Vivartia seeks rest of Christis

Vivartia S.A. (Delta), the Greek dairy products giant which successfully completed the acquisition of a 46% stake in Christis Dairies Pcl (CDL) from the NK Shacolas and CTC Groups has expressed an

CSE approves Mitsides listing

Mitsides Pcl announced that the Cyprus Stock Exchange on April 20 approved its application to list on the Exchange. Mitsides will list in the CSE’s Parallel market. Mitsides also confirmed an earlier

Euro long positions at record high

Recent CFTC data for the week ending April 17th showed a continued build up in carry trades with EUR net long positions now at 106,770 contracts, an all time high, while JPY

Cyprus trade deficit widens in January

The trade deficit in January 2007 widened to CYP 201.9 mln in January 2007 compared with CYP 187.9 mln in the corresponding month of 2006. Total imports/arrivals (covering total imports from third

Construction materials prices up 4.4% in Q1

The price index of construction materials for March 2007 reached 136.14 units (base year 2000 = 100.00), recording an increase of 0.77% over the previous month, according to the Statistical Service. For

CYPRUS WINE REVIEW: Meeting A Legend

By Patrick Skinner   As he walked into the main conference suite (a.k.a. the ballroom) of the Four Seasons, Lemesos, to address an audience of more than 100 people, clad in an