The pace of mergers between the Cooperative Credit Societies is seen accelerating with the Coop movement expecting the merger of at least 135 Coops under the umbrella of 21 major units, which
Pressure on Turkey with respect to its EU accession course rose this week as the EU opened the chapter on the Customs Union with Croatia but not with Turkey. The customs union
Doubts remain about whether (Greek Cypriot) President Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat will meet for anything other than a quick handshake during the visit of UN Undersecretary General
On Saturday Finland takes over the reigns of an EU Presidency that could be no less eventful for Cyprus and Turkey than Finland’s last presidency in 1999. The Helsinki summit in December
Energy ministers from Turkey, Austria, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria have agreed with the European Commission to accelerate building the Nabucco gas pipeline from Iran to Europe via Turkey. The agreement was signed
EDITORIAL The time has come for all who are involved in the maritime industry to start working on ways to revive the sector as one way of relieving the economy of its
Cemal Bulutoglulari of the Democrat Party (DP) narrowly beat the incumbent Kutlay Erk of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) in the municipal elections for the unrecognised Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on
The publication of the Council on Foreign Relations report entitled “Generating Momentum for a New Era in U.S.-Turkey Relations”, by Steven A. Cook and Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, in which it recommended, inter alia
