Cyprus industrial turnover rose 21.4% y/y in July

The industrial turnover index in Cyprus reached 197.1 (base 2000=100) in July 2008, recording an increase of 21.4% compared with July 2007. The industrial turnover index comprises mining and quarrying, manufacturing, electricity,

Cyprus car registrations: what is the trend?

Motor vehicle registrations in Cyprus have taken an erratic path this year, making it difficult to assess the overall trend. Registrations have fallen in some months have risen at double digits rates

Cyprus retail trade still buoyant in July

Retail trade in Cyprus remained buoyant in July, according to provisional figures for that month. The turnover volume index of retail trade for July 2008 rose by a provisional 10.1% compared with

Cyprus slashes GDP growth rate to 3%

Minister of Finance Charilaos Stavrakis has slashed the GDP growth estimate for 2009 from 3.7% to 3.0% as a result of the global economic crisis and the financial meltdown. The previous 3.7%

Garoyian deplores Turkey’s SC membership

Turkey's election as a non permanent member of the UN Security Council is an absurd decision, Cyprus House President Marios Garoyian had said here Saturday. Expressing his disappointment, Garoyian added that “