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Athens News Agency: News in English, 01-08-20Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Foreign exchange rates - Tuesday20/08/2001 18:53:05Indicative buying rates U.S. dollar 369.456 German mark 172.829 French franc 051.531 Pound sterling 534.007 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 45.397 Swedish kroner 35.870 Finnish mark 056.852 Spanish peseta 002.032 Portuguese escudo 001.686 Japanese yen (100) 306.788 Swiss franc 222.581 Norwegian kroner 041.662 Cyprus pound 588.799 Canadian dollar 238.971 Australian dollar 197.159 [02] Athens 2004 - Projects - Budget20/08/2001 18:25:12The sum of 1.2 trillion drachmas (roughly $3.24 billion) has been earmarked for Athens 2004-related construction projects over the 2001-2004 period in the state's "public investments programme", the national economy ministry announced on Monday. The figure accounts for some 80 percent of the total budget for Olympics-related works namely, 260 individual projects and 95 studies. For 2001 alone, up to 215 billion drachmas has been approved, according to the ministry. The ministry also said the government projects an added 2 percent increase in GDP from the construction of Olympic projects and related activities, with an even bigger influence on the economy for 2003 and 2004. [03] Papastratos shows higher profit in first half20/08/2001 17:57:10Papastratos SA, an Athens-quoted cigarette manufacturer, posted net pre-tax profits of 5.9 billion drachmas in the first half, up from 5.2 billion drachmas in the same period a year earlier, it said in a statement on Monday. Consolidated turnover totalled 50.8 billion drachmas, up 5.1 percent on the first half of 2000, the statement said. The company's subsidiary in Romania reported that its sales had doubled in the first half, which may mean that the firm will post a profit for the first time this year, according to management. Papastratos Ukraine again reported a lower than expected volume of sales. In Greece, the volume of sales rose by 6.3 percent in the first half versus the same period of last year, the statement said. [04] Weather Forecast: Sunny on Tuesday20/08/2001 17:30:20Sunshine is forecast in all parts of the country on Tuesday with scattered cloud in the central and northern mainland from evening that may lead to storms on high ground. Winds northerly, light to moderate. On the northern mainland, temperatures will range from 18C to 35C; on the rest of the mainland from 20C to 37C; and in the islands from 22C to 33C. In Athens, the weather will be sunny, with temperatures between 24C and 37C. Mostly sunny in Thessaloniki, with a storm likely from evening. Temperatures from 23C to 35C. [05] Greek stocks end flat in thin trade20/08/2001 16:56:58Equity prices ended the first trading session of the week mixed to lower with the general index holding above the 2,680-point support level helped by selective buying in bank stocks. Shares in the construction and IT sector scored gains, while the publishing and telecoms sectors suffered the heaviest losses. The general index ended 0.23 percent lower at 2,687.05 points, off the day's lows of 2,672.10 points, with turnover a low 84.10 million euros, or 28.66 billion drachmas. The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavy traded stocks ended at 1,498.60 points, off 0.03 percent, the FTSE/ASE 40 index fell 0.04 percent to 309.60 points, and the FTSE/ASE SMALLCAP 80 index ended at 895.63 points, down 0.40 percent. The parallel market index for smaller capitalisation stocks ended at 262.93 percent, off 0.37 percent. Broadly, decliners led advancers by 190 to 110 with another 50 issues unchanged. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |