Farmers threaten renewed chaos

Disgruntled potato growers threatened to disrupt roads and go on an indefinite blockade of major roads following a deadlock in talks with the government over their claims for additional subsidies up to

SFS warrants approved

SFS Group Pcl (SFS) announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the Company’s Prospectus regarding the issue and listing of 26,042,029 share warrants (2005/2007). Specifically, 23,674,572 share warrants will be apportioned

Doctors to cruise as they strike

State doctors in Cyprus are threatening to go on a cruise and not to report for work if their demands for better conditions are not met. The doctors have taken a hint

Laiki buys Serbia bank

Laiki Bank has made its first acquisition of a foreign bank, by purchasing the capital of Belgrade based Centrobanka for EUR 38 mln, according to Serb newspaper reports. A Laiki Bank spokesman

Unemployment edges lower

The number of unemployed persons registered at the District Labour Offices on the last day of October 2005, decreased by 854 compared with September 2005 and reached 10.695 persons or 3,0 %

Building permits give mixed picture

The Statistical Service announced that the number of building permits authorized by the municipal authorities and the district administration offices during August 2005 stood at 597 for a month-on-month decline of 2.8%

Tsokkos 9-month profits seen 2.8% higher

The Board of Directors of A.Tsokkos Hotels Public Ltd will meet on November 29, 2005 at the Constantinos The Great hotel in Protaras to examine the results for the period ended September