The Cyprus Shipping Chamber organised a gala dinner at the Hilton Park Hotel in Nicosia last week to celebrate its 20th anniversary, initially established as the Cyprus Shipping Council. In his address
January’s rainfall was only 78% of the month’s average over previous years, with the highest amount recorded at the Stavros tis Psokas forest station, followed by Prodromos and Platania villages, as well
Bank of Cyprus is to offer up to EUR 1.5 bln in soft loans and simplified loan arrangements as part of its efforts to boost the economy, Group CEO Andreas Eliades said
The Nicosia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EVEL) wants to see the capital regain its crown as the primary venue for conferences on the island, calling on the government to revive the
President Demetris Christofias announced a new stimulus package worth EUR 300 mln on Tuesday to accelerate the growth rate of the local economy and to maintain unemployment at low levels. The government
The United States shed nearly 600,000 jobs in January and German and British industry output plunged the month before, data showed on Friday, while an array of Japanese firms suffered heavy body
The plenary of the House of Representatives unanimously passed an amended bill on Thursday in favour of overseas Cypriots to vote in their countries of residence. According to the new bill, those
The UN-led negotiation process underway could lead to a solution of the Cyprus problem by 2010, Olli Rehn, European Union's Commissioner for Enlargement has said. Rehn's comment came as UN-led negotiating process
British industrial production fell more sharply than expected in December and at its fastest quarterly rate since 1974, suggesting the economy shrank even more sharply at the end of last year than
Trips abroad by residents of Cyprus rose by 12% in 2008 to 1,209,79, compared with 1,080,512 in 2007. This was a much better performance than tourism arrivals , which fell by 0.5%
