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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-05-02Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] PM chairs meeting on reviving Athens centre(ANA-MPA) -- Tougher penalties against those employing illegal migrants, incentives for couples to live in the city centre and the price of a ticket plus 200 euros to migrants that voluntarily leave the country were among measures decided during a government meeting on reviving the centre of Athens held on Monday. The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister George Papandreou.Other measures included a sweep to collect abandoned cars, increased policing and urban renewal projects that simultaneously made use of abandoned buildings. The meeting was attended by several top ministers. (ANA-MPA) More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [02] Convicted terrorist's request for medical furlough examined on June 6(ANA-MPA) -- A Piraeus court on Monday adjourned for June 6 to consider arequest for a medical furlough submitted by Savvas Xiros, one of the convicted "17 November" ultra-leftist urban terrorists. The request was based on health problems that allegedly call for medical examinations at Thessaloniki's AHEPA Hospital.The court based its decision on the absence of a medical opinion on Xiros' health problem, which was signed by Korydallos Prison's medical staff. Savvas Xiros, 49 -- one of three Xiros brothers serving a prison sentence in the N17 case -- suffered extensive injuries after a bomb he was planting exploded in his hands in June 2002. (ANA-MPA) More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [03] Greek bond market closing reportThe yield spread between the 10-year Greek and German benchmark bonds fell to 12.3 pct in the domestic electronic secondary bond market from 12.54 pct last week, with the Greek bond yielding 15.56 pct and the German Bund 3.26 pct. Turnover in the market was a low 51 million euros, of which 27 million were sell orders and the remaining 24 million euros were buy orders. The five-year benchmark bond was the most heavily traded security with a turnover of 7.0 million euros.In interbank markets, interest rates moved slightly higher. The 12-month rate was 2.13 pct, the six-month rate 1.68 pct, the three-month 1.39 pct and the one-month rate 1.24 pct. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [04] Stocks end moderately lowerStocks ended moderately lower in the Athens Stock Exchange on Monday, with the composite index of the market falling 0.39 pct to end at 1,429.12 points.Turnover was a low 56.680 million euros. The Big Cap index fell 0.46 pct, the Mid Cap index ended 0.35 pct lower and the Small Cap index rose 0.61 pct. OPAP (1.47 pct) and PPC (1.16 pct) were among blue chip stocks to end higher, while ATEbank (4.35 pct), Hellenic Postbank (3.45 pct) and Marfin Popular Bank (2.44 pct) ended lower. The Technology (2.69 pct), Personal Products (2.03 pct) and Insurance (1.72 pct) sectors scored gains, while Media (8.11 pct), Chemicals (1.85 pct) and Food (1.85 pct) suffered losses. Broadly, decliners led advancers by 78 to 70 with another 46 issues unchanged. Centric Multimedia (11.11 pct), Mihaniki (10 pct), Akritas (9.80 pct) and Athina (9.52 pct) were top gainers, while Audiovisual (9.76 pct), Pairis (8.57 pct) and Ilyda (8.57 pct) were top losers. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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