Cyprus problem talks get off ground

The Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot sides exchanged lists of issues to be discussed concerning the substance of the Cyprus problem, in accordance with the agreement reached on 8 July 2006

Cypriot humanitarian aid for Lebanon

Fifty tons of humanitarian aid from the Cypriot division of Doctors of the World has been loaded onto Indian navy ship ‘INS BETWA’ destined for Beirut, so that it can be distributed

FBI lifts first half profit by 46%

Alkis Hadjikyriakos Frou-Frou Pcl (FBI) reported a sharp increase in first half profit on the back of a satisfactory 5.5% increase in sales and containment of costs, which helped lift net profit

Strike action at Ethniki

The Bank Employees Union (Etyk) brought the operations of National Bank of Greece (Cyprus) to a halt over a labour dispute concerning two managers brought in from Greece, which the union says

CPB and HB break higher

Laiki Bank and Hellenic Bank shares led the CSE higher on Tuesday while BOC shares were stable with activity picking up as more investors continued to target the shares of CPB and

Cyprus unemployment at 5.6%

…EU25 down to 8.1% The unemployment rate in Cyprus during June 2006 reached 5.6% from 5.4% according to a report by Eurostat, at a time when the euro-zone area jobless rate stood