Asia shares up off 3-month lows

Resource stocks lifted Asian shares off three-month lows on Tuesday after strong U.S. manufacturing data raised hopes the global economic recovery was on a firmer footing. But the Australian dollar sank, pulling

Cyprus building permits drop 8.6% in November

The number of building permits authorised by the municipal authorities and the district administration offices during November 2009 fell by 8.6% over the same month of 2008 to 771, according to the

Factory output leaps ahead in January

Manufacturing activity continued to power ahead around the globe in January as economies pull out of deep recessions but a widening divergence in the euro zone will worry policymakers, data showed on