. * The “do’s” and “don’ts” in holiday card etiquette * In the office, the professional methods of communication are generally pretty clear. Pick up the phone, shoot a quick note by email, or make a visit to someone’s office. However – during holiday season – many employees wonder “Should I send members of
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MeritKapital, the Cyprus based, CySEC licensed investment firm, continues to expand the non-executive board of the FCA registered firm by inviting Ike C. Nwodoto to join. Ike started his career at Calyon’s interest rate derivatives’ team where he focused on the valuation, structuring and hedging of underlying deals. Subsequently, he moved to Exotix Partners LLP
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Managing data security and privacy is the main challenge Chief Financial Officers face in today’s corporate reporting environment for more than half of respondents (56%) to the latest report by EY Financial Accounting and Advisory Services (FAAS), ‘Can innovative corporate reporting build trust in a volatile world?’ When looking at findings by country, CFOs in
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Aristo Developers took part in a business forum in Dubai to promote the company and its projects to a high net-worth investment community, in collaboration with one of the leading business executives of the United Arab Emirates, as well as representatives of top Cypriot audit firms and banking organisations. The business forum took place
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* ExxonMobil consortium to start exploration in 2H 2018 * Italy’s ENI, partnered with French Total and Qatargas in two separate consortia in Cyprus offshore, is expected to secure environmental permits this week and proceed with exploratory drilling in blocks 3, 6 and 8, with initial results expected to be released towards the end
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President Nicos Anastasiades chose the annual meeting of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KEVE) on Tuesday to drive home the message that the economy has been recovering on his watch and that growth prospects were among the best in the EU. He referred to “a new dynamic that our economy is developing. The
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The Cypriot banks should take more radical measures to reduce their high stock of non-performing loans (NPLs) as the tool of restructurings is not enough, CDentral Bank Governor Chrystalla Georghadji told House Finance Committee on Tuesday. Georghadji said that the Singe Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), which as of November 2014 assumed the supervision of Cyprus’ systemic
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The Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI-CypERC) Economics Research Centre of the University of Cyprus increased by 2.8 points in November compared with October. The increase was driven by a boost in services confidence and, to a lesser extent, confidence improvements in construction, industry and among consumers, the ERC said. The Services Confidence Indicator increased as a
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During a recent session, the College of EU Commissioners, has approved a nomination submitted by the Maritime Transport Directorate of the European Commission, for the appointment of Thomas Kazakos, Director General of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber, as Member of the Board of Directors of European Maritime Safety Agency, which is composed of Directors from the
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OOKLA, the internet speed test and audit firm, said that Cyta had the fastest mobile telephony in Cyprus for 2017. The evaluation was conducted via a SpeedTest app among the thousands of measurements that were carried out in in Cyprus during April-September, and revealed Cyta’s dominance where speeds are concerned. According to the OOKLA evaluation
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