Russia`s new Ambassador to Cyprus Stanislav V. Osadchiy has said that Moscow is closely following developments in Cyprus` economy, and expressed his country`s support to efforts for a just a viable solution of the island`s political problem. Speaking during the presentation of his credentials to President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades, Osadchiy said
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The efforts of Cyprus and Egypt to explore and exploit the hydrocarbons reserves that exist in their Exclusive Economic Zones, have opened up new opportunities for further enhancing the strategic relations between Cyprus and Egypt, said Monday President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades, receiving the credentials of the new Ambassador of Egypt, Heba Salaheldin Elmarassi.
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Bank of Cyprus continues intensively preparations for its Annual General Meeting, during which new members of the Board will be elected, in order to lead the Bank into the new era after its exit of the resolution regime. According CNA sources, shareholders who will participate in the Annual General Meeting, which will take place at
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Cyprus said on Monday it would have no involvement of any kind in a potential U.S.-led strike on Syria, which lies about 100 km (60 miles) to its east. It would, however, be ready to offer assistance to third-country nationals evacuated from the Middle East, Cypriot government spokesman Christos Stylianides said. The island's close proximity
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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has become the fastest-growing carrier in commercial aviation history, and one of the most successful, by “rewriting the rulebook”, the airline’s President and Chief Executive Officer, James Hogan, said in his keynote address at the 2013 CAPA Australia Pacific Aviation Summit held in Sydney. Mr
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Japan savoured its victory on Monday in the race to host the 2020 Olympic Games, anticipating an economic boost to spur its revival from two decades of stagnation and help it recover from the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami. But while Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's bold gamble to throw himself into the Tokyo bid paid
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Australia's incoming conservative government promised to re-boot a stalled mining boom and revive an appetite for investment on Sunday after leader Tony Abbott swept into office on a platform to scrap a mining tax and run a stable administration. Abbott's Liberal-National Party coalition ended six years of often turbulent Labor Party rule and three years
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Upbeat Chinese trade and inflation data lifted Chinese shares to three-month highs and boosted regional shares on Monday, while Japanese shares rallied and the yen dropped after Tokyo won its bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. The dollar licked its wounds and U.S. debt yields were off two-year highs after a disappointing U.S. jobs
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China urged the United States to proceed with extreme caution and return to the United Nations to discuss Syria after Washington said it was not seeking Security Council approval for action in response to a chemical weapons attack last month. Washington and Paris say forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad were behind the attack in
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The Argyle Pink Diamond Tender, showcasing the finest coloured diamonds from Rio Tinto Ltd's mine in northwest Australia, opens its doors to about 100 carefully selected gem enthusiasts in Hong Kong this week. Jewellery makers, connoisseurs, collectors and investors – by invitation only – will view the 64 diamonds of this year's tender, which have
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