CEO confidence plunges around the globe

Confidence among leaders of the world's top companies meeting in Davos has nosedived to a new low, with recession and a worsening credit crisis torpedoing faith in corporate prospects. The findings from

Cyprus industrial output up 2.7% in 2008

Industrial output in 2008 rose by 2.7% according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service. Within the general category of industry, mining and quarrying rose by 8.1% and manufacturing by 3.3%.

Cyprus motor regs up 5.2% in 2008

Registrations of motor vehicles rose by 5.2% in 2008, according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service. This was much lower than the 33.1% increase recorded in 2007. However, that was

Greek farmers keep borders shut, block medicines

Thousands of farmers demanding compensation for low prices blocked highways across Greece for a ninth day on Tuesday, hampering the transport of medicine and keeping the Bulgarian border shut despite protests from