Average life expectancy in Cyprus is 82.2 but women live longer than men by four years to 84.2 while men can expect to live for 80.2 years. Life expectancy of a males in the European Union was 78.1 years during the three-year period 2015-2017. On average, men tend to live 5.4 years less than women
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By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM US equities rallied last week to new record levels with the Dow Jones Industrial Average breaching 28,000 for the first time. Soft economic data, Trump’s impeachment hearing, Hong Kong protests, and Middle East unrest were all considered secondary factors in investment decisions, while anticipation of a “phase
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DBRS Morningstar has confirmed Cyprus’ Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency – Issuer Ratings at BBB (low) and changed the trend to ‘positive’ from ‘stable’ as the outlook for the downward trajectory in the public debt ratio has improved, driven by sustained robust economic growth, large primary surpluses and early debt repayments. At the same time,
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. Here we are dear readers, a long-awaited review of the statutory tenancy laws (it refers to buildings which were completed before 12/2009). The new proposal is expected to be voted by the House on 22 November, subject to changes which might be introduced. So, the proposal is not the final one. The proposal suggests
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. Journalists are usually blamed for getting the message wrong or concocting fake news to generate clickbait on social media, but the one thing organisations, governments and institutions fear is bad publicity. The Cyprus government likes to pretend that everything is hunky-dory as they are getting everything right while those who criticise their untold wisdom
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Cyprus is adamant on following a roadmap to reform a sluggish justice system that is befitting of an EU member state while also trying to restore confidence among quality investors turned-off by the legal labyrinth. Justice Minister George Savvides said the government has taken its decisions and is going ahead with sweeping changes no matter
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Cyprus police have seized an alleged “spy van” belonging to an Israeli national that was equipped with sophisticated surveillance equipment capable of hacking communications. Police instigated an investigation after the opposition communist party AKEL asked what the government was doing about the van after a Forbes video went viral in Cyprus about its activity on
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. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is riding a wave of success in just under five months in office, the cherry on the cake is the dozen or so bilateral trade deals signed with China’s president this week, mostly in the energy and transport sectors. Greece is enjoying fresh momentum, with the economy recovering,
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Ministers handling the registration of Halloumi as a PDO (Product of Designated Origin) with the European Commission were grilled by MPs over tactics and policy while being told that “nothing has been done”. Commerce Minister George Lakkotrypis and Minister of Agriculture Costas Kadis were called to account this week over what is happening with Halloumi’s
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A multimillion spy van with the capability of hacking any mobile phone is cruising around Larnaca igniting the reaction of opposition parties for Cyprus to do something about it. Forbes reported that an ex-Israeli intelligence officer is driving around in a GMC-type black ambulance turned surveillance unit with EUR 9 mln worth of spying equipment,
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