Cyprus employers have identified deficiencies in the basic digital skills of their workforce which is holding back progress, according to PwC’s '2018 Global Digital IQ Survey', on the worldwide effort in the business sector to catch up with the digital era. Some 2,280 business leaders from 60 countries, including Cyprus, participated in the survey, with
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Cyprus paints a mixed picture when it comes to meeting the health needs of children with only 1.4% of minors under 16 having their medical needs not treated but when it came to neglected dental care it was above the EU average at 3.1%. In the European Union in 2017, 1.8% of children aged below
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Fund management companies and undertakings of collective investments (UCIs) under supervision of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) increased to 174 in Q4 2018 while total assets under management rose 10.5% to €6.3 bln from €5.7 bln the previous quarter. According to the CySec report, of the 174 entities, 118 companies have operations, marking
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Cyprus has witnessed a significant 21% increase in the number of companies operating in the shipping sector since the establishment of a Shipping Ministry a year ago, Deputy Minister Natasa Pilides said. Pilides was optimistic over the future of shipping in Cyprus, during a reception for ship owners and representatives of shipping companies hosted by
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A Palestinian national was sentenced to six months in prison after he was found guilty of two counts of attempting to the facilitate the illegal entry of two men at the Pergamos boundary on January 31. The man, Mohammed Aljaro, who lives in Paphos, was attempting to cross over the British Bases Customs-manned crossing point
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Cyprus’ economy expanded by 3.9% GDP in the fourth quarter of 2018 on an annual basis, racking up 16 quarters of consecutive growth, official data showed Thursday. Compared with the previous quarter, GDP grew by 1.1% in Q4 2018, up from the Q3 rate of 0.8%, while based on seasonally and working day adjusted data,
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The owner of an illegal casino raided in Ypsonas and his receptionist are scheduled to appear in a British Bases Court in Episkopi on February 21 after they were bailed on a combined total of €13,000 Thursday. The man, whose bail was set at €10,000, was charged with operating an illegal casino after police swooped
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Twelve years have passed since Cyprus dismantled its national speed camera network but reintroducing them on the island’s roads to prevent carnage has proven difficult. The cameras were first introduced in 2007 but technical and legal issues forced the government at the time, to switch off the system. Ever since the process has been bogged
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There’s a big chance that more people in Cyprus will be popping the question this Valentine’s as the Island of Love hosts more marriages per population than most EU countries. In 2017, European Union countries with the highest number of marriages relative to the population were Lithuania (7.5 marriages per 1,000 inhabitants), Romania (7.3) closely
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Even if Britain crashes out of the EU in a disorderly Brexit, Cyprus will protect the rights of 60,000 British citizens living on the island. Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides sent a letter to UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Jeremy Hunt regarding the issue of citizens’ rights following the withdrawal of
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