Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-10-17

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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus congratulates China for manned space mission

[02] Iacovou to attend OSCE 11th Ministerial Council meeting

[03] Verheugen appreciates Papadopoulos' statement on Turkey's EU course

[04] Key official interest rates remain unchanged

[05] Simitis predicts increased pressure on Turkey

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[07] Papadopoulos appears cautious about Erdogan's remarks

[01] Cyprus congratulates China for manned space mission

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Cyprus congratulates China for manned space mission

Nicosia, Oct 17 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warmly congratulated the Government of the People's Republic of China for the success of its first manned space mission.

[02] Iacovou to attend OSCE 11th Ministerial Council meeting

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Iacovou to attend OSCE 11th Ministerial Council meeting

[03] Verheugen appreciates Papadopoulos' statement on Turkey's EU course

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Verheugen appreciates Papadopoulos' statement on Turkey's EU course

by Emilia Christofi

Brussels, Oct 17 (CNA) -- EU Enlargement Commissioner Gunter Verheugen said he highly appreciates Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos' statement that Cyprus would not veto Turkey's EU accession course when Cyprus becomes a member of the European Union next May.

Verheugen was speaking after meeting here today Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who on his part said Turkey's efforts aim at a mutual solution to the Cyprus problem and that ''our goal is not to create an insolvability on Cyprus.''

[04] Key official interest rates remain unchanged

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Key official interest rates remain unchanged

Nicosia, Oct 17 (CNA) -- The key official interest rates of the Central Bank of Cyprus, that is the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility, remain unchanged at 4,50% and 2,50% respectively.

This was decided here today by the Monetary Policy Committee, which met today under Central Bank of Cyprus Governor Christodoulow Christodoulou.

[05] Simitis predicts increased pressure on Turkey

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Simitis predicts increased pressure on Turkey

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Oct 17 (CNA) -- Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis believes that Ankara will come under mounting pressure, if the situation in the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus does not change after the December ''parliamentary elections'' there.

Invited to comment on remarks by his Turkish counterpart that he does not want the question of Cyprus to remain unresolved, Simitis said that the stance Greece and the European Union have adopted has made it clear to Turkey that there must be a political settlement in Cyprus.

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Oct 17 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               86,79   (-0,60)

Traded Value                  CYP    632.759

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    440.418   344,79   (-0,84)
FTSE Med 100                                 5.592,52   (-0,45)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    355.933    98,35   (-1,23)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     13.403    75,08   ( 0,13)
Insurance Companies           CYP      9.658    16,65   (-0,60)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     33.478    58,98   ( 0,15)
Tourism Companies             CYP     16.890    77,69   ( 0,18)
Trading Companies             CYP     24.502    21,59   (-0,96)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     44.955    75,06   (-0,38)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     30.061     3,64   (-1,09)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     17.838    12,68   (-0,31)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    12,18   ( 2,53)
Hotels                        CYP      9.960    43,29   ( 0,82)
Other Companies               CYP     66.496    80,17   (-0,27)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[07] Papadopoulos appears cautious about Erdogan's remarks

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President appears cautious about Erdogan's remarks

by Emilia Christofi

Brussels, Oct 17 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos has said that statements by Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on a UN peace proposal on Cyprus should not be considered a ''new opening or a fundamental change of policy'' on the part of Ankara.

Speaking at a press conference at the end of the European Council in Brussels, President Papadopoulos expressed satisfaction with its conclusions.

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