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301. Economic growth in Cyprus remains strong

302. KNEWS at the 14th Economist Conference

303. Fitch Ratings upgrades Cyprus to investment grade

304. Bad loans in Cyprus decline by €3.28 billion since March 2018

305. Alpha Bank Cyprus unloads NPLs worth €400 million

306. Astrobank in talks to buy National Bank of Greece Cyprus unit

307. Cops take two sisters off Nicosia streets

Two sisters from Romania have been identified as sex trafficking victims in Nicosia, after they were caught by police having sex in a public places in the eastern part of the city on Friday evening...

308. Fitch Ratings upgrades Bank of Cyprus

309. Bank of Cyprus CEO makes the case for Cyprus recovery

310. Cyprus issues sovereign bond, draws €1.5 billion at 2.4%

311. Cyprus back into investment grade

Cyprus got its investment worthiness stripes back on Friday as Standard & Poor’s raised the country’s credit grade from BB+ to BBB- with a stable outlook, five years following a devastating financial collapse...

312. EU Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager visits Cyprus

313. Hellenic mulls over selling delinquent loans

Hellenic Bank posted a €35 million net profit for the first half of 2018, with the bank’s CEO Ioannis Matsis stating that the bank is ready to launch a tender for the sale of a portfolio of non-performing exposures within the next six months...

314. Hellenic takes on 400,000 new customers

Hellenic Bank is taking on 400,000 new customers, leaving bad debt behind in the acquisition of healthy parts of state-owned Cyprus Cooperative Bank...

315. Moody’s thumbs up to Bank of Cyprus bad loans sale

Moody’s credit rating agency says the recent sale of Non-Performing Loans by the Bank of Cyprus worth €2.8 billion is a positive step...

316. Former trustee says Credit Unions were in chaos

Another former trustee of the defunct Cyprus Cooperative Bank speaks out, describing a world of chaos at the financial institution where lack of expertise, political pressure, and wrongdoing ruled the day ...

317. Bank of Cyprus gets rid of small business bad loans

The Bank of Cyprus says it has sold a portfolio of non-performing loans worth €2.8 billion to Apollo Global Management, a transaction that will reduce its stock of NPLs to €5.2 billion...

318. Bank of Cyprus CEO stays put through 2020

Bank of Cyprus CEO John Patrick Hourican will stay in his current position through the end of 2020, following a decision by the executive board at the largest lending institution in Cyprus...

319. Odysseas says Harris was being stubborn

The auditor general is pointing fingers at the finance ministry’s handling of the Cyprus Cooperative Bank affair, telling an independent investigation committee that some actions were misleading...

320. Over a thousand employees choose Co-Op buyout

Over a thousand employees at Cyprus Cooperative Bank signed up for a voluntary severance package, well above the target of 900 set by the bank ahead of a takeover by Hellenic Bank...

321. President thanks parliamentary caucus for Sunday votes

President Nicos Anastasiades praised the ruling and opposition parties for approving state guarantees for Hellenic Bank as well as passing new foreclosure and bankruptcy laws, adding he would not respond to criticism...

322. Woman who pleasured autistic man faces trial

A homecare worker from Thailand, who is being accused of lewd acts against a man with autism, is asking for a lawyer to defend herself in court against assault charges and video footage...

323. House shifts into gear with Sunday bad loans session

It will be a long weekend for the House finance committee, which will hold emergency sessions ahead of a crucial Sunday vote on bad loans and state guarantees for Hellenic Bank...

324. Cabinet okays homeowner plan ahead of crucial House session

The Cabinet approved on Tuesday the “Estia” scheme aimed at addressing the high volume of non-performing loans in the Cypriot banking sector, but time is running out as a crucial legislation package on bad loans is also up for a vote on Friday...

325. House prepares to define good and bad borrowers

The distinction between responsible and irresponsible borrowers is at the forefront of heated debate this week, with Presidential Palace and Parliament scrambling to strike balance ahead of a crucial vote...

326. Government welcomes Diko support on bad loans

The Cyprus government says it can work with opposition centrist party Diko to pass much needed comprehensive legislation on bad loans that would also pave the way for a co-op deal to go forward...

327. Bad loans revive MP financial disclosure debate

A ruthless debate is picking up steam among members of parliament following public discussion and media coverage that raises the issue of conflict of interest ahead of a crucial vote on bad loans...

328. AG names investigators to comb though co-op

A former judge, an economist, and a banker will make up the executive committee that will investigate any suspicious dealings that took place in the troubled Cypriot co-op...

329. Co-Op deal with Hellenic still up in the air

The government is running against the clock with bad loans legislation, which would include a bill approving state guarantees for Hellenic Bank to absorb potentially high-risk loans in co-op takeover...

330. Cyprus co-op bank freezes accounts with bad loans

The Cyprus Cooperative Bank on Friday froze accounts of customers who keep their loans delinquent on purpose, as the bank makes an effort to force them to seek refinance terms...