Board appointments at Laiki Hellas

Cyprus Popular Bank Public Company announced that Efthimios Bouloutas, Managing Director of Marfin Bank, will become the new Managing Director of Popular Bank (Hellas). Bouloutas has served as General Manager of EFG

EU report contains stinging criticism of Turkey

Freedom of speech in Turkey is not guaranteed, the military still plays a “significant” political role and non-Muslim religious communities face discrimination, the European Commission is set to say in a report

EU urges phone users to turn off mobiles

The European Commission has urged mobile phone users to turn off their handsets when abroad in protest at “excessively high” roaming charges. Its call came after a survey conducted for the Commission

New generation of Trust USB 2.0 hubs

Trust has introduced three new USB 2.0 hubs whose functionality is tailored to three different uses. All three models allow a maximum of four USB devices to be connected to one USB

Cyprus businessmen see prospects in Croatia

The business delegation accompanying Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos on his official visit to Croatia believes that there are prospects to develop trade and economic cooperation between the two countries and hopes to

BOC to revise targets higher

The ease with which Bank of Cyprus Pcl (BOC) surpassed analyst expectations regarding its 9M06 profit that increased 158% YoY to CYP 130 mln have led the Bank to decide to revise

Church investments “safe” for now

Following the election of Paphos Bishop Chrysostomos as Archbishop of Cyprus, the major investments of the Church in CSE listed titles will most likely remain stable. The combined stake of the Church