Athens News Agency: News in English, 01-05-24

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

CONTENTS

[01] International Conference-Children-Violence

[02] Derivatives Market-Close

[03] Foreign Exchange Rates - Friday

[01] International Conference-Children-Violence

An international conference on children victimized by war began in Athens on Thursday.

The conference, which is organised by the "Foundation for the Child and the Family" in cooperation with "The Hague Call for Peace" and is being held under the auspices of the foreign ministry, called attention to the use of children in warfare.

Mariana Vardinoyiannis, president of the Foundation for the Child and the Family, addressed the conference calling for action against the use of children in warfare and for the protection of children from violence.

The conference is attended by notable Greek and foreign personalities, while international figures sent telegrammes lauding the effort, which is part of the International Decade (2001-2010) for the Culture of Peace and the Avoidance of Violence.

[02] Derivatives Market-Close

Equity futures traded on the Athens Derivatives Exchange ended higher on Thursday, with a rise seen in both FTSE/ASE-20 deals and in FTSE-ASE-40 contracts.

The FTSE/ASE 20 index closed 0.41 percent up, and the FTSE/ASE 40 ended 0.66 percent higher.

Traded were 4,158 contracts on turnover of 27.8 million euros.

[03] Foreign Exchange Rates - Friday

U.S. dollar 392.886

German mark 172.829

French franc 051.531

Pound sterling 556.235

Irish punt 429.202

Belgian franc 008.379

Luxembourg franc 008.379

Dutch guilder 153.389

Italian lira (100) 017.457

Austrian schilling 024.565

Danish kroner 45.321

Swedish kroner 477

Finnish mark 056.852

Spanish peseta 002.032

Portuguese escudo 001.686

Japanese yen (100) 327.707

Swiss franc 221.381

Norwegian kroner 42.612

Cyprus pound 585.762

Canadian dollar 253.289

Australian dollar 202.249

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