Kyriacos Kiliaris, Author at Financial Mirror

COVID-19: One in four infections are Cyprus healthcare workers

One in four people who contracted COVID-19 in Cyprus is a health professional, according to official data for March. More than half of them being nurses, with their union PASYNO urging the

4th April 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

COVID-19: ‘Things will get worse’

Cyprus should brace itself for the spread of COVID-19 as the outbreak will get much worse before it gets better, experts predict. The spread of the novel coronavirus is expected to reach

21st March 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Coronavirus exposes Cyprus digital divide

Cyprus’ digital divide is more apparent than ever as society and business are caught unprepared to work in the new environment of social distancing enforced by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a time

21st March 2020

Business

Cyprus real estate stricken by pandemic

Cyprus real estate sector will take a significant hit from the COVID-19 pandemic, as in times of uncertainty investors tend to minimise property transactions, experts argue. With the novel coronavirus threatening to

15th March 2020

Cyprus/Property

Businesses struggling with COVID-19 impact

Cyprus businesses are trying to find ways of surviving the COVID19 crisis as the outbreak takes its toll on the workplace and commercial activity. As the number of cases rises, and people

15th March 2020

Business

Cyprus tourism fires distress signal

Cyprus tourism is in damage limitation mode from the coronavirus outbreak as it faces a disastrous year, with hoteliers and tour operators pleading for state help as they find themselves on the

14th March 2020

Business/Life & Society

COVID-19: Cyprus needs stricter measures to stem outbreak

As Cyprus saw coronavirus cases reach double figures this week, molecular virologists are warning the island may face the same fate of Italy and China if more measures are not introduced immediately.

14th March 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Coronavirus casts shadow over Cyprus tourism

Despite getting off to a good start, the novel coronavirus outbreak may endanger the Cyprus tourist season before it even begins, claim hoteliers. As the virus gets a grip of countries from

8th March 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Coronavirus could rattle Cyprus economy

As the novel Coronavirus spreads around the world, economies are shaken with stakeholders in the Cypriot economy fearing that if the virus poses a threat for a prolonged period Cyprus will pay a hefty price.

7th March 2020

Business

Innovative €200 mln RES project tangled in red tape for years

While Cyprus is desperate to produce clean energy, one of the island’s biggest and most technologically advanced RES projects has been tangled in government red tape for the past six years. The

2nd March 2020

Energy