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China lawyer makes bold demand for open government
Financial Mirror - 7/1/2009
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| A high-profile Chinese lawyer demanded on Wednesday that the government open its books to the public in an unusually direct display of the legal activism that the Communist Party sees as a growing thr...
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Further cut in petrol prices
The Famagusta Gazette - 7/1/2009
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| Fuel prices in Cyprus have dropped again with petrol down by five euro cents and diesel falling by between two-and-a-half and three cents. Commerce Minister Antonis Paschalides said that two petroleu...
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| UK to fund extra apprenticeships in downturn
Financial Mirror - 7/1/2009
| British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will announce plans to spend 140 million pounds ($205 million) to create an extra 35,000 apprenticeships later on Wednesday, his office said in a statement. Brown...
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Al Capone back behind bars
Cyprus Mail - 7/1/2009
| CONVICTED rapist and murderer Antonis Prokopiou Kitas, better known as Al Capone, was yesterday back behind bars after he was rearrested just after lunchtime on Monday. The escaped convict, who ha...
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Press: Increased margin in loans
StockWatch - 7/1/2009 08:35:47
| The major issues in today’s financial press are the increase in the margin to the loans raised before 1/1/2008, Mr. Iliofotou’s report on the “Immigration and salary flexibility in Cyprus and the adju...
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CB: 2-year recession
StockWatch - 7/1/2009 13:23:30
| The Central Bank of Cyprus anticipates a two-year recession, stressing that the growth rate will reach 2% in 2009 and 2.5% in 2010, the lowest since 2003. In the “Economic Bulletin” for December, the...
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Several mistakes with the CB, FINMIN says
StockWatch - 7/1/2009 09:16:57
| Finance Minister, Charilaos Stavrakis admitted on Monday that there were several bad communication handlings in relation to the issues emerged with Central Bank but stressed that the cooperation with ...
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| Investment Firms: Market shares in 2008
StockWatch - 7/1/2009 12:33:35
| The market shares of the brokerages in 2008, a year of low turnovers, were subject to several reclassifications. According to latest data released today, Mega Equity ranks first, pushing its share up...
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EVROKO to vote against budget
StockWatch - 7/1/2009 13:27:09
| EVROKO will vote against the State Budget 2009 apart from certain items concerning social benefits and the support of organizations and foundations. In an announcement released today, the party s...
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Hotel companies hit by lower occupancy ratio
StockWatch - 7/1/2009 12:30:55
| The repercussions of the global crisis on the CSE-listed hotel companies are serious. In an announcement released today, Kanika Hotels said that its results for 2008 will be lower compared to last ye...
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Talat baffled by Garoyian snub
Cyprus Mail - 7/1/2009
| TURKISH Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat said he did not know why centre-right coalition partner DIKO had returned a Christmas gift basket he sent to the party leader Marios Garoyian. Talat said he...
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Paralimni comes to standstill as Kitas found
Cyprus Mail - 7/1/2009
| THE normally sleepy eastern town of Paralimni was abuzz with rumour on Monday lunchtime as word spread that local police were conducting some kind of important operation. More confusion arose when...
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| Cyprus offers to serve as base for aid corridor
Cyprus Mail - 7/1/2009
| FOREIGN Minister Marcos Kyprianou has floated the idea to the international community of Cyprus acting as a sea corridor for humanitarian aid to Gaza. Speaking on Monday, Kyprianou said Cyprus was...
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A Czech moment
Cyprus Mail - 7/1/2009
| AS I listened to what some Europeans were saying as my country prepared to take over the presidency of the European Union, I heard dim echoes of Neville Chamberlains infamous description of Czechoslov...
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What really goes on behind closed doors
Cyprus Mail - 7/1/2009
| DIVORCE no longer holds the social stigma it did 20 years ago in Cyprus. A quick look at the Statistical Services figures shows there has been a dramatic increase in divorce rates since the 80s. A...
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