. By Alon Ben-Meir The Iraqi Kurds’ referendum several weeks ago won an overwhelming majority in favour of independence, but was rejected by much of the international community, especially by the US and the Iraqi government. Self-determination, however, is unstoppable because it is a core of human rights. No power can indefinitely prevent any
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* This ship will remove 40,000 lorries from our roads * By Ornulf Jan Rodseth Each year, 40,000 diesel-fuelled lorries pass through the gates of Yara’s fertiliser manufacturing plant in Porsgrunn. In a few years time, all these loads will be transferred to an autonomous ship. A battery driven container vessel, the Yara Birkeland. This
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* Much depends on the right strategy, but also on how Europe stands up against unfair competition, EESC hearing reveals * Europe’s shipbuilding industry needs the EU’s strategic support and LeaderSHIP 2020 is the right tool, but needs to be reinforced and extended to 2030, according to experts meeting in Brussels last week.
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The island’s chief central banker and executives from other lenders have come out in support of establishing a ‘bad bank’ that would absorb the nearly EUR 22 bln in non-performing loans. Speaking at an event organised by the Central Bank of Cyprus and the European Commission Representation in Cyprus, central bank chief Chrystalla Georghadji said
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* Relaxed regulations to attract more investors * The government plans to introduce new bills which aim to further strengthen the alternative investment funds sector, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades announced at the 3rd Cyprus International Funds Summit. The event, organised by the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency (CIPA) with the support of the International Capital
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. By Antonis Loizou F.R.I.C.S. – Antonis Loizou & Associates Ltd – Real Estate Valuers & Estate Agents I am surprised by the response to an article I wrote in the Greek press regarding quality retirement homes with full facilities based on the American model. In my article I said that this type of
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. The island’s two main business groups, the employers’ federation OEV and the Chamber of Commerce, KEVE, seem to have overcome the confrontational attitudes of the past and have finally started to look forward, and are about to finalise a new strategy for the next 13 years. This is a most welcome development, as in
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Graduates of the Master of Landscape Architecture of Neapolis University, Pavlos Zanos and George Charalambous, presented papers, which were part of their Master thesis at the 18th Panhellenic Forestry Conference in Edessa. They were accompanied by Asst. Prof. Julia Georgi, Head of the Department of Architecture, Land and Environmental Sciences and also attended the first
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Pafilia Property Developers announced the launch of its new luxury project, Vista Limassol, a community development of townhouses overlooking the Mediterranean coastline. Located in a hillside location in the quiet residential neighbourhood of Agios Tychonas – minutes away from the city centre – Vista adds to Pafilia’s growing portfolio of properties for investment. Drawing on
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* Economic cooperation high on the agenda * The presidents of Russia and Cyprus had “substantial discussions” in Moscow, where bilateral relations and regional issues were on the agenda, as well as economic cooperation. President Nicos Anastasiades, in the Russian capital for two days, accompanied by his Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance and Transport,
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