Cyprus NPLs decline further to €1.63 billion in August

Cyprus NPLs decline further to €1.63 billion in August

The steady downward trend of nonperforming loans (NPLs) in the Cypriot banking system continued in August, showing a further decrease of 15 million euros to €1.63 billion (from €1.65 billion in July), according to data released on Tuesday by the Central Bank of Cyprus.  Source link

Reds and Greens had to work hard for Euroleague victories

Reds and Greens had to work hard for Euroleague victories

[Intime] Olympiakos and Panathinaikos scored hard-fought home wins for the Euroleague on Tuesday, at the start of another double week. The Reds registered their fourth win in a row (all of them in Greece), this time downing Villeurbanne 94-92 at the Peace and Friendship Stadium. The Piraeus team actually survived a major scare from its …

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Cartoon (12/11/2024) | eKathimerini.com

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UN plans key Cyprus meeting

UN plans key Cyprus meeting

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres informed Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides that all parties have agreed to proceed with plans for an expanded meeting on the Cyprus issue. The expanded meeting, which aims to bring together key stakeholders, is seen as a crucial step toward resolving the Cyprus issue and fostering lasting peace in the region. …

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How could Trump happen | eKathimerini.com

How could Trump happen | eKathimerini.com

How did this happen? How did a twice-impeached insurrectionist and convicted felon make it back to the presidency of the most powerful and oldest democracy in the world?  One explanation is political. Donald Trump rode a huge anti-incumbency wave into power. Another is structural, reflecting deeper flaws in American democracy that Trump’s candidacy and victory …

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Most cyberattacks in Greece go unreported

Most cyberattacks in Greece go unreported

Most cyberattacks in Greece are not reported as entities do not realize that their systems have been compromised, the head of the National Cybersecurity Authority has said. Addressing the annual conference of the Institute of Internal Auditors Greece, Michail Bletsas, who is also the director of computing at MIT’s Media Lab, added that major cyberattacks …

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Actor Theo James urges more support for refugees hit by climate crisis

Actor Theo James urges more support for refugees hit by climate crisis

Actor and UNHCR goodwill ambassador Theo James sits during a visit to Aghor, while on a trip in Mauritania, October 9, 2024. [UNHCR/Caroline Irby/handout via Reuters] Refugees should be included in climate policy, actor and UNHCR goodwill ambassador Theo James has said as he heads to COP29 to call for greater support for those affected …

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Three arrested in Rhodes for alleged migrant smuggling 

Three arrested in Rhodes for alleged migrant smuggling 

File photo. Three men were arrested on the island of Rhodes on Tuesday for attempting to illegally transport six irregular migrants into Greece in a yacht.  The rescued migrants identified a 30-year-old foreign national as the captain of the boat, while two more men aged 40 and 63, were identified as assistants and members of …

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Beijing Olympic experience exhibition opens in Athens

Beijing Olympic experience exhibition opens in Athens

The opening of an exhibition on the experience of the double Olympic organization of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games in Beijing was held on Monday evening at the Serafion of the City of Athens, giving the birthplace of the modern Olympic Games a taste of the twin experience of the Chinese capital. The exhibition …

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Oil and shipping magnate Vardis Vardinogiannis dies

Oil and shipping magnate Vardis Vardinogiannis dies

Greek billionaire oil and shipping businessman, Vardis Vardinogiannis, has died, aged 91, his family announced on Tuesday. “It is with deep sadness that the family of Vardis I. Vardinogiannis announces that the beloved father and grandfather, Vardis I. Vardinogiannis, passed away today, Tuesday, November 12, 2024,” the announcement reads. Vardinogiannis was the chairman and controlling …

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