Archbishop Chrysostomos II has made a public plea to anyone who has further information on the whereabouts of graves or remains of Greek and Turkish Cypriots missing from the intercommunal troubles of the 1960s and the 1974 Turkish invasion to come forward. The primate of the autonomous Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus, who has embarked
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The European Commission has signed a contract worth EUR Â 4 mln with the United Nations Development Programme in order to complete the demining of the buffer zone in Cyprus. This contract will be funded from the EU aid made available for the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community. Several mined areas lying within the
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NCR has recently demonstrated its response to the new challenges and opportunities facing self-service and payment solutions at its regional conference and exhibition in Cyprus. Talking to over 200 senior bankers and other executives from Europe, Middle East and Africa regions, speakers emphasized results already achieved by leading banking institutions as well as other major
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Manufacturing output in Cyprus inched up May, as the index rose by 0.1% compared with May 2006 to 112.5 (2000 = 100). The fastest rising category was production of transport equipment, up 15.4% year on year. This was almost matched by the decline in leather and leather products, down by 14.9% year on year. In
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Tourism income in Cyprus recorded a rare increase in May, as revenue from tourism recorded CYP 119.8 mln (EUR 204.6 mln), compared with CYP 111.9 mln (EUR 191.1 mln) in the corresponding month of 2006, according to the Passengers’ survey. Tourism revenue thus recorded an increase of 7.1%. This is only the second time this
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Moody’s Investors Service has maintained the ratings of the banks it rates in Qatar following the recent upgrade of the government’s foreign and local currency bond ratings and the country ceiling for foreign currency bank deposits of Qatar to Aa2 from Aa3. The rated banks are Qatar National Bank, Commercial Bank of Qatar and Doha
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Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the foreign currency deposit rating of the HSBC Bank Middle East branches operating in the United Arab Emirates to Aa2 from Aa3. This follows the recent upgrade of the government foreign and local currency bond ratings and the country ceiling for foreign currency bank deposits of the UAE to Aa2
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening a ministerial consultation from 29 to 30 July in Damascus, Syria, to address the health needs of Iraqis in neighbouring countries. The Ministries of Health of Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, and Syria will discuss how to ensure delivery of health care to the more than 2 mln Iraqis estimated
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…target 190 branches by 2009  Bank of Cyprus Group Pcl (BOCY) announced the imminent opening of 11 branches in Greece, raising the total number of branches there to 132 and on target to increase its network in its second largest market where it operates to 190 by 2009. BOC Group CEO Andreas Eliades said
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The Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) unveiled a draft outline of its plan to attract investment in the tourist industry, to be funded jointly by the European Union and the CTO. Speaking at a press conference CTO’s Director of Tourism Division Lefkos Filaktides said the incentives plan is part of the Strategy for Tourism Development which
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