Hellenic Bank nets online bank award

Hellenic Bank’s online NetBankiong service has won Global Finance magazine’s award for “Best Integrated Consumer Bank Site” in the regional category for Best Consumer Internet Banks. The prize was announced in New

Cyprus employers worry about low productivity

The Employers and Industrialists’ Federation (OEV) has said it is “most concerned” about the low rate of productivity of Cypriot enterprises, which has already been hurt by the limited amount of lending

Georgia flights to Cyprus start in September

Georgia’s newly-appointed resident ambassador in Cyprus, Vladimer Konstantinidi, met with Christodoulos Angastiniotis, the president of the Nicosia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EVEL) and other officials, with whom he discussed ways to

Cyprus to acquire its first wind park

Cyprus government signed on Friday a contract for the construction of the island's fist wind park, expected to be completed in mid 2010. The park, one of the biggest in the Eastern

US economy shrinks modestly, consumption falls

The U.S. economy contracted at a slower-than-expected pace in the second quarter, government data showed on Friday, but a sharp drop in consumer spending fanned fears that recovery would be sluggish. Gross

Oil falls below $67 on slow demand; eyes GDP

Oil slipped below $67 on Friday as investors turned their attention back to weak fundamentals after the previous day's sharp equities-led gains. Oil analysts said the dip in prices also reflected caution