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Posts from the ‘Cyprus’ Category
Dec 31
Moody’s downgrades Cypriot bonds
Moody’s Investors Service downgraded Tuesday (13/03/2012) Cyprus’ government bond ratings by one notch to Ba1 from Baa3, assigning a negative outlook to the ratings, citing increased risk for the government to provide financial aid to Cypriot banks due to their exposure to Greek bonds and the Greek economy. Read more
Know-Your-Customer: the protagonist in the fight against money laundering in Cyprus
Money laundering, being the conversion of criminal proceeds into assets not being able to be traced back to the underlying laundering offence, is undoubtedly a scourge against the global financial system, sapping the legal order and institutions, corrupting the society and individuals and empowering the organized crime. It is absolutely impossible to estimate how much billions of dollars are laundered all over the world every year despite the unrelenting global efforts, and this fact alone indicates the magnitude of this phenomenon.
Cyprus has come a long way in cleaning up its act and enforce strict Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, enjoying the rewards of having an efficient domestic Financial Intelligence Unit, called “Mokas”. Read more
Preparations for second licensing round in Cyprus’ EEZ
The documents concerning the second licensing round in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone will be sent next Monday to the EU, in order to be translated for their publication in the EU’s Official Journal, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Praxoula Antoniadou said. Read more
Natural gas discovery in Cyprus a historic event, Minister says
Natural gas discovery is a historic event for Cyprus, the Minister of Communications and Works Efthymios Flourentzou has said, adding that government planning and policy on this issue has highlighted the existence of gas reserves. Read more
