Letter to editor The new Nicosia hospital is finally ready to be operational after years of waiting and delays and the present government blaming their predecessors for the “scandal” as they called it. Whatever happened to the investigation into the scandal? Was it shelved? Was there a scandal after all? What I cannot understand is
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By Dr Alan Waring Dubai International again and three hours to kill. Time to ponder an old risk issue which, until relatively recently, had largely passed by Cyprus companies. I refer to the risks entailed in mergers and acquisitions (M&As). There now appears to be a growing M&A feeding frenzy in the Eastern Med but
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The island’s tourism authorities and various civil service departments and NGOs pride themselves over the growing number of Blue Flag markings for clean beaches around our coast, which is the benchmark used by foreign tourists to measure the cleanliness of our public facilities. Now is the time to assess the situation and see if any
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The dollar dipped on Thursday but stayed near a 10-month high versus the yen as minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting further dented expectations that the central bank could cut interest rates in early 2007, but the euro is seen recouping some of its losses and heading to at least $1.2590 to ideally
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Cyprus Cement Pcl (CCC), the island’s second largest cement producer denied that it is in advanced talks with Titan SA of Greece for a tie-up, but added that it has in the past been engaged in negotiations with many without leading to a deal. The Cyprus Cement Public Company Ltd would like to state that
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…Proton snaps more INFw  Bank of Cyprus shares hit a new record high of EUR 9.02 or CYP 5.20 on the ATHEX, far outstripping the performance of the ATHEX, which was up 1% at 4053 points before the close. On the CSE, the BOC shares closed 1.85% higher at a fresh record high of
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According to the available data 3,375,409 crossings of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots altogether were registered through the Green Line separating Cyprus during the period May 2005 until April 2006, according to the EU of whom 1,195,594 were Greek Cypriots and 2,179,815 Turkish Cypriots. The Green Line Regulation has been operational since 1 May 2004.
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The Board of Directors of Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd will convene on Friday 3 November 2006 to examine the Bank of Cyprus Group financial results for the nine months ended 30 September 2006 and the possible payment of an interim dividend. On the same day (after stock market close), the financial results will
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The Board of Directors of Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd has decided some changes in the composition of Board Committees. The composition of Board Committees as of Octobner 12 are as follows: Audit Committee Anna Diogenous (Chairman) Christos S. Pantzaris Costas Ζ. Severis Andreas J. Jacovides Manthos Mavrommatis Nominations Committee George Μ. Georgiades (Chairman)
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According to the Ministry of Finance, the GDP growth rate for 2006 is expected to reach 3.7% attributed to private consumption and export of services. For 2007 the growth rate is expected to increase to 3.8% due to the additional demand for tourism and services. Unemployment is expected to increase to 5.5% in 2006 compared
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