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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus and UK DefMin officials discuss regional developments &

cooperation

[02] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[03] Cyprus employment unlikely to reach 75-77% by 2020, HRDA study

reveals

[01] Cyprus and UK DefMin officials discuss regional developments & cooperation

Christos Malikkides, Permanent Secretary of the Defence Ministry in Cyprus and his British counterpart Stephen Lovegrove had a meeting on Wednesday, during which they discussed regional developments, the fluid geopolitical environment and ways of cooperation to deal with terrorism and asymmetric threats, an official press release says.

The also discussed matters relating to the European Policy of Security and Defence, the press release adds.

Malikkides and Lovegrove further exchanged points of view regarding the organisational structure of their respective ministries and ways of enhancing bilateral cooperation.

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[02] Cyprus Stock Exchange

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Index closed at today`s stock exchange meeting as follows:

MEETING DATE: 12/10/2016

INDICES BASE VALUES: FTSEMed=5000, OTH

EURO (€)

TRADED VALUE 117.657,99

INDEX VALUE % DIFF. VALUE (€)

[03] Cyprus employment unlikely to reach 75-77% by 2020, HRDA study reveals

Cyprus is unlikely to achieve its national target for an employment rate between 75-77% in 2020, a study prepared by the Cyprus Human Resource Development Authority (HRDA) revealed on Wednesday.

"The employment rate was 67.9% in 2015 and despite its marginal improvement compared to 2014 (67.6%), it seems unlikely that the national target (75 - 77%) for 2020 will be achieved and, most probably, it will need to be redefined" HRDA said in a study titled "Trends of Human Resource Indicators in Cyprus 2009-2015".

The study noted the "considerable decrease" in the employment rate of the population aged 20 - 64, especially among men, young persons aged 15 - 24 and persons with upper secondary and post - secondary non - tertiary education but also those with up to lower secondary education, as a consequence of the recent economic crisis.

However, it s ...

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