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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (PM), 01-03-14Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>CONTENTS
1545:CYPPRESS:01[01] Cyprus Stock ExchangeNicosia, Mar 14 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:CSE General Index 197,37 (-0,26) Traded Value CYP 5.613.694 FTCE/CYSE 20 CYP 2.792.779 827,06 (-0,60) Sectural Indices Banks CYP 1.026.768 208,46 (-0,74) Approved Investment Companies CYP 343.978 190,84 (-0,34) Insurance Companies CYP 15.117 78,25 (-0,04) Manufacturing Companies CYP 608.886 74,74 ( 1,42) Tourism Companies CYP 280.797 132,94 (-1,37) Trading Companies CYP 306.654 52,02 ( 0,08) Offshore Companies CYP 0 105,00 ( 0,00) Building and Cement Companies CYP 81.840 67,13 ( 0,93) Énformation Technology Companies CYP 962.754 52,00 ( 0,19) Financial Services Companies CYP 373.919 36,76 (-1,89) Fish Culture Companies CYP 57.328 69,56 (-0,40) Hotels CYP 436.533 93,49 (-0,20) Other Companies CYP 741.496 238,14 ( 0,55)The third column presents the percentage variation of the indices as compared to the last meeting. CNA/ÌÁ/2001 1600:CYPPRESS:02[02] Weather and Temperatures for CyprusNicosia, Mar 14 (CNA) - Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus, according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International Airport are:Temperatures (degrees Celcius) --------------------------------------------------------------- Station Maximum Minimum Weather (At 1200 UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------- Nicosia 22 9 CLOUDY Larnaca 20 13 FAIR Limassol 23 12 FAIR Paphos 21 13 FINE ---------------------------------------------------------------CNA/ÌÁ/2001 1645:CYPPRESS:03[03] Cyprus - Appointment of military attachesNicosia, Mar 14 (CNA) - Military attaches will be appointed to Cyprus' permanent missions in Vienna and Brussels and a police officer will be sent to the Republic's embassy in the Hague after a cabinet decision taken today.Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou announced that the appointments were decided because the Cyprus mission in Vienna also deals with issues relating to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, while the embassy in Brussels has to deal with European Union defence and security matters. CNA MA/GP/20011725:CYPPRESS:04[04] Cyprus parliamentary delegation - Russian Prime MinisterNicosia, Mar 14 (CNA) - A high-level delegation of the Cyprus House of Representatives headed by its President Spyros Kyprianou met with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov in Moscow today and discussed recent developments in the Cyprus issue and bilateral relations.During the meeting the House President briefed the Russian official on the impasse in the UN-led effort to reach a settlement in Cyprus, while on his part Kasyanov reaffirmed Moscow's solidarity with the people of Cyprus. CNA MA/GP/20011810:CYPPRESS:05[05] Cyprus Foreign Minister - British Minister of StateNicosia, Mar 14 (CNA) -- Britain is Cyprus' best friend in the European Union and wants to ensure that it joins the EU as soon as possible, British Minister of State Keith Vaz said here today after a working lunch with Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides, noting that Cyprus is doing extremely well and has closed more chapters than any other candidate country.The British minister responsible for European affairs said he reaffirmed London's commitment to the UN-led proximity talks which should continue as soon as possible. CNA MM/GP/2001ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY1830:CYPPRESS:06[06] British Minister of State - Press conferenceNicosia, Mar 14 (CNA) -- British Minister of State Keith Vaz has said there is no other negotiating track except the UN peace process and urged Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash to return to the negotiating table, which he abandoned last November.Speaking at a press conference attended by Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot journalists, after his meetings here, Vaz said British support for Cyprus' accession to the European Union is "unequivocal" and pledged continuing action to see the case of illegally detained Greek Cypriot Panicos Tziakourmas resolved without interference in what he called "the due process of law" in the Turkish- occupied part of Cyprus. CNA MM/GP/20012025:CYPPRESS:07[07] Cypriot officials - Yugoslav Central Bank GovernorNicosia, Mar 14 (CNA) -- Cypriot officials today reiterated the will to provide every possible assistance to the Yugoslav authorities in their investigations relating to large capital amounts that was taken out of the country during Slobodan Milosevic reign and then laundered abroad.Head of the Yugoslav investigation team, Governor of the country's Central Bank Mladjen Dinkic said here today "Cyprus is the most cooperative country in this investigation and the first to cooperate" with the Yugoslav authorities, noting that the next stop in their investigation will be Switzerland, where private accounts in the name of Milosevic's family members were blocked. CNA/RM/MA/2001 ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCYCNA ENDSCyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |