Boom in Greek Cypriots travelling from north

Greek Cypriots are increasingly using the internationally unrecognised airports in the north to travel abroad, despite the taboo on doing so, according to data from the credit card company JCC. In the

Cyprus June inflation up at 1.9%

Consumer price inflation rose in June to 1.9% compared with 1.6% in May 2010 and 0.2% in June 2009. Compared with the previous month, prices rose by 0.20%. The Statistical Service said

Cyprus building permits show volatility

Building permits authorised dropped by 12.8% over the year earlier according to our analysis in April, having leapt by 34.2% in March and 17.1% in February. Total building permits authorised by the

Cyprus wages up 1.9% in Q1

As unemployment climbed in Cyprus workers enjoyed a rise in average monthly earnings, thanks to the widespread practice of linking wages to inflation. According to the preliminary estimations of the Statistical Service,

Cyprus tourism revenue up 4.2% in April

Tourism revenue rose in April despite the 23% fall that was probably related to volcanic ash disruption. On the basis of the results of the Passenger Survey, revenue from tourism reached EUR

Cyprus industrial production down 3% in April

Industrial production fell in April according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service, Cystat. The index reached 90.2 (base 2005=100), recording a decrease of 3.0% compared with April 2009. At the

Clinton desperate to mend ties with Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan urged the United States on Sunday to help solve the dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian enclave and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed its authoritarian government on human rights. A