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The trade deficit in Cyprus widened to EUR 4,727.4 mln in January-September 2008 , compared with EUR 3,827.7 mln in January-September 2007. Total imports/arrivals amounted to EUR 5,601.5 mln in January-September, compared

European Union leaders must show U.S. President-elect Barack Obama they are serious about tackling economic slowdown and climate change by agreeing firm action on both this week, the bloc's executive said on

OPEC needs to make a large cut in supplies at a meeting next week, its third reduction since September, to prevent further falls in oil prices as world demand slumps due to

The Qatar Central Bank and the Central Bank of Cyprus, expressing their mutual interest and willingness in establishing and promoting bilateral ties in the domain of supervision of credit institutions, signed last

Costs for mining firms are sliding, a rare bright spot in a downturn that will help soften the impact of a crash in metals prices, but some improved costs, such as labour,

Registered unemployment rose for the third consecutive month in November, hitting construction and real estate the most. According to the Statistical Service, the number of unemployed registered at the District Labour Offices

The EU-harmonised consumer price inflation rate (HICP) in Cyprus fell to 3.1% in November, down from 4.8% in October and a peak of 5.3% in July. Compared with the previous month, the

British retail sales fell at their sharpest annual pace in more than three years in November, a survey showed on Tuesday in a grim portent of the all-important Christmas shopping season. The

British house prices continued to fall sharply in November, though at a slightly slower pace, and sales fell to a record low, a survey indicated on Tuesday. The Royal Institution of Chartered

The Czech Republic, which takes over the European Union's presidency in January, warned on Monday against excessive economic regulation to fight financial crisis and recession. In an interview with Reuters, Czech Deputy