Online auctions of properties once-owned by banks through debt-to-asset swaps are taking off in Cyprus as property management firms see their digital sales grow during the pandemic. A private online platform, BidX1,
Cyprus reported no deaths for the second day in a row, with the new coronavirus cases slightly up on Sunday and the number of patient admissions dangerously approaching hospitals’ capacity. The health
By Michael Olympios Almost a decade ago, the apocalypse in the banking sector sent the Cypriot economy’s downgrading by rating agencies to junk, leaving many businesses overleveraged and undercapitalised. Banks’ enormous liquidity
Frequently we associate climate change with the images of melting icebergs and lone polar bears clinging to shrinking ice caps as the cliché victims, but most people fail to realise their own
Halloumi, the Cyprus traditional cheese, has joined the world’s elite of ‘native’ quality foodstuff as after years of disagreement, the European Union awarded the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) badge, with halloumi
Cyprus saw the number of new coronavirus cases dip considerably on Saturday from the previous day’s 705, a three-month high, but hospital admissions are up slightly while the positivity rate fell. There
There is great confusion regarding the size of apartments and how this is measured in Cyprus. Each group or developer use their own methodology of calculation, so the unsuspecting buyer does not
An impression is given from arguments in favour of moving the University of Cyprus school of architecture to Phaneromeni high school, once the famous Girls’ Lyceum, is that central Nicosia has become
Cyprus saw the number of new coronavirus cases rise again to 705 on Friday, a number not seen since the 704 infections on December 30, a day after the record number prompted
The Cyprus government will spend €400 mln by 2030 to revitalise communities in mountainous and remote areas, interior minister Nicos Nouris said on Friday. He added that a new annual allowance will
