Moody's Investors Service has placed on review for possible downgrade the bank financial strength ratings (BFSRs) and/or the long-term debt and deposit, subordinated and hybrid ratings of six Norwegian banks and four
EU member Cyprus plans to legislate against usury after an apparent spike in cases of people struggling with costly debt from loan sharks profiteering during the financial downturn. Although there is no
British retail sales jumped at three times the rate analysts expected in June as hot weather and early summer discounting boosted sales of clothing, official data showed on Thursday. The Office for
Provident Investments, the Swedish investment firm has moved its Head Quarters base to Nicosia, Cyprus offering an international platform for financial investments in all assets on markets in over 120 countries. “We
Cypriots are in a lather over claims of wild sex orgies by tourists on Cyprus's high seas, giving the Romans a run for their money. Photographs documenting the sexual escapades of groups
Minister of Foreign Affairs Marcos Kyprianou expressed disappointment on Wednesday over remarks on Tuesday by his Swedish counterpart Carl Bildt concerning Cyprus. Kyprianou said it was unacceptable to equate the Turkish invasion
The European Commission approved a series of special support measures to help Cyprus better deal with the problem of scrapie in its sheep and goat populations. The amount allocated for 2009 is
The Price Index of Construction Materials for June 2009 reached 117.20 in June 2009 (base year 2005=100.00), recording an increase of 0.23% over the previous month. For the period January – June
British manufacturing orders have fallen at their fastest rate since January 1992 this month, a survey showed on Wednesday, disappointing hopes for a speedy recovery in the sector. The Confederation of British
All nine Bank of England policymakers voted this month to maintain the 125 billion pound asset-buying total and keep interest rates at 0.5 percent, and said August would be a better time
