UNFICYP budget approved

The UN General Assembly has appropriated around $44 mln gross for the maintenance of the UN peace-keeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for the period July 2003 to end of June 2004, according

President appoints new Attorney General

President Tassos Papadopoulos has appointed Petros Clerides as Attorney General of the Republic. An official press release says Clerides, who was until now Deputy Attorney General, will be giving his affirmation during

CDB appoints 2 new board members

The Cyprus Development Bank (CDB) announced that the Council of Ministers has appointed new board members to replace the two who resigned in March. The new members are Nicos Hadjinicolaou, a senior

Inflation rises to 3.1% in April

Consumer price inflation picked up in April to reach 3.1% compared with the same month of 2004, compared with a rate of 2.9% in March. On a month-on-month basis, the consumer price

Cyprus pound CYP 0.5797/euro Thursday

The mid-rate between the spot exchange rates at the close of the fixing session of the Cyprus Foreign Exchange Market on Thursday was 0.5797 Cyprus pounds per euro. This was 0.96% stronger