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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (PM), 00-10-18
CONTENTS
[01] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
[02] Central Bank Governor - Financial liberalisation - Seminar
[03] Turkish Cypriots - General strike - Demonstration
[04] Central Bank Governor - Milosevic
[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange
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[01] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
Nicosia, Oct 18 (CNA) - Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus,
according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International Airport
are:
Temperatures (degrees Celcius)
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Station Maximum Minimum Weather
(At 1200 UTC)
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Nicosia 28 15 FINE
Larnaca 27 16 FAIR
Limassol 27 17 CLOUDY
Paphos 26 16 CLOUDY
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CNA/RG/2000
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[02] Central Bank Governor - Financial liberalisation - Seminar
Nicosia, Oct 18 (CNA) - The liberalisation of the Cyprus financial system
is well under way while the Central Bank is preparing for the lifting of
restrictions on the movement of capital, Central Bank Governor Afxentis
Afxentiou has said.
He was addressing the two-day seminar "Financial Liberalisation in the Face
of European Union (EU) Accession", which started today in Nicosia with the
participation of EU officials.
CNA ITS/GG/RG/2000
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[03] Turkish Cypriots - General strike - Demonstration
Nicosia Oct 18 (CNA) - Some 15.000 people demonstrated against Turkish
Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash in the Turkish-occupied areas of the Republic,
calling for his resignation and chanting: "This is our country and we will
rule it".
Meanwhile, Turkish Cypriot women marched to the Nicosia check point and
delivered a petition to the UN Peace-keeping force (UNFICYP), denouncing
the violence and poverty experienced by Turkish Cypriots by Rauf Denktash's
regime. They asked that the petition be conveyed to UN Secretary-General
Kofi Annan.
CNA/SA/MA/MCH/RG/2000
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[04] Central Bank Governor - Milosevic
Nicosia, Oct 18 (CNA) - Cyprus Central Bank Governor Afxentis Afxentiou
described today as "fairy tales" reports that former President of
Yugoslavia Slobodan Milosevic had accounts in local banks.
Anyone who possesses such evidence should present it to the Central Bank
for investigation, Afxentiou said, pointing out that it was not the first
time such reports had appeared.
CNA/ITS/MCH/RG/2000
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[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange
Nicosia, Oct 18 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Index
closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:
CSE General Index 322,98 ( 1,27)
Traded Value CYP 16.798.542
Sectural Indices
Banks CYP 2.226.819 424,95 ( 0,44)
Approved Investment
Companies CYP 1.156.223 230,57 ( 0,09)
Insurance Companies CYP 655.027 124,44 (-0,71)
Manufacturing Companies CYP 2.088.235 97,69 ( 9,08)
Tourism Companies CYP 1.003.536 185,20 ( 3,56)
Trading Companies CYP 450.023 70,80 ( 2,15)
Offshore Companies CYP 0 105,00 ( 0,00)
Building and Cement Companies CYP 141.713 87,05 ( 0,81)
Énformation Technology
Companies CYP 3.714.980 93,84 ( 0,70)
Financial Services Companies CYP 804.867 86,59 (-0,70)
Fish Culture Companies CYP 86.349 90,75 ( 5,04)
Hotels CYP 254.080 83,78 ( 0,04)
Other Companies CYP 3.480.762 309,94 ( 1,04)
The third column presents the percentage variation of the indices as
compared to the last meeting.
CNA/RG/2000
ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY
CNA ENDS
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