The Federation of Business and Professional Women in Cyprus (KOGEE) is organising a seminar which will be held on Thursday, October 12, at the Hilton Park Hotel in Nicosia. The theme is “Equality in Practice: Equal Opportunities for Men and Women in Business” and is being co-organised by the Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) and
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By Kenneth Rogoff Television and newspapers continue to trumpet every twist and turn of global financial markets. In truth, however, the big story is the uneerie calm that has engulfed virtually every major asset class, from stocks to bonds. Is the whole investment world on Prozac? Conspiracy theories abound, particularly among the ranks of financial
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USD/JPY has come under downside pressure as EUR/JPY feels the heat ahead of the ECB press conference and speculation that ECB Governor Trichet will talk about the EUR cross after the Bank delivers the widely anticipated 25bps hike in interest rates to 3.25%.. USD/JPY will remain in the hands of EUR/JPY through today and we
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Bank of Cyprus announced that it will enter the FTSE ATHEX 20 index on 9 October 2006. It will be the 10th largest company in terms of capitalisation and it will have the seventh largest weight of all the index constituents, which is estimated at 6,26% based on data as of 4 October 2006. The
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A powerful rally by the shares of Laiki Bank (CPB) helped lift the Cyprus Stock Exchange General Index to a new record high for the year, which also coincided with a record rise in volume to CYP 12.5 mln. Laiki shares surged 6% to a fresh six-year high of CYP 3.17, and well above the
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Nokia has introduced the latest addition to its family of “Active” phones — the 5500 Sport Music Edition. Adding to the well-received concept of the Nokia 5500 Sport, the Music Edition is enhanced with a 512 MB microSD card for enjoying up to 375 songs, as well as a fitness carrying strap, bicycle holder and
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