Hospitality is the driving force behind the economy’s 5.6% GDP growth in the first quarter of the year, as other sectors struggle to recover following two years of COVID restrictions. The recovery
Cyprus has the means to become a destination that respects the environment by reducing plastic waste, with 38% of the island’s habitat protected, said Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios. Perdios believes “Cyprus has
Cyprus is witnessing the highest inflation rate recorded in four decades, with May equalling the 9.1% registered in February 1982. The highest inflation rate Cyprus endured was 10.8% in 1981. The news
Cyprus growth is hindered by the Ukraine war fallout, but partial recovery in exports and private consumption will see a 2% GDP rise in 2022, the International Monetary Fund forecasts. It said
A team supervised by the University of Cambridge Cypriot Professor Dr George Vasiliou discovered how gene mutations affect hematopoiesis and cause leukaemia. According to the Karaiskakio Foundation, a new study conducted by scientists
Cyprus ranks in the top 10 on a list of civilian gun ownership countries compiled by the Small Arms Survey, as one out of three Cypriot households has a firearm. The Swiss
Cyprus authorities Thursday located a man’s body at sea after a new group of Syrian migrants said a person went overboard as they arrived on the island by boat on the rocky
By Jeffrey Halley Oil markets are on the move Thursday morning, with oil prices dipping by 2.0% in early trading after the Financial Times reported that Saudi Arabia has indicated to western
The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in Cyprus decreased to 5.4% in April, from 5.8% the month before and 8.4% a year ago, according to Eurostat. Unemployment rates in the eurozone and the EU
Cyprus has fully embraced the pioneering General Healthcare System; the government said to mark the third anniversary of the GHS. For most of its early life, the national health service has managed
