The U.S. trade gap narrowed unexpectedly to $26 billion in May, the smallest since November 1999, as exports rose and domestic demand for foreign goods slumped, government data on Friday showed. The
On the basis of preliminary estimates for foreign trade in May 2009, total imports/ arrivals reached EUR 478.6 mln, of which EUR 352.9 mln were arrivals from other member states of the
The House plenary, after a long debate, approved on Thursday by majority vote a new law banning smoking completely in all closed public places. The law is set to come into effect
The European Investment Bank signed a EUR228 mln loan agreement with Cypriot commercial banks on Friday, part of a broader strategy to boost liquidity to European small to medium size enterprises. As
Passengers on Cyprus Airways flights, with an electronic ticket, will now have the option to register on the company's website at cyprusair.com in order to receive SMS or e-mail reminders of the
EU Commissioner for Health Androulla Vassiliou has welcomed the approval by the Cyprus House of Representatives of a legislation banning smoking in all public places and night clubs as of January 1st,
Cyprus will be hosting a meeting of Commonwealth Ministers of Finance, to take place in Limassol, from September 30 to October 2. The Council of Ministers has already authorised the Minister of
Europe and Asia showed flickers of economic recovery on Friday with better-than-expected industrial output figures from France and Italy, mirroring numbers from Germany this week and adding to strong data from South
British factory costs fell in June at their sharpest annual rate since 1997 and output prices slid at their fastest in 7-1/2 years, in a sign inflation will fall sharply in the
Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd announced that as a result of the reinvestment of dividends paid on 10 June 2009, a total of 7.082.906 new ordinary shares of a nominal value
