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DIKO ministers break ties with party
By Jean Christou IN A serious blow to DIKO leader Nicolas Papadopoulos, the remaining three ministers the party had placed in government broke ties with him on Monday ahead of a government reshuffle...
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Reshuffle stokes political fires
By Constantinos Psillides THE new composition of the Cabinet caused friction on various fronts on Thursday. President Nicos Anastasiades re-appointed Giorgos Lakkotrypis as energy minister after the...
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Lakkotrypis: interim gas supply must be a priority for DEFA
By Staff Reporter Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis on Wednesday held his first meeting with the new board of the Natural Gas Public Company (DEFA) making it clear, he said, that its priority must be...
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Kuwaiti investment officials due in Cyprus
The chairmen of three investment funds from Kuwait arrive Wednesday in Cyprus and will on Thursday a series of meetings with the government and the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency (CIPA). According...
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Kuwaiti investors view all options
By Elias Hazou A GROUP of investors from the Gulf state of Kuwait were yesterday exploring various potential business ventures in Cyprus while the government further gauged Deutsche Bank’s interest in...
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Casino licences to be ready early 2015
By George Psyllides Casino licences should be expected by Spring 2015, the government said on Thursday, as legislation on the matter was scheduled to be ready at the end of the month. “We have...
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UK tourism back in the spotlight
By Sinead Kelly THE Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) has concluded a deal with the largest British tour operator that is expected to significantly boost arrivals from the United Kingdom, commerce...
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Halliburton ‘vote of confidence’ in Cyprus (updated)
By Stefanos Evripidou OILFIELD services giant Halliburton on Friday concluded a deal with the government to use Cyprus as their base of operations for the eastern Mediterranean, providing a much-needed...
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Minster ‘cautiously optimistic’ for 2014 tourism prospects
By Staff Reporter Tourism Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis on Tuesday predicted an increase of between 5.0 and 8.0 per cent in tourism for 2014. Speaking on the sidelines of an event organised by the...
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Our View: Lakkotrypis should not be raising unrealistic expectations
ENERGY Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said that Cyprus would be able to have ‘specific talks’ with Egypt, about the sale of natural gas, at the end of this year, after the completion of the first...
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‘Timeless celebration’ of wine
The 53rd Limassol Wine Festival kicked off on Thursday night with opening speeches from Limassol Mayor Andreas Christou and Commerce Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis. Christou said the festival would...
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EU seeking new markets for embargoed produce
By Angelos Anastasiou THE ECONOMIC impact on Cyprus of the Russian embargo on agricultural products from the European Union was raised by President Nicos Anastasiades with the European Commissioner for...
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Lakkotrypis concludes Jordan visit
Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis was due home on Wednesday after a series of meetings in Jordan on energy issues. Lakkotrypis on Tuesday had separate meetings with Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour,...
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AKEL seeks safeguards in casino legislation
The leader of main opposition AKEL on Friday reiterated its opposition to the creation of casinos in the Republic but said he understood that the decision had been taken and it was supported by the...
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Minister urges consumers to vote with their feet
By Angelos Anastasiou Energy minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said on Monday that he was not happy with the retail price of fuel and basic consumer goods, and called on consumers to seek out and reward...
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Israeli energy minister to visit as planned
By Angelos Anastasiou ISRAELI Energy minister Yuval Steinitz will visit Cyprus as soon as possible, it was agreed with his Cypriot counterpart Giorgos Lakkotrypis in a telephone conversation. Asked to...
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Tales from the Coffeeshop: Lakko spins his gas-filled yarns
By Patroclos COMMERCE, Industry, Energy and Tourism minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis will soon have spun more myths than Aesop. The only difference would be that in contrast to Aesop, his myths and fables...
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Lakkotrypis off to London for world travel fair
Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism Giorgos Lakkotrypis leaves for London on Sunday, heading a Cypriot delegation participating in the international tourism exhibition `World Travel...
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‘No Cyprus impact’ from Egypt-Israel gas rift
By Elias Hazou Cairo’s decision to freeze talks on the import of gas from Israel do not impact Cyprus, energy minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said on Monday. Lakkotrypis said that on Sunday he and...
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Cyprus and Jordan step up energy cooperation
Cyprus and Jordan announced on Tuesday the activation of technical committees to discuss the details of possible cooperation in the gas sector. The announcement was made at a meeting in Nicosia between...
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