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Athens News Agency: News in English, 02-07-30Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Weather Forecast: Isolated showers, storms on Tuesday30/07/2002 11:36:09Isolated showers and storms are forecast in most parts of the country, mostly from late afternoon. Winds variable, light to moderate. In the north, temperatures will range from 14C to 28C; in the Ionian and on the rest of the mainland from 18C to 32; and in the Aegean islands from 22C to 31C. Temperatures in Athens between 22C and 32C. Same in Thessaloniki with temperatures from 17C to 28C. [02] Foreign Exchange Rates - Tuesday30/07/2002 11:35:29Reference buying rates per euro released by the European Central Bank U.S. dollar 1.990 Pound sterling 0.633 Danish kroner 7.492 Swedish kroner 9.336 Japanese yen 118.3 Swiss franc 1.464 Norwegian kroner 7.565 Cyprus pound 0.579 Canadian dollar 1.565 Australian dollar 1.835 [03] Athens Stock Exchange opening: Rise30/07/2002 11:35:23Equity prices were rising at the opening of trading Tuesday on the Athens Stock Exchange, with the general share price index up 0.22 percent at 11:15am at 2,120.29 points, and turnover at 9.7 million euros or 3.3 billion drachma. The majority of individual sector indices were moving upward, with the biggest gains in Investments, up 1.55 percent; Retail Trade, up 1.24 percent; and Telecoms, up 0.79 percent; and the biggest losses in IT, down 0.99 percent; Textiles, down 0.46 percent; and the Parallel Market, down 0.42 percent. The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 0.10 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was up 0.30 percent, and the FTSE/ASE SmallCap 80 index was up 0.41 percent. Of the stocks moved, 135 were up, 49 were down and 70 were unchanged. [04] Agreement opens way for Greek aid to Bosnia29/07/2002 23:48:59SARAJEVO (ANA - M. Vihou) -- Greece signed a bilateral agreement with Bosnia Herzegovina on Monday worth 19.5 million euros in developmental aid to be allocated by Athens to Sarajevo over the next five-year period. The agreement falls within the framework of Greeces recently approved and ambitious Balkan Reconstruction Plan. Improvements in infrastructure, especially transports and the energy sector, as well as investments and modernisation of Bosnias public administration are the main areas were the Greek aid will be funneled. The agreement was signed in the Bosnian capital by visiting Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Loverdos and Bosnian Alternate Foreign Minister Ivica Misic. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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