for February, as concern about bad weather in main growing regions boosted grain and
Tentative signs of stabilisation in the euro zone economy remained over the past month but uncertainty remains high, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said on Thursday after the ECB held interest
State-owned carrier Cyprus Airways and Middle East Airlines (MEA) of Lebanon have signed a co-sharing agreement for flights from and to Beirut. According to a press release issued by Cyprus Airways on
Israel's bank, ports and stock market were closed on Thursday for the second day of a general strike as the government and the main labour union held talks on the status of
Blizzards and ice-laden power lines in southeastern Europe pushed gas and electricity networks near to breaking point as consumption soared, while some western countries scrambled to prevent similar breakdowns. As electricity cables
Value Added Tax will increase from 15% to 17% on March 1 this year, the Ministry of Finance reiterated today, to remind consumers of the 2% rise on the standard VAT rate.
The government aims to raise the share capital of state-owned carrier Cyprus Airways, said here Wednesday Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou after a Cabinet meeting. ''In the context of government policy to support
