Barrage of upgrades on BOC

…UBS lifts BOC to CYP 7.20 Bank of Cyprus saw a barrage of upgrades and higher price targets on its share price following the release of the exceptionally good first quarter results.

Eurozone GDP accelerates to 0.6% in Q1

Flash estimates from Eurostat GDP accelerated to 0.6% quarter on quarter both in the euro area and in the EU25 during the first quarter of 2006, according to flash estimates published by

Ideas for modernising universities

The European Commission outlined on Wednesday on how best to modernise Europe’s universities, identifying a number of areas where changes should be made so that Europe’s universities can become stronger players in

CSE keeps NMT in Special Category

The CSE decided to keep the title of New Marathon Tours Public Co Ltd. in its Special Category despite the fact that the company finally released its final accounts for 2005. The

Laiki buys Nicosia HSBC ops

The Cyprus Popular Bank Public Company Ltd (Laiki Bank) announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase certain of the assets and liabilities of the Nicosia Branch of HSBC Bank

Moller in New York for contacts re Cyprus

The Special Representative in Cyprus of the UN Secretary-General, Michael Moller, is in New York to attend the annual meeting between the Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the Heads of UN Peacekeeping Missions.