Industry

Canada’s retail sales rise 0.3% in July, lower than estimates

Canada’s retail sales rose 0.3% in July, compared to the previous month, and reached $66.1 billion, the country’s statistical authority said Friday.Markets expected the figure to show a gain of 0.4%, while retail sales increased 0.1% in June.In July, …

Cyprus slashes taxation on interest income to 17%

The Cyprus government decided to slash taxation on interest income from 30% to 17%, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Wednesday, noting that banks should follow suit in boosting income for depositors. During the 2013 financial crisis in Cyprus, …

Job vacancies in Cyprus up by 17.2% in Q2 2023

A significant increase of 17.2% was recorded in the number of job vacancies in the 2nd quarter of 2023 on an annual basis, while there was an increase of 5.7% on a quarterly basis. According to data published on Wednesday by the Statistical Service of…

Employment in Broad Public Sector up by 1.2% on annual basis in Q2

Employment in the broader public sector increased by 894 persons or 1.2% in the second quarter of 2023, compared to the corresponding quarter of 2022 and by 0.8% compared to the first quarter of 2023. According to data released on Wednesday by the Sta…