Cyprus faces declining revenue, higher deficits

Cyprus is facing a decline in all sources of government revenue as the economic downturn bites, hitting the island's public finances, the finance minister said on Thursday. Cyprus, which had posted surpluses

John Paulson buying Citigroup shares: report

Hedge fund manager John Paulson, who bet against financial companies after foreseeing the credit crisis, has been buying Citigroup Inc (C.N) shares over the past few weeks, the New York Post reported,

Cyprus business confidence worsens in August

The business confidence index deteriorated by 6.4 units in August 2009 to 60.8 units according to the Business and Consumer Survey conducted by the Economic Research Centre of the University of  Cyprus

Cyprus beer consumption down in Jan-July

A 10.9% fall in tourist arrivals has taken its toll on consumption of locally produced beer in Cyprus, with local consumption in January-July 2009 down 11.9% over the same period of the