Dollar pressured ahead of G7 meeting

The dollar came under broad pressure and slipped from a six-week high against the yen on Tuesday, as investors took profits ahead of a meeting of Group of Seven finance officials later

Technicals mixed on currencies

The USD may remain under pressure ahead of the release of the FOMC March 21 meeting minutes on Wednesday. The modest and temporary price action of the USD following the better than

Wholesale trade up 8.5% in 2006

For period January-December 2006 the turnover value index of wholesale trade and Commission Trade recorded an increase of 8.5% compared to the corresponding period of 2005, according to the Statistical Services. In

Internationalization of the Cypriot Banks

By Andreas Petrou Cyprus International Institute of Management   The recent developments in Cyprus banking are driven to a large extent by the banks’ desire to grow through further internationalization in the

Class Struggle Over Pensions

By Dr. Jim Leontiades Cyprus International Institute of Management   Compared to the major European countries Cyprus has little in the way of the usual class divisions. We have no hereditary aristocracy.

Are Cash Acquisitions Better?

Written by Scott C. Linn and Jeannette A. Switzer Summarized by George S. Mellman, CFA Edited by Constantinos Papanastasiou, CFA President CFA Society of Cyprus   The authors examine the relationship between

PrimeTel getting ready to list on CSE

Exciting plans underway for Spidernet   PrimeTel, the alternative telecommunications provider offering its Triple Play service of telephony, Internet and television, is preparing the ground to become a public company in anticipation