Mass killing of migratory birds on the Mediterranean island has reached a record low mainly due to a clampdown on illegal trappings in areas controlled by the British military, conservationist group Birdlife Cyprus said Monday. The group said its 2018 autumn survey has shown a 90 per cent decrease in trapping levels with mist nets
More
Washington has consistently recognised the right of the Republic to develop energy resources in its Exclusive Economic Zone, said the new US ambassador to Cyprus, Judith Garber. President Nicos Anastasiades told Garber that ExxonMobil’s recent announcement of a huge natural gas discovery in Cyprus’ EEZ, will be a game changer for the Eastern Mediterranean and
More
An influx of British tourists to the island in February helped set a new record in Cyprus arrivals for that month which jumped 4% on the year before. While holidaymakers from the UK – Cyprus’ biggest market – increased 3.9% to 37,046 there were also positive arrivals from emerging markets Poland up 20.3% (2,829) and
More
Hellenic Bank may find itself struggling for clear direction among old and new shareholders with different views as no stakeholder holds a winning hand on the board. With the checks and balances that existed in Hellenic Bank's management between Third Point and Wargaming now a thing of the past, as the US hedge fund has
More
Bank of Cyprus appears adamant over reducing its personnel believing the introduction of digital banking has radically changed the financial landscape. BoC CEO John Patrick Hourican said that in an era where the banking system is rapidly changing, a reduction in the number of bank employees is inevitable. The Irish banker, stepping down in September,
More
Women in Cyprus are deciding to have their first baby later in life at a mean age of 29.7 in 2017 against the European Union average of 29.1. In 2008 the age of women having their first child was a lower 28.3 while at the height of the 2013 financial crisis it crept up to
More
For the future of Cyprus talks, Nicosia attaches great importance to Thursday’s meeting between Greek Foreign Minister George Katrougalos and his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said that Katrougalos will convey specific messages during that meeting. The Greek Foreign Minister will pay his first official visit to Cyprus since assuming his
More
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades will try to secure US support for the Republic of Cyprus’ right to exploit its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) despite Turkish threats, similar to that expressed by the EU. This will happen during a tête-à-tête Anastasiades is scheduled to have in Jerusalem next week with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
More
. We are very often faced with the question of whether adding quality to a project/property will make it pay. We can assure you that this is not an easy question to handle, since it depends amongst other things, what quality is and whether the cost, usually related to the higher quality, is affordable by
More
Cyprus said it wants to see differences between Brussels and Athens over an EU-backed projected to end the island’s energy isolation to be resolved quickly so it can be constructed as planned. “The issue of EuroAsia Interconnector is not over, negotiations continue, and we are trying to keep it as a European project,” Cypriot government
More