The discovery of a Schistosomiasis parasite egg in a 6,200 year-old grave in Syria may be the earliest evidence that agricultural irrigation systems in the Middle East region contributed to a vast spread of disease. In a study published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, scientists said it may have been spread by the introduction
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SAP contributes to continuous evolution in how training and education are delivered with the leading cloud learning offering in the market, SAP Learning Hub, a gateway to the entire knowledge base of SAP Education. SAP Learning Hub provides easy, 24/7 access to comprehensive and up-to-date educational content on a wide range of SAP solutions, anytime,
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By Fiona Mullen, Director of Sapienta Economics Ltd A new cold war is upon us. And once again little Cyprus finds itself in the middle of competing powers. So as we start to head off for our summer holidays, it is time for a re-think about Cyprus and its future. This involves business-people as much
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Cypriot nationals, living and working in Libya, are being evacuated because of the volatile situation in the country. The embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Tripoli has closed close due to the escalating situation, the government has announced. Twelve Cypriot citizens and the spouse of one of them who is a third-country national (including
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Cyprus continued in June 2014 to have the highest interest rates in the Eurozone on new loans for businesses and housing, despite the downward trend recorded in recent months, according to data released Thursday by the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). However, most categories of lending rates to households
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By Jameel Ahmad, Chief Market Analyst at FXTM The overall weak EU sentiment continued on Thursday with the major news being that in July, EU CPI unexpectedly slowed to its lowest level in nearly five years. Usually, such a headline would encourage the EURUSD to encounter a sudden rush of downside pressure. However, with the
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Increasing trends in the first five months of 2014 Limassol leads boom in Cyprus property sector Increasing trends in the first five months of 2014 By Alecos Vilanos, www.vilanosproperties.com The recovery and rise in the property sector in 2014 has so far been headed by Limassol which, despite last year's Eurgroup decisions, continued developing its
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. The BRICS name is certainly here to stay, and in terms of global governance, their influence is likely to rise as a group because of the agreement to set up a joint development bank, says the man who coined the term ‘BRICS’ By Jim O’Neill On one level, this seems like a rather odd
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. By George Mouskides A healthy banking sector is vital for a sound economy. If banks are to put their house in order and avoid mistakes of the past they must first and foremost take the right decisions at the right time on vital issues. Sixteen whole months have gone by since the “haircut” and
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Complaints have been pouring in at the Financial Mirror from frustrated customers who have no access to their funds deposited at the FBME Bank branch in Cyprus that has been under Central Bank administration for two weeks over US allegations that it was involved in money laundering. Complicating matters further, a cards clearing house owned
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