During the pandemic, Cyprus was among the top countries in the EU with the largest reduction in both primary and final energy consumption, according to Eurostat. Compared with the 2017-2019 average, primary energy consumption decreased in all EU Member States, mainly due to restrictions imposed to limit the spread of COVID-19. EU energy consumption in
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Hoteliers are keeping their fingers crossed the Omicron variant will not hamper the island’s expected tourism recovery in 2022. Cyprus tourism stakeholders have placed their bets on a revival next summer, but so far, the emergence of the latest COVID-19 variant has put bookings on ice. In comments to the news website, Stockwatch, the director-general
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The number of businesses in Cyprus rose for a fourth consecutive year in 2020, albeit the annual rise was contained to 2% due to the Coronavirus pandemic. According to the enterprise registry published by Cystat, the number of businesses reached 109,220 in 2020 compared to 107,062 in 2019, marking the slowest annual increase since 2016.
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The Health Ministry has rejected rumours that Cyprus is running low on COVID-19 vaccines, confirming that authorities are pushing Moderna jabs to balance out a high demand for Pfizer. Reportedly people turning up at walk-in vaccination centres were turned away, being told they had run out of vaccines, and a Nicosia walk-in centre (Latsia) closed
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Averof Neofytou, the President of Democratic Rally (DISY), the ruling party, announced his intention to stand in the 2023 Presidential Elections. DISY’s Supreme Council meets on March 12, 2022, to elect the party’s candidate for the next presidential election. “Today, I want to inform you about my intention to be a candidate for President of
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Cyprus reported one coronavirus death on Wednesday, an increase in new cases to 883 and the number of hospitalisations remaining high at 172, with tests exceeding 100,000 as people prepare for Christmas outings. The health ministry said in its daily Covid bulletin that a 65 year old man was the latest victim of the pandemic,
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Syrian brothers, aged 33 and 44, will stand trial next year for the murder of two Russian women in a holiday home at Kato Amiantos in the mountainous region of Limassol. The brothers are accused of murdering the women found buried on the grounds of the country house. They stand trial before the Criminal Court
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Cyprus has resumed searching for oil and gas after more than a year due to coronavirus with US energy giant ExxonMobil conducting appraisal drilling in block 10 of its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Joint venture ExxonMobil and Qatar Energy have an exploration license for block 10, where work has begun appraisal drilling in Glafcus 2,
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The Turkish lira remains volatile as traders digested measures proposed by President Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish central bank to guard local currency savings against the drop in value. On Tuesday, the lira fell as much as 8.6% intraday and rose 18.5% on its second-largest daily range. It closed the session up 6% at 12.4
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Walk-in vaccination centres will cater exclusively to university students who want a COVID-19 booster shot next Monday and Tuesday, said the Health Ministry. The walk-in centres will operate solely for students who want to take advantage of the holiday break to get a booster for the two days following Christmas. The ministry said that students
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