Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron will remain in constant contact before EU leaders meet to discuss Turkey’s escalated aggression in the island’s EEZ. The two leaders will keep appraised of the situation until the European Council on October 17 that will discuss the illegal Turkish actions in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone
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By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM After a turbulent week in financial markets, Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report helped to stave off a further sell-off in equities. The S&P 500 fell nearly 3% in the middle of last week following disappointing manufacturing and private payroll figures, both of which severely threatened the US economic
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Cyprus credit card transactions in September decreased by 11%, reflecting stable consumer confidence while there were fewer online payments to the state. According to new JCC data, the value of Cyprus credit card transactions in the domestic market decreased by 11% in September to €275 mln compared to last year. The monthly decrease for local
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The industry’s key three-day Maritime Cyprus 2019″ Conference has begun in Limassol with the participation of more than 800 shipping executives from around the globe. The conference was opened Monday by Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades. “We are very proud of the achievements of Cyprus Shipping which is firmly established as one of the most qualitative,
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. If you want to measure how far Cyprus is from the rest of Europe – both physically and spiritually – then try arranging a trip to Brussels – home of the European Commission. There is no particular reason why anybody would want to visit the European Commission or the European Parliament complex next door,
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. We have suggested how our embassies could attract foreign investments in Cyprus, now we will touch upon the unexplored wealth recorded by the Land Registry, with very limited analysis on activity in the real estate market. Some analysis of the transactions are prepared by the auditors KPMG and PWC (as well as others)
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While Cyprus tourism is heading for a rough ride as connectivity takes a hit, the major towns are stepping up efforts to offer holidaymakers a more enjoyable experience by becoming smarter, environmentally friendlier and more accessible. With financing from several European Union projects, Cyprus towns are moving forward with projects to enhance their tourism product
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. When John Denver wrote ‘Leaving on a jet plane’ back in 1966, he was singing about his journey of soul searching and seeking a permanent place he would call home. Nothing to do with Donald Trump ditching Air Force One to cut back on public spending (though he increased it in other areas),
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Warm applause after a gruelling three-hour grilling was the surest sign possible that Cypriot Stella Kyriakides had passed her audition at the European Parliament with flying colours to become the EU’s next Health Commissioner. It wasn’t until the next morning that news leaked in Brussels the Environment Committee’s three main parties had given the Cypriot
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Cyprus seems to have technology at the bottom of its priority list after ranking 54 from 63 economies for digital competitiveness just one spot above the Philippines, while behind India, Turkey and Romania. The United States held on to the number one spot in the IMD World Digital Competitiveness ranking (WDCR) in 2019, with
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