In 2009, 51.6% of Cypriot enterprises with 10 or more employees had a website, according to the annual survey entitled ‘Information and Communication Technologies Usage in Households and by Individuals 2009’ carried out in all EU member states. The survey found that 95.5% of enterprises use a computer, which was an increase compared with previous
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The price index of construction materials for reached 117.57 (base year 2005=100.00) in October, according to the Statistical Service. This implied a decrease of 0.22% over the previous month and a fall of 6.3% over October 2008. For the period January – October 2009, the index recorded a decrease of 3.68% over the corresponding period
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The Federal Reserve is about to provide a little more insight into how long an extended period of time might be. The U.S. central bank, has been repeating that "extended period" phrase since March to signal that it intends to keep its benchmark short-term interest rate near zero for the foreseeable future. With the U.S.
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Speculation of a bid battle for Cadbury between Kraft Foods and other rivals who are considering making takeover offers lifted shares in the British confectioner to a new high, analysts said on Monday. Most of the other big players in the global confectionery industry — U.S.-based Hershey Co, Italy's Ferrero and Switzerland's Nestle AG —
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At the meeting that started on Thursday, November 19, 2009 and ended on November 20, 2009, the Board of Directors of Elma Holdings Public Company Ltd decided the following: 1. After reviewing the Group's activities so far, the Board of Directors decided to inform the CSE and the investors that the results for 2009 are
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Investment advisers main users of ETFs LONDON, (Reuters) – The use of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) accelerated during the financial crisis, with investors seeking them out as havens of liquidity and transparency, an 11-year study released on Monday showed. The report by Barclays Global Investors (BGI) using Thomson Reuters data said the number of institutions using
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President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat will meet again Tuesday, in the framework of the ongoing UN-led direct negotiations for a solution to the Cyprus problem. The meeting will start at 1000 local time at the UN Protected Area of the now defunct Nicosia international airport.
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President of the House of Representatives Marios Garoyian has underlined the need to restore the historic truth as regards the Armenian Genocide. “We ask for justice. We demand the restoration of the historic truth, not its falsification, which is the attempt of the Turkish government, which uses methods and so called initiatives for peace with
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Britain urged Turkey on Monday to honour a pledge to the European Union to open its ports and airports to neighbouring Cyprus, saying it would be an important step in Ankara's talks to join the bloc. Turkey has no diplomatic relations with Cyprus, an EU member since 2004, but is under pressure to make good
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The British insurance industry faces a hit of up to 100 million pounds ($165.4 million) from last week's floods in northern England, the Association of British Insurers said on Monday. The total insured loss will be in the range of 50 to 100 million pounds, based on the current tally of about 1,000 claims, an
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