The EU Constitution applies only “the least common denominator” as far as economic reform is concerned, therefore “the burden of economic policy still lies with the member states” and Cyprus will have to face these issues very fast, according to Dr Stelios Platis, speaking at the Economist Panel Discussion last Thursday. Platis is disappointed at
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Total registrations of motor vehicles fell by 3.1% year on year to reach 4,257 in March, bringing that quarterly year-on-year rise to 6.2% for the first quarter of a whole, when 12,428 vehicles were registered. In 2004, there was an increase of 33.9% in motor vehicle registrations, thanks to large cuts in excuse duties for
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The EU-funded UNDP Partnership for the Future (PFF) De-mining Project, amounting to EUR 2.5 mln, announced the completion of the mine clearance in Zodia, near Morphou on the western side of Cyprus, on Wednesday. The mine-clearance paves the way for a third crossing point across the Green Line after the Ledra Palace foot crossing and
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Epson has launched the P-2000 Photo Viewer, its latest digital imaging accessory that enables users to save photos from digital camera memory card and view them on the 3.8 inch Photo Fine display with a resolution of 212 pixels per inch (ppi). The P-2000 is twice as fast as its predecessor when viewing photos and
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The Statistical Service CYSTAT has produced a quarterly index of output prices in construction going back to the first quarter of 2000. According to these figures, output prices in construction rose in the fourth quarter of 2004 by 2.9% compared with the third quarter. with the index reaching 148.5 units. On average, output prices in
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Oil price futures fell on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia pledged to increase crude oil production from 9,5 to 12.5 mln barrels per day within three years, and to 15 mln barrels per day over the long term, after a meeting between Saudi and US leaders on Monday. June prices for light, sweet crude dropped 72
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