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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (PM), 00-04-13

Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article

From: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>

CONTENTS

  • [01] Cyprus Stock Exchange
  • [02] Foreign envoys - Visits
  • [03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
  • [04] Australian High Commissioner - Credentials
  • [05] Moroccan Ambassador - Credentials
  • [06] House President - US Ambassador
  • [07] Finance Minister - Tax cuts - Compensatory measures - VAT

    • 1520:CYPPRESS:01

    [01] Cyprus Stock Exchange

    Nicosia, Apr 13 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows: 
    CSE General Index                         540.53 (  1.86)

Traded Value            CYP 31,014,486

Sectural Indices

Banks                   CYP 4,536,031    654.59  ( 0.97)
Approved Investment
Companies               CYP 2,452,961    375.19 (  0.87)
Insurance Companies     CYP   739,607    358.34 (  1.08)
Manufacturing Companies CYP 4,066,403    167.88 (  3.69)
Tourism Companies       CYP 5,397,438    518.43 (  5.76)
Trading Companies       CYP 2,184,487    222.08 (  1.57)
Other Companies         CYP 8,491,252    581.90 (  3.40)
Offshore Companies                       105,00 (  0,00)
    The third column presents the percentage variation of the indices as compared to the last meeting.

    CNA/MCH/2000

    ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY
    1635:CYPPRESS:02

    [02] Foreign envoys - Visits

    Nicosia, Apr 13 (CNA) -- Foreign envoys dealing with the Cyprus question are expected on the island in the first week of May in a bid to push the peace process forward.

    The UN special advisor for Cyprus Alvaro de Soto and Britain's envoy Sir David Hannay are the first to return to the island for contacts with the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities.

    CNA MM/MCH/2000
    ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY
    1640:CYPPRESS:03

    [03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

    Nicosia, Apr 13 (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        25             19               DUST IN SUSPENSION
Larnaca        28             19               DUST IN SUSPENSION
Limassol       27             19               DUST IN SUSPENSION
Paphos         23             18               DUST IN SUSPENSION
    CNA/MCH/2000
    ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY
    1820:CYPPRESS:04

    [04] Australian High Commissioner - Credentials

    Nicosia, Apr 13 (CNA) - President Glafcos Clerides today received he credentials of the new High Commissioner of Australia Franz Johann Ingruber, who stressed his country's support "the UN Secretary-General's efforts, aided by the US, the United Kingdom, the European Union and a host of other countries, to find a just and viable solution" to the Cyprus problem.

    Ingruber noted that "a settlement of the dispute is long overdue" and that "like the rest of the international community, we strongly hope that the forthcoming third round of UN proximity talks will be able to make substantive progress".

    CNA/RG/MCH/2000

    ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY
    1835:CYPPRESS:05

    [05] Moroccan Ambassador - Credentials

    Nicosia, Apr 13 (CNA) - President of the Republic Glafcos Clerides today received the credentials of the first Ambassador of Morocco to Cyprus Noureddine Sefiani.

    Speaking at the ceremony, Sefiani said that his appointing of an Ambassador to Cyprus expresses the ambition of the Moroccan government "to give a new impetus to our relations in all areas especially in those where there is a room for further improvement like trade, business, tourism, cultural affairs and human exchanges".

    CNA/RG/MCH/2000

    ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY
    2010:CYPPRESS:06

    [06] House President - US Ambassador

    Nicosia, Apr 13 (CNA) - House of Representatives President and leader of the centre Democratic Party, Spyros Kyprianou, met today with

    US Ambassador to Cyprus, Donald Bandler, is "determined to play a constructive role" in efforts to solve the Cyprus problem, President of the House of Representatives and leader of centre-right Democratic Party Spyros Kyprianou. CNA/RG/MCH/2000

    ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY
    2020:CYPPRESS:07

    [07] Finance Minister - Tax cuts - Compensatory measures - VAT

    Nicosia, Apr 13 (CNA)-- Finance Minister Takis Klerides today announced his proposals for tax cuts and compensatory measures totalling 65,9 million Cyprus pounds in view of the government's plan to raise the VAT rate (one Cyprus pound is trading at 1,7 US dollars).

    As part of the island's harmonisation process with the acquis communautaire, the government has repeatedly stressed that the VAT rate, now at 8 per cent, should go up with all indications pointing to a new rate of 10 per cent.

    CNA GG/MCH/2000
    ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY
    CNA ENDS

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