Piraeus eyes 9.9% stake in BOC

Piraeus Bank reiterated its goal of reaching the threshold of 9.9% of the capital of Bank of Cyprus, after confirming on the ASE that its total holding until last Friday amounted to

CPI eases to 3.02% in June

Having hit 3.13% in May, consumer price inflation eased a tiny bit to 3.02% in June compared with the same month of 2005. The month-on-month inflation rate was 0.13%, compared with 0.09%

Cyprus army helicopter crashes killing crew

A National Guard helicopter crashed near the south western coastal town of Paphos Wednesday, killing both crew members, a Russian trainer and a Cypriot officer, while on an exercise flight. The Russian-made

Papadopoulos-Talat meet at last

Republic of Cyprus President and leader of the Greek Cypriot community Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat met after a gap of more than two years on Monday, with

Britain-Cyprus to co-operate on security

Relations may be cool on the surface, but underneath Cyprus and Britain continue day-to-day co-operation. On Monday British Minister of State responsible for Counter Terrorism and the Middle East, Kim Howells, was