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
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
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
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,
Registered unemployment climbed at a slower pace in June according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service. The number of unemployed registered at the District Labour Offices on the last day
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
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
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
The Cypriot authorities are examining a formal request from the US for access to items belonging to a suspect wanted in connection with a spy ring who fled the island after a
Commerce, Industry and Tourism Minister Antonis Paschalides said he is confident that, in the next few months, tourist arrivals and revenue from tourism will increase. “There are positive signs about tourism from
