The Finnish EU presidency pledged Monday that until the end of the month it would exhaust all efforts regarding its initiative to avert an EU – Turkey crisis, so that Turkey meets its EU obligations, by opening its ports and airports for Cypriot vessels and aircraft. Lillikas, who attended the EU General Affairs and External
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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said here Monday that the UN is working for the completion of the preparatory work to achieve the resumption of Cyprus talks.In statements Annan noted that he would meet with the parties next week in Geneva. He said that his representative was currently working with the relevant parties to prepare
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Defence Ministers of Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania signed Monday an agreement of technical cooperation concerning a Balkan battle group to operate in the framework of the EU, in which the four countries will participate. The agreement was signed in the framework of the EU Defence Ministers’ meeting in Brussels. On behalf of Cyprus it
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Central Bank influence being felt? Property prices slipped for the second month in a row in October according to the BuySell Home Price index, dropping by 0.9% over the previous month, after a fall of 0.8% in September. However, prices are still 6.7% higher than they were in January and 5.7% higher than in October
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Broadband home use rises  Anyone searching the internet from Cyprus for a computer lately cannot fail to have spotted www.cyprus-pc.com, but according to new data from the Statistical Service, this pioneering online retailer is the exception rather than the rule. Only 7% of Cypriot enterprises that use the internet actually accepted orders via the
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ΕλαφÏÎÏ‚ πτωτικÎÏ‚ τάσεις επικÏατοÏν σήμεÏα στο ΧÏηματιστήÏιο Αξιών ΚÏÏ€Ïου, παÏά τα μικÏά κÎÏδη της τάξης του 0,7% που παÏουσίαζε η αγοÏά στο Ï€Ïώτο δίωÏο πεÏίπου των συναλλαγών. Η χÏηματιστηÏιακή αγοÏά, λόγω της αδυναμίας των Ï„Ïαπεζικών μετοχών να διατηÏήσουν τα αÏχικά κÎÏδη που κατÎγÏαφαν, διαπÏαγματεÏεται στις 3.752,27 μονάδες, παÏουσιάζοντας μικÏή πτώση της τάξης του 0,24%. Απώλειες
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…state finances improve as revenue jumps 7% Â State finances improved in the first nine months of the year, recording a surplus of CYP 3 mln in the January-September 2006 period compared to a CYP 9.9 mln deficit in the same period a year ago, according to Finance Ministry data as total revenue increased by
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Laiki Bank and Hellenic Bank shares ended Tuesday at fresh record highs, while Bank of Cyprus managed to stay well bid as the CSE GENX ended with small losses at 3758.43 points on total volume of EUR 17.25 mln on 3835 trades. According to AGFN data, 22 stocks closed higher, 53 lower while 211 were
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Total exports fell by 6.4% year on year to CYP 469.3 mln in the first nine months of 2006 according to preliminary figures. Exports outside the EU fared better: rising by 3.5% in the same period while exports within the EU fell by 11.4%. Total imports rose by 14.7% to CYP 2.4 bln in the
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Motorola, Inc. and Good Technology, Inc. announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement under which Motorola will acquire privately held Good Technology, a leader in enterprise mobile computing software and service. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Good Technology, based in Santa Clara, will extend Motorola’s mobile computing capabilities and increase the
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