Cypriots prefer foreign currency loans

…deposits surge higher Cypriots continued to prefer loans in foreign currency at the expense of local currency which carried a higher rate, according to the July Monetary Survey of the Central Bank

Atlantic lifts H1 profit by 63%

Atlantic Insurance Pcl (ATL) reported a 62.5% YoY increase in first half profit to CYP 1.35 mln compared to CYP 835k a year ago and CYP 1.68 mln for the whole of

Cyprus IBU loans reach $6.5 bln

International Banking Units (IBUs) based in Cyprus saw a $119 mln decline in advances to customers to $6.58 bln until June 2006, according to the Monetary Survey of the Cyprus Central Bank,

UN to station Lebanon peace keepers in Cyprus

The United Nations plans to establish a command centre in Cyprus for peace keepers to serve in Lebanon, Foreign Minister George Lillykas said Thursday. The Cypriot official said prior to his departure

Cyprus Airways pilots back down

Cyprus Airways (CAIR) pilots decided Tuesday to call off their strike measures set for August 25 and 26. Polis Economou, the Chairman of the Pancyprian Union of Pilots (PASIPY) told CNA that