Developed countries may slip back into recession if they abandon strategies deployed to battle the global financial crisis too early, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned on Monday. Recovery in
U.S. consumer prices rose modestly last month while a cold snap lifted industrial output, suggesting the economy was growing but not generating enough inflation to trouble the Federal Reserve. The Labor Department
Global oil demand this year will reach the highest level since 2007, with rising consumption led by faster growth in emerging economies in Asia, the International Energy Agency said on Friday. The
Minister of Finance Charilaos Stavrakis said on Thursday that, despite the global financial crisis, Cyprus still has an advantage over Europe concerning the potential growth rate of its economy. He added that
Cypriot track and field athletes, Kyriakos Ioannou and Eleni Artimata, are the top Cypriot sports personalities on the island and APOEL football club was named team of the year for 2009, according
The EU-harmonised consumer price inflation rate reached just 0.2% in 2009, compared with 4.3% in 2008, according to figures from the Statistical Service. This overall result was a mixture declining and rising
Arrivals of tourists in Cyprus dropped by 10.9% in 2009, marking their worst performance since 2002, when the September 11th attacks led to a sharp drop in global tourism. Total arrivals reached
Oil dropped below $80 a barrel on Wednesday to its lowest this year, pressured by a U.S. inventory report showing rises in crude and distillate fuel stocks despite severe winter weather. Crude
U.S. mortgage applications rose during the first week of 2010, reflecting a surge in demand for home refinancing loans as interest rates dropped, data from an industry group showed on Wednesday. Demand
British industrial output rose slightly faster than expected in November, helped by a jump in oil and gas extraction, but manufacturing unexpectedly stagnated for a second month, official data showed on Wednesday.
