Cyprus job vacancies in the third quarter of 2020 dipped 8.1%, or by 576, reaching 6,554 compared to the same quarter last year when the number was 7,130. Although the annual outlook was bleaker, quarter on quarter figures showed an improvement. Compared to Q2 2020, the number of job vacancies increased by 2,382 (57.1%), according
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One in three enterprises with 10 or more employees paid for Cloud Computing services in 2020, according to a Statistical Service ICT survey. Cloud computing in Cyprus is becoming more popular among enterprises and in 2020, 34.6% of companies with over 10 employees bought Cloud Computing services. According to the Statistical Service, the main use
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The UK will end direct government support for the fossil fuel energy sector overseas, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said at the Climate Ambition Summit. The world-leading policy will see the UK end export finance, aid funding and trade promotion for new crude oil, natural gas or thermal coal projects, with very limited exceptions. This is
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A bomb explosion causing damage to a Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta) branch in Ayia Fyla, Limassol is believed to be linked to 5G conspiracy theories. Police on Monday said the explosive device, placed at the entrance of the branch, appears to be linked with the controversy over 5G broadband networks. The perpetrators of the crime
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Thirteen years after dismantling its national traffic camera network due to technical and legal hiccups, Cyprus signed a €34 mln deal on Monday for cameras to be gradually operational from next June. Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos signed the agreement on behalf of the government with US-based Conduent State and Local Solutions Inc, in the presence
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Cyprus was battered by strong storms on Monday with the Met Office issuing a yellow warning for extreme weather conditions of hail and thunder. Early Monday, the Paphos district and Troodos mountain villages were hit by hail and rain accompanied by strong winds which later moved towards the capital Nicosia. Troodos was coated in white,
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By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM The long-awaited moment has finally arrived. The US began the first shipments of Covid-19 vaccine on Sunday following the final approval from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has also arrived in Canada as several countries continue to authorise the emergency use
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Cyprus passed the 15,000 mark by reporting 301 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with a gradual slowdown of new coronavirus infections and one death, as December remains on track to becoming the worst month since the pandemic started. The death toll has reached 78, mainly elderly, of whom 33 were in December alone and 15 in
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Christmas is going to feel more like a siege of the human spirit rather than a festive fun bath with family and friends all giving and living to the max. Incredulously, there are still diehards who are convinced that COVID-19 is fake news fabricated by the authorities who pay journalists to disseminate misinformation so everyone
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By Pascal Lamy, Enrico Letta and Laurence Tubiana Historians will no doubt look back on 2020 as a turning point for the European Union. But which of two competing headlines will capture this critical moment? On one hand, the year could be defined by struggle and disintegration: the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU; conflicts
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