More Cypriot females studying than males The importance of foreign students as a source of foreign exchange revenue has been highlighted with new data from the Statistical Service CYSTAT, showing that the proportion of foreign students in tertiary education reached almost one-third of the total in the academic year 2003/04. Out of a total 20,849

Motor vehicle registrations in Cyprus have yet to recover from the rush to buy vehicles after the steep cut in excise duties for a range of cars in late 2003. Data for January 2006 show that total registrations fell by 0.3% to 4,332, compared with 4,346 in January 2005. Registrations of private saloon cars, which

Laiki Bank Group and Marfin Financial Group are proceeding rapidly to strengthen their ties with a view to take advantage of their complimentary services in an effort to maximise profits for the benefit of shareholders from both groups. Laiki Chairman Kikis Lazarides and Marfin FG Vice-Chairman Andreas Vgenopoulos told reporters during a joint press conference