An increase of 7.2% was observed in the average gross monthly earnings of Cyprus employees in the first quarter of 2023 compared to Q1 last year, with men still paid more than women, according to data by the Statistical Service. The average gross monthly earnings of employees during Q1 2023 was €2,217 from €2,068 during Q1
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Cyprus authorities were grilled by MPs over the country’s alleged role as an export hub for spyware used in eavesdropping cases that have shaken the EU. An official of the Commerce Ministry told the House Legal Affairs Committee the authority had never issued a license to any company to export any ‘spyware’, only to be
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A retired British miner accused of killing his wife suffering from blood cancer, will hear the judges’ verdict on July 21 after closing arguments at Paphos Assize Court on Thursday. David Hunter, 76, is standing trial, accused of the premeditated murder of his 74-year-old wife, Janice, on December 18, 2021. His defence argues it was done
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Israel’s National Security Council has assured that Cyprus remains a safe destination for thousands of Israeli tourists this summer after authorities thwarted a recent terror plot. A statement was made by an Israeli National Security Council representative to the daily newspaper Israel Hayom following reports that Cyprus intelligence – assisted by Mossad and the US
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There is a possibility of fresh momentum for resuming Cyprus negotiations to end six years of limbo, but it is up to the European leaders to discuss how Brussels can help, said an EU official. “We believe there is a possible new momentum to sit down and to resume negotiations,” the official told the Cyprus
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Police on Thursday arrested two people for murder and attempted murder during an attack outside a bar on a group of friends in the Limassol village of Ypsonas. This was the second stabbing incident in three days in Ypsonas. According to police, 44-year-old Marios Onisiforou, father of two, was stabbed in the neck and later
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Applications for the 2023 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) programme are now being accepted by CyprusInno, a social venture connecting Cypriots. Applications are open until the 30 July, and for more information, visit https://cyprusinno.com/awe2023/ or contact the CyprusInno team at [email protected]. The program is implemented with the support of the US Embassy and supported by
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By Naeem Aslam US and European futures are trading modestly lower, while investors are on the watch for the most important piece of economic data for this week, which is the US GDP q/q number. The number is expected to perform a little better compared to the previous reading (previous 1.3% and forecast 1.4%). A
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The Health Ministry is to deploy hundreds of thousands of sterilised mosquitoes to combat an influx of disease-carrying ones. Authorities will primarily focus on the invasive species of the Aedes aegypti variety of mosquitoes found in large numbers in the coastal town of Larnaca. According to a Health Ministry announcement, the Aedes aegypti has been
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Hellenic reported good financial results for 2022 with a profit of €24 mln (from a €12 mln loss in 2021), confirming the progress made in the transformation to a customer- and technology-focused bank, Group CEO Oliver Gatzke said on Wednesday. He said a solid performance continued in the first quarter of 2023, demonstrating that “we
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