Trapeza Kyprou

May 31, 2010

Η Trapeza Kyprou ιδρύθηκε το 1899 και είναι η μητρική εταιρεία του Συγκροτήματος της Τράπεζας Κύπρου. Το Συγκρότημα της Τράπεζας Κύπρου παρέχει διάφορες χρηματοοικονομικές υπηρεσίες περιλαμβάνοντας τραπεζικές υπηρεσίες, χρηματοδοτήσεις leasing, factoring, χρηματιστιριακές, διαχείριση κεφαλαίων, ασφάλειες γενικού κλάδου και κλάδου ζωής, υπηρεσίες επενδυτικής τραπεζικής και άλλες.

Η Τράπεζα Κύπρου είναι ο μεγαλύτερος χρηματοοικονομικός όμιλος στην Κύπρο. Εκτός από την Κύπρο, έχει παρουσία στο Ηνωμένο Βασιλείο, Ελλάδα, Ρουμανία, Ουκρανία, Αυστραλία και τα Channel Islands.

Λόγω των 110 χρόνων λειτουργίας, η Τράπεζα Κύπρου παρουσιάζει την Έκθεση «110. Στιγμές στην ιστορία μας».

Bank of Cyprus was establsihed in 1899 and is the holding company of the Bank of Cyprus Group (“the Group”). The Group provides a wide range of financial services including banking services, leasing services, factoring, brokerage, fund management, investment banking,and general and life insurance services.

The Bank of Cyprus Group is the largest financial services organisation in Cyprus. In addition, the Group operates in Greece, Russia, the United Kingdom, Australia, Romania, Ukraine and the Channel Islands.

Due to the 110 years of establishment, Bank of Cyprus and the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation present in Limassol the exhibition «110. Moments in our history».

The exhibition is taking place between 18th May 2010 and 27th June 2010 at Theatro Ena, in the Old Castle Area. The visitors can discover the story of the island from a different perspective using interactive technology and touch screens.

Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 10.00 – 13.00 & 17.00 – 21.00

Saturday & Sunday: 16.00 – 21.00

We attended this Exhibition. It is a very informative and very well organised exhibition with touch screens and music.

However, it seems that not many people attend this Exhibition. I would say around 10-20 people attend the Exhibition daily. Although the Exhibition is impressive, the visitors book contain the disappointment and anger of visitors against the Bank of Cyprus. Although the economy is suffering from high inflation and unemployment and the income of consumers is declining, the banks still report abnormal profits.

Please find below some of the visitors comments, as signed on the visitors book:

«Thank you very much. 100 years of taxes & interest & loans».

«No more exploitation».

«110 years of usury».

On the other hand, there are visitors who found the Exhibition to be very useful and informative providing details and pictures in order to present the story of Cyprus. «By gazing into the past, strong foundations can be laid for the future».