The Cyprus and Athens Stock Exchanges signed a broad based agreement towards the creation and operation of a common trading platform by the two exchanges, which is planned to go into effect from January 2006. The deal was signed by the respective presidents of of the CSE and the ASE, Akis Kleanthous and Spyros Kapralos

Another rally staged by the shares of Bank of Cyprus was instrumental in pulling the CSE to yet another fresh record high for the year, with the prospects for the BOC shares improving following the buy recommendation issued by Deutsche Bank. BOC shares ended Friday up 3.93% at CYP 2.38 on the CSE after hitting

Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus Christodoulos Christodoulou is in Frankfurt, to participate at the 33rd meeting of the European Central Bank General Council, to be held today. During the meeting, participants will review the monetary, fiscal and other economic developments in the European Union member states, a Central Bank press release said. The