?ospitals in Cyprus treated more patients in 2003 than in the year before, more surgical operations were performed, out-patients attendances increased and so did casualty patients. According to statistics, published here today, 56,850 patients were admitted for treatment and discharged from the general hospitals in 2003 compared with 55,142 the year before, recording a 3.1%

Share prices staged a mild rebound from their intra-day lows on Friday, but ended the day sharply lower as the Suphire saga continued to affect investor sentiment. Meanwhile, the premium that Cyprus had opened over Greece in the pricing of Bank of Cyprus shares on Thursday, closed on Friday, at least by mid-day Sophocleous trading

The Board of Directors of Options Cassoulides (OPT) has cleared the way for the distribution of dividends from the profits of 2005, by proceeding with a unique restructuring of its capital base, which is subject to shareholder approval. For the this purpose, the Board said it has decided to hold an Extraordinary General Meeting, the