No let-up in Cyprus’ tourism slide

British market is in the doldrums   Figures for tourism arrivals in March confirm that there has been no let-up in the relentless slide of Cyprus’ tourism industry this year, with figures

Marfin Popular to list new shares

The CSE Council announced that it has accepted the listing of 24,502,416 ordinary shares of Marfin Popular Bank Public Co Ltd of nominal value CYP0.50, which have been allocated as an exchange

Beer cartel fined €273 mln

The European Commission has fined the Dutch brewers Heineken, Grolsch and Bavaria a total of €273 783 000 for operating a cartel on the beer market in The Netherlands, in clear violation of EC

EC wants better public access to EU documents

With the adoption of its Green Paper today, the Commission is launching an open public consultation on the Regulation regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (Regulation 1049/2001). This

Cypriots rush to secure EU funding

Cyprus businesses, non-governmental organisations, research centres and other institutions are rushing to secure access to billions of euros made available under the EU’s 2007-2013 funding assistance programmes. Until recently, the process of

Hard facts about soft governance

By Michael S. Olympios Chief Consultant Allied Business Consultants   As annual reports cue to the printing houses investors and analysts await to read them. Not because they want to read the

M&A seminar

The Cyprus MBA Association, the Business Managers’ Association (KEADE) and the Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) are jointly organizing a seminar on “Mergers and Acquisitions: Challenges and Risks” to be held on