Crucial questions defining personal and professional development are the focus of the two-day seminar organized by the Cyprus International Institute of Management on Tuesday, June 12 and Wednesday, June 13 at CIIM’s premises in Nicosia. Leading the seminar is Dr Sally Potter, independent personal development specialist and management trainer, Visiting Tutor of Cranfield School of
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Former first lady of Cyprus, Irene Lila Clerides, died Wednesday in hospital in the eastern coastal town of Larnaca after a long illness. She was 86. Indian-born Lila Clerides met her husband Glafcos, a World War II veteran of the Royal Air Force, in the late 1950s, when he was studying in London to become
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Post offices in Cyprus were closed for half an hour at 12.30 local time Wednesday as part of a European-wide protest against Commission plans to liberalise the European Union’s postal services by January 1, 2009. The strike action was planned to coincide with the transport and postal ministers’ meeting on June 7-8 and prior to
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The Central Bank of Cyprus announced Wednesday the increase of the interest rate on the marginal lending facility (Lombard) and the interest rate on the overnight deposit facility by 25 basis points, to 5% and 3%, respectively. However, this will not affect the current market interest rates, as the bid rate on the main refinancing
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The government decided on Wednesday to invite tenders for the construction of an inland liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage facility, while at the same time seek tenders for the supply of natural gas using offshore floating units for up to five years as a stop-gap option for the seven-year goal to build land facilities. This
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Building upon a tradition of crafting its most unique and prestigious phones from trend-setting materials like chrome, stainless steel and titanium, Nokia has unveiled the 8600 Luna, which has been precision engineered from the same material that has inspired both artists and craftsmen for centuries- glass. The melding of nearly opaque smoked glass with unique,
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Redback Networks, an Ericsson company that makes video-centric routers for 75% of the world’s triple-play networks, announced its new SmartEdge 1200 multiservice edge router. The SmartEdge 1200 is the first million subscriber rack for triple-play services such as HDTV, HD VoD and broadband mobility. The SmartEdge router platform also is the centerpiece of Ericsson efforts
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The UAE’s tough stand on violators of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) laws were evident once again with law enforcement authorities in the UAE conducting fresh raids on several IT resellers in the two emirates. The raids were initiated by Microsoft, as a Business Software Alliance (BSA) member. The raids conducted on three IT resellers in
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Cyprus will play host to the 13th Games of Small States in Europe (GSSE) on 1-7 June 2009. The file of the games was presented yesterday by Kikis Lazarides, President of the Cyprus Olympic Committee, in Monaco, where the 12th CSSE start today. Eight European states participate in the Monaco games, namely Cyprus, Iceland, Luxembourg,
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The Cyprus Government is ready to give its full support and encouragement to any serious cooperation between Cypriot and Latvian companies, Cyprus Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Antonis Michaelides said, addressing a Cyprus- Latvia Business Forum, organized by the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Latvian Investment Promotion Agency and attended by
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