The inflation rate dropped in September to 2.4%, after recording 2.9% in August 2011 and 3.5% in September 2010. The main reason was a decline compared with the year earlier in the
2009 revised down Newly released data for the national accounts have resulted in a slight upward revision to real GDP growth in 2010 but a downward revision to 2009. The growth rate
The number of Arab tourists who drive into Lebanon is down by 90% this year after months of political unrest in Syria, the only neighbouring country with an open border into Lebanon,
A typical household in Cyprus is estimated to have spent nearly 1.500 euro on its energy needs in 2009, according to the Statistical Service. On the basis of the results of an
Gross basic salaries for teachers entering the profession are lower than national GDP per capita in almost all European countries, and their pay will not even double over the course of their
Starting breast cancer screening as early as age 25 may help women who carry a genetic mutation linked to a higher risk of cancer live longer, according to a U.S. study. Researchers,
Sarah Palin said on Wednesday that she will not seek the Republican U.S. presidential nomination in 2012, ending months of speculation and leaving the Republican field largely settled. Palin had left the
Cash-strapped euro zone minnow Cyprus said it would get a 2.5 bln euro loan from close ally Russia on Wednesday, skirting high yield-demanding traditional lenders with an interest rate less than half
The ranks of the unemployed continued to rise on both an absolute and seasonally adjusted basis according to the latest figures on registered unemployment. According to the Statistical Service, the number of
Liverpool's new owners spent 7.5 million pounds ($11.6 million) for each Premier League point they picked up between last October's purchase of the club and the end of last season, a leading
