Aspis bid for USB successful

Aspis Pronia A.E.G.A. and Commercial Value A.A.E. announced that the revised public offer for the acquisition of a minimum 20% and a maximum 50% plus one share of the issued share capital

Cyprus tourist arrivals dive in April

According to the Statistical Service arrivals of tourists reached 189,310 in April 2007 compared to 206,548 in April 2006, recording a decrease of 8.3%. A decrease of 17.9% was recorded in tourist

Ethniki takes union to court

The National Bank of Greece in Cyprus has decided to take legal action against bank employees union ETYK over the two-week strike that has paralysed the bank. Ethniki Cyprus will sue ETYK

SFS Weekly Report: CSE rallies sharply

The CSE Main Market Index closed the week at 4859.79, 7.5% higher than the previous week’s close of 4518.83, mainly driven by the performance of the heavy-weight banking sector stocks. Open attachment

CFA Cyprus: CEO Incentives and Earnings Management

Written by Daniel Bergstresser and Thomas Philippon Summarized by William A. Trent, CFA Edited by Constantinos Papanastasiou, CFA    President, CFA Society of Cyprus The authors provide evidence that increased sensitivity of CEO