Trade and tourism are the main fields where Cyprus and Egypt can further develop bilateral cooperation, according to the Egyptian Ambassador.

The government's intention to develop a new growth model is gradually being put into action says President Anastasiades.

Members of the Bank of Cyprus Board of Directors travel to Russia to assess the operations and prospects of Russian Uniastrum bank, a Bank of Cyprus subsidiary.

The Greek Minister of the Environment, Energy and Climate Change will have a series of contacts with Cypriot government officials on the sidelines of his participation in the 3rd Cyprus Energy Symposium.

Two solidarity funds created by the House last March, to recapitalise banks and avoid the haircut on deposits, and last January, to help struggling citizens financially, have amassed just €22,000.

Russian businesses may withdraw their assets from Cyprus if the state imposes sanctions says Russia’s ambassador to Cyprus Stanislav Osadchiy, in a televised interview.

Paphos-based Tharisa announces plans to start trading on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and seeks to raise 1 billion rand (approx. €68m) in a private share placement.

The capital adequacy ratio of all Cyprus banks marginally improved at the end of December, by 0.1% point to a combined Core Tier 1 level of 12%, according to quarterly data from the Central Bank.

Foreign investors will reportedly be returning to the island to further discuss plans for a multi-billion leisure project in Yeroskipou, Paphos.

Bailed-out Bank of Cyprus is reviewing its restructuring plans in a move that could result in billions of euros of its troubled assets being put into a 'bad bank', says its chief executive John Hourican.