“Co-op IPO success depends on speedy NPL drop”
By Stelios Orphanides The state-owned Cooperative Central Bank (CCB) needs to reduce its stock of delinquent loans substantially, over the next months, in order to...
Cyprus Stock Exchange
BOC to launch LSE trading on January 19
By Stelios Orphanides Bank of Cyprus said that it will suspend the trading of its existing shares on Tuesday, January 10, in Nicosia and Athens,...
Cyprus to hire independent advisor for privatisation of CSE
The Cyprus Privatisation Unit has announced a tender for the appointment of a “reputable independent advisor” to prepare a strategic plan for the privatisation of...
CSE mulls Islamic bonds
The Cyprus Stock Exchange is engaged in talks with foreign bourses in a bid to list Islamic bonds on the Cypriot stock market, CSE CEO...
House passes bill on CSE transfers
A government-inspired bill affording the finance minister the right to authorise secondments of staff from the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) to the Cyprus Securities and...
Bill brings CSE and CySEC into conflict
By Angelos Anastasiou Conflicting views between the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) seemed to bring a government bill,...
Shares in Cyprus to remain under pressure until Greece stabilises
By Andria Kades Developments in Greece are directly affecting the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) that is seeing a great drop in the value of stocks,...
COMMENT: Prospects of promoting Islamic Finance in Cyprus
By Nondas Cl Metaxas, Director General – CEO of the Cyprus Stock Exchange ISLAMIC Finance is traditionally a very important sector in the Islamic financial...
SEC fines BoC and former bank top brass
By Stefanos Evripidou THE CYPRUS Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) yesterday slapped fines worth almost half a million euros on the Bank of Cyprus (BoC)...
MPs angry over lack of cooperation
By Stefanos Evripidou CHAIRMAN OF the House Ethics Committee Demetris Syllouris yesterday expressed “anger” and “disappointment” at the lack of cooperation between the competent authorities...