* Expert says most politicians seek informed decisions * A senior lobbyist says that contrary to public and media misconceptions, good facts and arguments is what wins the debate at the end of the day, rather than costly lobby campaigns. Karl Isaksson, Chairman of the European Public Affairs Consultancies’ Association told the Financial Mirror in
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. Cyprus once again finds itself in an awkward position, with President Anastasiades heading a high-level delegation to Moscow with the hope of clinching as much as he can from the Russian President. To think that Moscow will do anything more than reiterate its support to a viable and just solution to the Cyprus problem,
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By Jameel Ahmad, Chief Market Analyst at FXTM Ahead of the beginning of Janet Yellen’s two-day testimony to Congress where the Federal Reserve Chairwoman will be heavily quizzed regarding the timing of a US interest rate rise, the USD is racing ahead of its counterparts. This is occurring despite the FOMC Minutes release just a
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International broker NordFX has expanded its services by introducing a web-platform for binary options trading (http://binary.nordfx.com), considered among the most affordable and high-yielding tools to date. Worldwide, binary options are known as a quick and easy way of online earning, said a NordFX announcement, adding that “options trading is very simple and intuitive – select
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Etihad Airways has launched daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Kolkata (Calcutta), the airline’s 11th destination in India on its own, and its 15th destination in combination with network partner Jet Airways. “This new service to Kolkata, an economic powerhouse, will support the growing demand from air travellers who are keen to fly between West
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Subdued economic growth prospects and large debt stocks continue to pose challenges for Slovenia (Baa3 stable) and Hungary (Ba1 stable), but the countries differ in their resilience to external shocks, Moody's Investors Service said in a new peer comparison report. Structural factors limit both Slovenia's and Hungary's economic growth potential, the rating agency said, adding
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The Greek government welcomed a deal with euro zone finance ministers on Friday that extended its international bailout programme by four months, which a government official said gave Athens time to negotiate a "new deal". "Greece has turned a page," the official said, adding that the new government will present reforms for the interim period,
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Cyprus Trading Corporation Plc, the island’s premier retail company headed by the NK Shacolas empire, announced unprecedented profits of €41.7 mln for last year, boosted by the sale of its airport catering and shops division. As a result, the board decided to proceed with a bonus issue of 1.2 mln shares worth €2.1 mln to
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* Interest in Cyprus property revived * A handful of prospective buyers are believed to have shown keen interest to invest in the Venus Rock project, the biggest integrated beachfront resort already underway on the island with a market value of €5.7 bln, with on-site visits that followed last week’s successful Cyprus Investors’ Summit held
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The deadlock in the bailout funding caused by the refusal of parliament to approve a package of measures on foreclosures could end soon, with the Cabinet expected to review the final piece of the relevant insolvencies bill on March 3 and then table it in parliament for a final vote two day later. Andreas Charalambous,
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