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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (AM), 01-11-06
CONTENTS
[01] Cyprus Defence Minister to meet Greek counterpart
[02] Agriculture Minister to participate in world climate change meeting
[03] Commerce Minister: Extra financial aid to boost tourism industry
[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange
[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
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[01] Cyprus Defence Minister to meet Greek counterpart
Larnaca, Nov 6 (CNA) -- Cyprus Defence Minister Sokratis Hasikos left today
for Athens at the invitation of his newly-appointed Greek counterpart
Yiannos Papantoniou, with whom he will discuss tomorrow the Cyprus - Greece
joint defence pact, issues relating to the European Army and military
equipment programmes of the Cyprus Republic.
Speaking before his departure, Hasikos said certain military equipment
programmes were still pending, adding he would discuss with Papantoniou
issues relating to their implementation.
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[02] Agriculture Minister to participate in world climate change meeting
Larnaca, Nov 6 (CNA) -- Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment
Minister Costas Themistocleous left today for Morocco to represent Cyprus
in the World Congress on Climate Change, which aims at reaching an
agreement on specific measures to help governments around the world ratify
the 1997 Kyoto Protocol and ensure its full implementation.
Speaking to CNA on his departure, the minister said in Morocco there would
be another effort to achieve an agreement on the implementation of the
Kyoto protocol and noted the responsibility of all, especially of the US to
contribute positively to the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol.|
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[03] Commerce Minister: Extra financial aid to boost tourism industry
Nicosia, Nov 6 (CNA) -- The Cabinet approved yesterday a four-million-pound
aid (one Cyprus pound trades at about 1,6 dollars), in order to boost
tourism, Commerce, Industry and Tourism Minister Nicos Rolandis has said,
adding that the money will be used for advertising Cyprus abroad as a
tourist destination.
Speaking after the cabinet meeting, Rolandis said the four-million- pound
aid brings the total government aid to 7,2 million pounds. He said the
decision was taken in order to deal with the crisis in the tourism industry,
following the terrorist attacks in the US on 11 September 2001.|
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[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange
Nicosia, Nov 6 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Index
closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:
CSE General Index 133,65 ( 3,73)
Traded Value CYP 12.020.808
FTSE/CYSE 20 CYP 5.637.800 533,11 ( 2,53)
Sectoral Indices
Banks CYP 3.115.337 149,27 ( 2,13)
Approved Investment
Companies CYP 1.252.033 131,20 ( 6,08)
Insurance Companies CYP 179.726 45,90 ( 4,56)
Manufacturing Companies CYP 320.304 58,21 ( 4,75)
Tourism Companies CYP 509.380 106,94 ( 4,48)
Trading Companies CYP 550.808 34,02 ( 3,81)
Building and Cement Companies CYP 56.362 51,97 ( 4,17)
Énformation Technology
Companies CYP 137.984 9,05 ( 1,46)
Financial Services Companies CYP 1.330.233 30,21 ( 6,34)
Fish Culture Companies CYP 10.598 24,44 ( 3,78)
Hotels CYP 1.456.025 77,78 ( 5,59)
Other Companies CYP 2.206.094 146,99 ( 3,29)
The third column presents the percentage variation of the indices as
compared to the last meeting.
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[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
Nicosia, Nov 6 (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 18 11 CLOUDY
Larnaca 21 14 CLOUDY
Limassol 19 15 FAIR
Paphos 20 15 THUNDERSTORM
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CNA ENDS
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