As the coronavirus outbreak started in Cyprus, the number of building permits issued fell by 23.9% in March on an annual basis, according to official data. According to the Statistical Service in March, during which COVID-19 containment measures were introduced, the number of building permits authorised by local authorities stood at 397, recording a drop
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Cyprus on Wednesday confirmed another two coronavirus cases involving people who were recently repatriated, taking the total number upwards to 974. The Health Ministry said the new cases were identified from a total of 1,369. One of the COVID-19 cases involved an individual who was recently repatriated from Russia, after some 125 tests were conducted
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Cypriots who own land in non-military areas inside the British Bases will be able to sell or develop their properties, following a milestone agreement between Cyprus and the UK. In what was hailed by President Nicos Anastasiades as a historic moment, Cyprus and the UK signed an agreement which will see the British Bases allowing
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Cyprus’ cabinet on Wednesday approved tighter rules for its tarnished citizenship for investment programme by tying the scheme to anti-money laundering legislation. Interior Minister Nicos Nouris told reporters following the cabinet meeting that the regulations will be sent to the House to be voted in as a matter of urgency. Nouris said linking of the
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After two-and-a-half months of being on lockdown seems to have been too much for Cypriot consumers as they rushed to theır favourıte shopping hub as malls reopened this week. According to shop owners, stores within malls saw a considerable increase in visitors as they reopened on Tuesday compared to the same day last year, but
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Cyprus is among 16 European countries that Slovakia is allowing entry from as it lifted lockdown restrictions on Wednesday as face masks were no longer required to be worn outdoors. There will be no restrictions on visitors from Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland,
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Moody’s has lowered its crude oil price assumptions and expects that Brent will average $35 per barrel this year and $45/barrel in 2021, or $8/barrel below the rating agency’s March 2020 assumptions, to account for the deeper and longer-lasting shock to global oil demand as a result of the coronavirus shock. Moody’s Investors Service said
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Cyprus and Armenia UN Permanent Representatives have urged UN chief Antonio Guterres to hold a secret ballot for Turkey’s Volkan Bozkir as President of the General Assembly at its 75th session. A letter opposing the silence procedure, circulated as an official document of the UN General Assembly was signed by Cyprus Representative Andreas Mavroyiannis and
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Although an agreement is in place to allow Cypriots to cross the divide under certain conditions, the United Nations voiced concern after the Turkish Cypriot side imposed quarantine conditions until July 1. The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) seeks clarity from the Turkish Cypriot authorities regarding the crossing points after Cypriot leaders agreed
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Following Turkey’s tension-raising activity in the East Med where it challenges the sovereignty of Cyprus and Greece, foreign ministers will meet to discuss EU-Ankara relations. The issue of EU-Turkey relations will be raised at the next EU Council of Foreign Ministers, following a request by Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, said the EU’s security chief
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