From October 5, Cyprus will gradually begin receiving the vaccine for influenza H1N1, Minister of Health Christos Patsalides announced, adding that vaccinations will begin after October 15, when the European Pharmaceutical Organisation
British households and companies face a more severe credit shortage this year and next than their American and European counterparts, hampering economic recovery, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. Interest rates
The industrial output prices index for August 2009 fell by 0.1% over the previous month to 119.0 (base 2005=100) in August. For the period January-August 2009, the index recorded a decrease of
The total sales of petroleum products in August 2009 recorded a decrease of 12.0% compared to the previous month. A significant decline was recorded in the sales of asphalt, light fuel oil
While the economy shrank in the second quarter, salary-earners continued to enjoy strong increases in wages, as the average salary rose by 4.8% over the year earlier in the second quarter of
The U.S. economy contracted at slower pace than previously thought in the second quarter, but a further decline in private payrolls in September was another indication that recovery from recession would be
U.S. mortgage applications fell last week despite the lowest loan rates in four months, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Wednesday, in another sign that housing will likely recover slowly from its
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday lowered its estimate for global write-downs for banks and other financial institutions to roughly $3.4 trillion but warned that loan losses could rise in the face
The Council of Europe, as a defender of human rights, has an important role in the dissemination of cultural education, as well as the preservation and support of cultural diversity in Europe,
The Republic of Cyprus celebrates the 49th anniversary since independence and will mark the occasion with a military parade. The Defence Ministry has announced that infantry units, artillery and naval forces, members
