JCC Payment Systems, the credit card clearing house owned by the banks, has launched JCCsmart, its e-commerce service that hopefully will boost electronic shopping on the island. For the first time, thousands
Bank of Cyprus has launched a new service called Praxis aimed at offering business clients a 24-hour service. By using Praxis, clients can apply online for letters of credit, bills of collections
Mood of optimism also in big business The government expects economic growth to exceed 4% for five years running, according to the leaked latest annual Convergence Programme submitted to the European Commission,
Two of the island’s leading advertising agencies, Telia & Pavla/BBDO and Ekkeshi Consultants, are joining forces to create a new “below the line” company to provide professional marketing and promotional services. The
Societe Generale Cyprus is offering investor loans to thousands of Bank of Cyprus shareholders to help them exercise their rights into shares during the December 13-19 conversion period. The BOC rights (BCRI),
Economy also catching up Land prices in northern Cyprus have rocketed by 172% in two years and prices of housing units have leapt 36%, according to research carried out by S. Platis
Laiki Bank, reporting its results on Friday, is seen lifting nine month profits by 77.5% year-on-year to an average of CYP 28.4 mln compared to CYP 16 mln in the same period
Ozker Ozkur, the former leader of the Turkish Republican Party (CTP) and later Secretary General of the United Cyprus Party, died at his home in northern Nicosia late Tuesday. Despite his failing
EDITORIAL Every day the folly of the Greek Cypriot leadership in its refusal to take the historic opportunity to negotiate properly ahead of the referendum to reunite the island last year, ensuring
