Cyprus is satisfied with the outcome of London's World Travel Market, but the holiday island was urged to offer more than just sun, sea and sand to compete, said Deputy Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios. He held around 20 meetings with airlines and travels firms during the WTM – one of the world’s largest travel shows.
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. While Cyprus grudgingly conceded it may have sold tyrants, fugitives and five-star undesirables a Cypriot passport there was another slither of bad news wedged between the debris of the island’s investment scheme. A survey conducted by the Football Observatory of the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES), revealed that Cypriot clubs prefer to make
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. Ever since the first edition of the Financial Mirror was published on March 17, 1993, we have tried to remain faithful to the editorial standards we set back then, with a focus on “pro-business” and “pro-Cyprus”. Over the years we have survived hostility and attacks by narrow-minded business ‘leaders’ and weathered legal storms. We
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Despite minor delays due to red tape, plans to reform the Cyprus police are on track with the force undergoing its first major revamp since the founding of the Republic in 1960. The Justice Ministry is going ahead with a call for tenders to hire consultants tasked with drafting a roadmap for restructuring the
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. By Makis Georghiou Assured his administration remains intact after four months, Kyriakos Mitsotakis continues on his economic roadshow, only this time, the Greek prime minister is not pitching an upcoming IPO to investors but trying to lure big-ticket financing for the country’s infrastructure and privatisations programme. Having convinced his fellow EU leaders of stability
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Ruling DISY party leader Averof Neofytou has launched a crusade against unfair increases in bank charges, accusing Cyprus banks of targeting vulnerable groups for profit. Neofytou warned banks that he will not allow for these charges to be introduced without a fight. In statements made on Friday, the MP listed a series of increases that
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The Mediterranean region warms 20% faster than the rest of the planet with a projected temperature rise of 2.2 degrees Celsius by 2040 making Cyprus summers extremely hot. This is according to a study carried out by MedWet, the Mediterranean Wetlands Initiative. The Mediterranean Sea will be 1.8-3.5 degrees Celsius hotter in some parts by
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Stop violence against women campaigners are in uproar after a Romanian woman was the victim of an unprecedented and horrific acid attack by her estranged Cypriot husband. While the 40-year-old woman is fighting for her life after being attacked by her estranged husband with acid, organisations and MPs blame the state for doing nothing to
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Following adverse publicity over its ‘golden passport’ scheme there is a duty to protect Cyprus’ good name which took hard work to restore after previous lapses, said Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides. Speaking about the Cyprus Investment Programme, the minister conceded that mistakes have been made, but said controls were now in place that make the
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Cyprus on Thursday signed its first natural gas exploitation deal worth $9.3 bln over 18 years with a consortium involving industry giant Shell, US-based Noble and Israel’s Delek, the energy minister said. The official signing in Nicosia comes after cabinet approval of the revised product sharing contract for the commercialisation of the Aphrodite gas field
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