Cypriots are among the most highly educated in the EU, according to the annual “Labour Force Survey” for 2009 by the Statistical Service. The report provides data on the employed and unemployed
The Statistical Service has announced that national road transport decreased by 2% in January-March 2010 compared with the corresponding period of 2009. International road transport decreased by 3% in January-March 2010 in
The index of industrial production fell by 0.5% over the year earlier in May according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service. The manufacturing index in the same period fell by
Total sales of petroleum products in June 2010 recorded an increase of 1.3% compared with the previous month, according to the Statistical Service. There was a large increase in the sales of
Temperatures soared to 46 degrees Celsius on Sunday, defying Met Office projections of 42 degrees in the capital Nicosia, forcing thousands of people to seek shelter on the beaches and in the
Fugitive business tycoon Asil Nadir was granted bail by a London court on Friday providing he returns to Britain to face fraud charges relating to the collapse of his Polly Peck empire
Greek and Turkish Cypriot law enforcers have set up a joint information centre to fill a policing gap fostered by years of estrangement since the Mediterranean island was divided decades ago by
Cyprus's general government deficit narrowed to 1.9% of GDP on a cash basis in the first half of 2010, compared to 2.5% in the corresponding period last year, the finance ministry said
One of the closest aides to Cyprus President Demetris Christofias quit on Tuesday after it emerged that a member of his staff had tried to intervene in army appointments, the government said.
Alpha Bank, Greece's third-largest lender, said on Tuesday it sold a 1 bln euro ($1.29 bln) covered bond to boost liquidity. "The covered bond may be pledged with the European Central Bank
