Kyriacos Kiliaris, Author at Financial Mirror

Tourism has no plan B in post-coronavirus age

As Cyprus tourism, hardest hit by COVID-19, is trying to stand on its feet it is dangerously running out of time due to an over-reliance on its warm Mediterranean sun and sandy

25th July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Transport minister orders probe into ‘moving bus’ incidents

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos has ordered a probe into three incidents in as many weeks investigating possible safety faults on buses employed by the Cyprus Public Transport company, which took over the

23rd July 2020

Companies/Cyprus

Golf needs to attract more Cypriots

Cyprus must invest if it wants to get Cypriots interested in golf, develop local talent, or host big international tournaments, otherwise, it will remain in the rough. Cyprus has succeeded in organising

20th July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Huawei sanctions won’t affect Cyprus 5G rollout

Cyprus’ 5G network rollout is not expected to be hindered by sanctions placed on tech giant Huawei and other Chinese telecom firms by the US and UK governments, officials said. As Cyprus

18th July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

New player in Cyprus food delivery sector

Appetite for app-based food delivery services has risen significantly in Cyprus while demand spiked during the coronavirus pandemic attracting new players like Bolt. Cyprus could not be left behind as the business

12th July 2020

Business/Companies/Life & Society

Cyprus is witness to global warming

Cyprus is feeling the impact of global warming witnessing extreme climate conditions, unpredictable weather patterns, floods, unseasonal pressure systems, fires, extreme heat and cold, argue scientists. Just in the past month, Cyprus

11th July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Cyprus must get connected before it’s too late

As Cyprus needs to get connected to keep up with the rest of the world when it comes to digitalising the economy, authorities have decided to step in to boost the country’s

4th July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Cypriot students face post-Brexit dilemma

Cypriot students should be looking at other alternatives as studying in Britain becomes close to impossible as costs are set to escalate post-Brexit, education experts advise. A recent survey suggests that 9

4th July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Clubs overspending puts future of football at risk

Cypriot clubs overspending in recent years puts future of the game at risk, with a number of clubs close to bankruptcy or being sanctioned by European football governing body UEFA. Cyprus football

28th June 2020

Cyprus

COVID19: Only 10% of Cyprus hotels are open

Only a tenth of Cyprus’ 700 hotel units has bothered operating after the lockdown was lifted as tourists are thin on the ground, according to the Deputy Ministry of Tourism. This number

24th June 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society