. By Oren Laurent President, Banc De Binary Money is a powerful tool, and China is willing to use it. The country has been repeatedly judged by the West for its human rights’ record but we are still choosing to reap the benefit of Chinese trade; it seems that China now realizes that the recession
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The Bank of Cyprus has appointed its CEO John Hourican to its board of directors, while board member Adonis Papaconstantinou joins the Committee for Nominations and Corporate Governance. The committee is headed by the bank’s chairman, Christis Hassapis, and includes Marinos Gialeli, Marios Kalochoritis, Konstantinos Katsaros, Marios Yiannas and Andreas Yiasemides. Meanwhile, news reports earlier
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Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) has recently partnered with Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, to host a roadshow held in the Indian cities of Delhi and Mumbai. During the two, one-day events, Gulf Air and Cypriot travel industry representatives showcased the country’s tourism offering and most convenient travel options when visiting
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The Economic Sentiment Indicator for November 2013 registered an increase of 3.5 units compared with October owing to mainly an upbeat in the services sector and to the consumer’s improved expectations. This is the seven consecutive increase of the ESI, according to the University of Cyprus Economic Research Centre, which compiles the index. "The improvement
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The coalition agreement, announced earlier today (27 November), shows high awareness of European expectation for the new German government. Yet, the EU chapter of the deal reads like a compulsory exercise buried under domestic policy, EurActiv.de reports. Europe does not feature as a high priority in the text of the new coalition agreement, unveiled earlier
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Marian Kotleba, a far-right politician notorious for his anti-Roma rhetoric and appearances in a Nazi-style uniform, has won the local election in the Banská Bystrica region of Slovakia by 55.5%, sending a shockwave to the political class ahead of the European elections. Kotleba has a range of controversial views: he considers NATO a terrorist organisation;
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The Commission stands behind you, President of the EU Commission Jose Manuel Barroso assured Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades the Cypriot Government and the Cypriot people, after the meetings him and the College of Commissioners had on Wednesday with President Anastasiades and his entourage, in Brussels. Barroso welcomed the successful implementation of the Cypriot adjustment programme
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Cyprus is facing a problem of illegal immigrants and asylum seekers, mainly due to its proximity to countries of emigration but also because of the continuing Turkish occupation, said Interior Minister Socrates Hasikos, addressing a conference on " The demographic and immigration problem in Cyprus" . Cyprus, an EU member since 2004, has been divided
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More than 30 research projects are underway at the Cyprus Institute, which promotes research in areas such as energy, environment, technology in archaeology, computation – based science and technology. In an interview with CNA, Chair of the Executive Committee of the Cyprus Institute (CyI) Dr Andreas Pittas said that the Institute has established partnerships with
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The level of water in dams declined in comparison to the corresponding period in 2012, a fact related also to the limited autumn rainfall this year. According to preliminary data of the Meteorological Service, November rainfall in the Government controlled area was recorded at 21.3 mm, amounting to 40% of the normal average rainfall for
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