Cyprus Business Association elects new president

The Cyprus International Business Association (CIBA), the umbrella group for international-activity companies based on the island, elected Bernt Gienskey as its new president at its annual general meeting held recently in Limassol.

Cyprus bank strikes called off

The militant bank employees’ union, ETYK, has called off a strike that would have crippled strike at all banks Wednesday from 12.30 to 2.30pm to protest its inability to convince the National

Outlook on Russian Bank IBSP to positive

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said that it revised its outlook on Russia-based International Bank of Saint-Petersburg (IBSP) to positive from stable. At the same time, the ‘CCC+/C’ long- and short-term counterparty

Glasgow-phobia delays nine Cyprus Airways flights

Nine Cyprus Airways (CAIR) flights to and from London were delayed since Sunday because of passenger fears that some other passengers could be terrorists linked to Saturday’s attempted bombing of Glasgow airport.

UN food standards commission meets

New measures to ensure safer infant powdered formula and hygienic egg production will be discussed by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), which opens a 6-day meeting today attended by representatives from more