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The Statistical Service Cystat has reported that the index of industrial turnover is provisionally estimated to have reached 112.5 (base 2005=100) in March, recording a decrease of 8.9% compared with March 2008.

Oil firmed towards $72 a barrel on Friday, gaining for a third day, supported by views on equity markets that the economy may be stabilising and due to geopolitical concerns over key

European Union leaders agreed more steps on Friday to avert a repeat of the banking crisis that has sapped the world economy and the IMF said 2010 might deliver stronger growth than

President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias said that the initiatives the government has been taking over the past years have significantly raised Cyprus' performance in the European Innovation Scoreboard for

A group of specialists is carrying out a series of thermal and atmospheric pollution measurements at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, to determine the potential of transforming the central administrative building of

The EU Info Point located at the northern part of Nicosia is opening its doors to the public. The Info Point project has a budget of EUR1.3 mln, financed by the Financial

The IMF is likely to revise up its 2010 growth forecast for the world economy, a senior fund official said on Friday, while European Union leaders were set to back the creation

European Union leaders will on Friday back plans for swift disbursement of the next instalment of EU aid for Latvia, according to a final draft of a summit declaration. Latvia is waiting

The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits rose last week but the number of people staying on the benefit rolls after collecting an initial week of aid fell

Activists campaigning for an end to Gaza's blockade by Israel will sail to the enclave from Cyprus in defiance of the Israeli navy, they said on Thursday. Two boats, including one carrying