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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (PM), 99-12-20
CONTENTS
[01] Cyprus Stock Exchange
[02] Cyprus - Greece - EU - Cyprus problem
[03] Government - Turkish Cypriot students
[04] Defence Ministers - Cyprus - Slovenia
[05] AKEL - Russian Communist Party - Message
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[01] Cyprus Stock Exchange
Nicosia, Dec 20 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Index
closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:
CSE General Index 734.24 (-3.30)
Traded Value CYP 26,588,290
Sectural Indices
Banks CYP 8,183,665 787.95 ( -1.02)
Approved Investment
Companies CYP 3,587,449 743.84 ( -2.78)
Insurance Companies CYP 1,241,292 434.92 ( -2.47)
Manufacturing Companies CYP 802,708 281.74 ( -4.21)
Tourism Companies CYP 1,436,221 882.02 ( -4.34)
Trading Companies CYP 1,996,497 357.98 ( -5.07)
Other Companies CYP 7,463,592 865.55 ( -8.41)
The third column presents the percentage variation of the indices as
compared to the last meeting.
CNA MA/1999
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[02] Cyprus - Greece - EU - Cyprus problem
Athens, Dec 20 (CNA) -- Foreign Ministers of Cyprus and Greece, Ioannis
Kasoulides and George Papandreou, believe new prospects for settling the
Cyprus question are opening up after the Helsinki European Union summit.
Speaking after a meeting in Athens today, Papandreou referred to
benefits from the improvement of Greco-Turkish relations and announced he
will visit Cyprus soon, probably in January.
CNA KI/MA/GG/1999
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[03] Government - Turkish Cypriot students
Nicosia, Dec 20 (CNA) -- The amount of 77 thousand Cyprus pounds will be
allotted by the government to 43 Turkish Cypriot students so that they can
attend private schools in the areas of the Republic under its control. (One
Cyprus pound trades at about 1.75 US dollars)
According to an official announcement issued today, the decision was
taken by the Council of Ministers in its meeting last Friday and the
ammount covers the academic year 1999 - 2000 for primary, secondary and
higher education.
CNA RM/MA/1999
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[04] Defence Ministers - Cyprus - Slovenia
Nicosia, Dec 20 (CNA) -- Bilateral relations between Cyprus and Slovenia,
especially in the defence field, were reviewed today during a meeting
between Defence Minister Socrates Hasikos and his Slovenian counterpart
Franci Demsar.
Demsar, here to inspect his country's contingent in the UN Peace-
keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), has invited Hasikos to visit Slovenia in
the near future, an invitation accepted by the Cypriot Minister.
CNA RM/MA/1999
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[05] AKEL - Russian Communist Party - Message
Nicosia, Dec 20 (CNA) -- Secretary-General of Cypriot left-wing party AKEL
Demetris Christofias has sent a congratulatory message to the Chairman of
the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) Gennadii Zyuganov for
the party's results in the parliamentary election held Sunday.
"Results so far show that the Communist Party has recorded an
important success," Christofias says in his message, adding that "for the
CPRF these results mean taking on more responsibility" for promoting the
interests of the people of Russia.
CNA GG/MA/1999
ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY
CNA ENDS
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