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IMF disburses loan tranche to Cyprus
The International Monetary Fund said on Friday it had reviewed Cypruss economy under a bailout program and approved a loan disbursement for about $115 million.
The international lender said the disbursement brings total lending to date under the IMFs $1.4 billion program with Cyprus to about $459 million.
Udovicic: Privatization in sports is necessary
NOVI SAD - Serbia's Minister of Youth and Sports Vanja Udovicic said on Friday that it is necessary to engage in the changes and modernization of the sports system in Serbia.
We have set out to modernize all segments of the society, so it is necessary to modernize the sports system as well, Udovicic said in a public debate on privatization in sports, held in Novi Sad.
Gains at the closing bell for main stock index
The closing auctions helped the Greek stock markets benchmark index to post gains of almost 1 percent on Friday, as it registered a small weekly drop of 0.21 percent.
The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 1,327.87 points, adding 0.98 percent to Thursdays 1,314.99 points. The large-cap FTSE/ATHEX 25 expanded 1.05 percent to 428.65 points.
Mitrogoal back soon for Fulham, says Magath
Fulham could soon have Greece striker Costas Mitroglou back to assist in its Premier League relegation fight, manager Felix Magath said on Friday.
Mitroglou has featured just twice for the Londoners since joining from Olympiakos Piraeus for an undisclosed fee, which media reports put at 12 million pounds ($19.97 million), on transfer deadline day on January 31.
Highway at Vale of Tempe closed on Tuesday and Wednesday
The Vale of Tempe will closed on Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. as regular maintenance work is carried out on the wire netting protecting that stretch of the national highway from rockfalls.
Vehicles will not be allowed on the stretch of highway from the Gyrtoni junction to the Stomio intersection between those times.