Marriages Made in Hell

By Dr Alan Waring Dubai International again and three hours to kill. Time to ponder an old risk issue which, until relatively recently, had largely passed by Cyprus companies. I refer to

How about Blue Flags for … toilets?

The island’s tourism authorities and various civil service departments and NGOs pride themselves over the growing number of Blue Flag markings for clean beaches around our coast, which is the benchmark used

Euro poised to rebound

The dollar dipped on Thursday but stayed near a 10-month high versus the yen as minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting further dented expectations that the central bank could cut

Cyprus Cement not sure about Titan

Cyprus Cement Pcl (CCC), the island’s second largest cement producer denied that it is in advanced talks with Titan SA of Greece for a tie-up, but added that it has in the

BOC hits EUR 9 or CYP 5.20 on ATHEX

…Proton snaps more INFw   Bank of Cyprus shares hit a new record high of EUR 9.02 or CYP 5.20 on the ATHEX, far outstripping the performance of the ATHEX, which was

Green line crossings up, but trade disappoints

According to the available data 3,375,409 crossings of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots altogether were registered through the Green Line separating Cyprus during the period May 2005 until April 2006, according to

BOC results and interim dividend

The Board of Directors of Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd will convene on Friday 3 November 2006 to examine the Bank of Cyprus Group financial results for the nine months ended

BOC appoints new committees

The Board of Directors of Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd has decided some changes in the composition of Board Committees. The composition of Board Committees as of Octobner 12 are as

Cyprus GDP growth seen at 3.7%

According to the Ministry of Finance, the GDP growth rate for 2006 is expected to reach 3.7% attributed to private consumption and export of services. For 2007 the growth rate is expected

Trading platform with ATHEX due Oct 30

The Association of Investment Firms of Cyprus has voted in favour of the recommendation of the CSE Council for the commencement of the “Common Trading Platform” (CTP) with the Athens Exchange on