Tourism arrivals in January 2006 fell 6.8% year on year to 54.875 compared to 58.894 in January 2005, the Statistics Department reported. Arrivals from the EU reached 49.347 of whom 29.469 or 50% of total tourism arrivals came from the UK. The decline in overall arrivals is largely blamed on a decline in arrivals from

Equity prices on the Cyprus Stock Exchange climbed higher, bolstered by a strong rally on banking shares, with the shares of Bank of Cyprus and Laiki Bank pulling the GENX to levels not seen in five years. The CSE GENX closed 3.89% higher on Monday at a fresh record high of 2303.85, bringing its weekly

A person might unintentionally give away vital stored data when selling an old computer or laptop. Even if a person erases files or formats on the hard drive, data thieves might be able to reconstruct the information. Neither process is enough, according to Anja Hartmann of the German Federal Office for Security in Information Technology

The Statistical Service CYSTAT has announced that the number of building permits authorised by the municipal authorities and the district administration offices during December 2005 stood at 860. The total value of these permits reached CYP 114.7 mln and the total area 287.3 thousand square metres. These building permits provide for the construction of 1,527

Full-year growth at 1.6% GDP grew in real terms by 0.3% in the euro-zone and by 0.4% in the EU25 during the fourth quarter of 2005, compared to the previous quarter, according to flash estimates published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. Data for Cyprus in the fourth quarter are not yet