The FINANCIAL -- President Shimon Peres had talks with Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias during a key visit to the island on Thursday, discussing gas finds in the eastern Mediterranean, a discovery that has sparked a crisis between Turkey and Greek Cyprus.

The FINANCIAL -- On February 14th, 2012, the Georgian-Ukrainian Business Club with the support of Ukrainian Embassy in Georgia, held a presentation of the web-site to representatives of Ukrainian and Georgian businesses as well as different business associations of Georgia.

The FINANCIAL -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, announced that the trading of Brightcove Inc., commenced on the NASDAQ Global Market on February 17, 2012.

The FINANCIAL -- It is said that 2012 will be a tight year for jobseekers. A survey conducted amongst the leading Georgian companies shows that the majority of large businesses in the country are not going to increase the number of their staff in 2011.

The FINANCIAL -- JW Marriott, one of Marriott International, Inc.'s global luxury brands, was recognized numerous times throughout 2011 with awards honoring  many of its properties worldwide.

The FINANCIAL -- Gazprom headquarters hosted  a working meeting among Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company's Management Committee, Umirzak Shukeyev, Head of the Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund, Chairman of the KazMunaiGaz Management Board and Kairat Boranbayev, Chairman of the KazRosGaz Management Board.