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The European Central Bank held a conference call with commercial banks on Friday to gather opinion on the state of money markets in the wake of the Greek debt crisis, banking sources

U.S. nonfarm payrolls likely grew for a second month in April as the government's census hiring picked up and private employment rose modestly, signs a gradual labor market recovery is building. Economists

Unemployment still rose over the year earlier in April but the pae of increase continued to moderate. The number unemployed persons registered at the District Labour Offices on the last day of

Annual inflation inched up in April, according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service, recording 2.44% compared with a rise of 2.40% in March. Over the previous month, prices rose by

Turkish Cypriots spent EUR 5.1 mln using credit and debit cards in the southern part of Cyprus during the first four months of the year, according to data from the credit card

Credit card spending by locals fell in April according to data from the credit card company JCC, after a run of two months in which spending sharply. Local plastic card use by

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the head of the IMF warned of financial contagion on Wednesday unless a euro zone debt crisis is stopped in Greece, while investors fled to the safe

Euro zone economic growth should be stronger this year than previously thought and the budget gap lower, the European Commission said, but it warned of risks to recovery from financial market tensions

Expenditure on health services in 2007 is estimated at EUR 959.6 mln, according to a report just published by the Statistical Service. The Report entitled “Health and Hospital Statistics” provides statistical information

Authorised building permits leapt in February according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service. The number of building permits authorised by the municipal authorities and the district administration offices rose by