The Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation is organizing an innovative, first of its kind, workshop dedicated to developing skills on archival research. The workshop runs 4-5 October and is geared towards developing the knowledge and experience of professionals and non-professionals conducting research into archival records relating to international and military history (from 1872 to the
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Major General Rob Thomson was sworn in at Episkopi as the new Sovereign Base Areas Administrator during an official ceremony. Maj Gen Thomson, who also assumed the role of Commander British Forces Cyprus this week, is now set to get down to work as head of both the civilian and military elements within the Bases. The
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Thomas Cook’s demise is credit negative for Bulgarian, Greek and Cypriot banks because it weakens the cash flow of businesses in those countries' significant tourism sectors, potentially leading to higher credit impairments, said Moody’s. “The compulsory liquidation of Thomas Cook and the resultant decline in tourism revenue and investment in these three countries will weaken
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Washington is firmly against Turkey’s plans to open up the ghost-town of Varosha to people other than its original Greek Cypriot inhabitants. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides that Washington shared his concerns that any unilateral actions to reopen Varosha would not be conducive to the resumption of peace
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Hellenic Bank has launched its scholarships programme, branding it “jumpstart” as it aims to financially support students from low income families wanting to study at universities in Cyprus or abroad. The scheme will support 20 undergraduate students with an annual scholarship of €2,000 for up to four years, as long as the candidate can maintain
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The Financial Mirror has embarked on a ‘rebuilding’ programme starting with the enhancement of its online presence. For that reason, we are seeking to hire an in-house coordinator, at our Nicosia offices, to promote our social media platforms. The ideal candidate will maintain and enhance a strong social media presence – Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc. They will
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. By Charalambos Frantzis The most important matter of the 21st century is perhaps climate change, due to the significant increase in humanity’s energy consumption. Considering that the needs in energy will continue increasing significantly, the only way to limit the negative consequences on the environment, and therefore humanity, is the exploitation of every kind
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Cyprus is pushing for the abolition of a mandatory cash guarantee for foreign workers paid by their employers who are usually on low incomes and in need of care. Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides said that a bill has been sent to the Legal Service providing for the complete abolition of bank guarantees that an employer
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By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Rising political risk in the United States has joined the growing list of negative themes weighing heavily on global sentiment. In a dramatic development overnight, US lawmakers have called for an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. Given how this increases the prospect of heightened political uncertainty
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Over the next 10 years Cyprus aims to achieve five million tourist arrivals annually by opening new markets and upgrading its tourism product. The opening of new markets and the upgrading of the quality of the Cyprus tourist product that could boost tourist arrivals up to 5 million by 2030 There are the main targets
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