MONEYVAL: Financial crime challenges persist

Cyprus has shown improvements in combating money laundering and terrorism financing but could do more, according to the evaluation by the Council of Europe’s monitoring body MONEYVAL. The anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing

Cyprus among few to reduce road deaths

Cyprus recorded the third largest annual drop in road deaths and serious injuries in the European Union, while the majority of states failed to reduce their figures. In 2022, the authorities reported

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Foreclosure freeze row gets ugly

Under the fear of an increase in Non-Performing Loans, as the European Central Bank continues to push interest rates up, a heated debate is brewing over the right of defaulted borrowers to

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Fitch affirms Cyprus credit rating, stable outlook

International rating agency, Fitch, affirmed Cyprus’ Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘BBB’ assigning a Stable Outlook, assuming that fiscal surpluses continue despite an economic slowdown. Furthermore, the agency revised upward

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