Petrol costs leap 39.5% Â The price index of construction materials for November 2007 reached 141.84 (base year 2000=100.00), recording an increase of 0.79% over the previous month. Compared with November 2006, the index rose by 6.1%, with petrol costs rising by a huge 39.5% over the previous year. For the period January-November 2007, the
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Despite the absence of rain the autumn season for Cyprus is turning out to be a disappointment, with arrivals of tourists reaching 94,741 in November 2007 compared with 95,682 in November 2006, recording a decrease of 1.0%. The UK market is still down, with a fall of 5.5% was recorded in tourist arrivals from the
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The industrial turnover index (comprising mining and quarrying, manufacturing, electricity, gas and water supply) for September 2007 reached 148.1 (base 2000=100), recording an increase of 5.9% compared to September 2006. For manufacturing, the index for September 2007 reached 136.4 units, recording an increase of 5.7% compared to September 2006. In the same period, the index
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Local demand supported the Cypriot brewing industry in 2007, with issues of beers for local consumption up by 5.9% year on year in January-November to 36,974,671 litres. Cypriot brewers produce KEO and brands thereof, as well as locally produced Carlsberg. The exporting sector performed poorly, however, with issues for beer for export down by 10.6%
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President Tassos Papadopoulos has said that the various problems, which are constantly arising, will only be resolved once the Cyprus issue is settled and the country, divided since the 1974 Turkish invasion, is reunited. The President’s comments came following a protest by Turkish Cypriots against measures imposed by the illegal regime in Turkish occupied Cyprus,
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The Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis arrives in Moscow today on a three-day official visit, accompanied by the Foreign Minister Dora Bakogianni, Minister of State Theodoros Rousoopoulos and Minister of Development Christos Folias. Karamanlis, in an interview with the Russian language magazine “Greeceâ€, has said that he intends to discuss with Russian President Vladimir Poutin
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Greek Minister of National Defence Evaggelos Meimarakis arrives tomorrow in Cyprus for a visit, during which he will be received by President of the Republic of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos. According to the programme of his visit, the Greek Minister will arrive at Larnaca airport on board a C130. At midday he will be received by
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The Council adopted the new Regulation for implementing the EU-US Energy Star programme in the EU. This Regulation requires EU institutions and central Member State government authorities to use energy efficiency criteria no less demanding than those defined in the Energy Star programme when purchasing office equipment. Energy Star is part of the Community strategy
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CYTA, the state-owned telecom of Cyprus has slashed its Vodafone Mobile Connect rates and increased the bandwidth for the service allowing subscribers to stay connected with the Internet through their notebooks in Cyprus and abroad. CYTA is upping the bandwidth for its contract subscribers from 10MB to 50MB and from 400MB to 2GB for use
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GDP per inhabitant expressed in terms of purchasing power standards (PPS) in Cyprus was at 92% of the EU average while in Luxembourg it was more than two-and-a-half times the EU27 average in 2006, and in Ireland was nearly 50% above the average, according to Eurostat. The Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, Sweden and Belgium were between
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