Outgoing Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides presented the government’s plans to reform local government by merging authorities to create 17 greater municipalities. In total 30 municipalities and 48 communities will be merged, creating
Hurt by criticism over the lack of women in government, President Nicos Anastasiades denies he failed to consider the principle of gender equality when reshuffling his cabinet that now has only one
Enlarged Hellenic Bank said its robustness is demonstrated by its nine-month financial results in posting €89.4 mln after-tax profits. Hellenic boasts being Cyprus’ leading retail bank with the largest branch network with
President Nicos Anastasiades announced a mini reshuffle of four changes to his administration leaving the cabinet with one woman and essentially no change in policy outlook. The mini reorganisation of the cabinet,
With its profits continuing to rise on the back of containing expenses, state telecoms operator Cyta will spend €500,000 to hire consultants to advise on its privatisation process and the search for
Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou is under pressure to resign after a damning report claimed social workers were “criminally negligent” in the case of a teenage boy who took his life when suffering
Consumers lined up outside malls and electronic goods stores in the hope of a Black Friday bargain deal, while Cyprus consumer groups sounded the alarm over possible scams. Shoppers were attracted by
Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’, a depiction of Christ in a Renaissance dress, the last known painting by the artist to remain in a private collection before it was snatched up by
Cyprus condemns the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Turkey and the UN-backed Libyan government to delimitate maritime zones between the two countries. “This kind of delimitation, if it went
Total deposits and loans in the Cypriot banking system decreased in October, according to Central Bank of Cyprus data. Total loans in October 2019 decreased by €75 mln, compared with a net
