The cabinet has approved nine incentive schemes to boost the coronavirus-stricken tourism sector which welcomed three million fewer tourists last year. Pandemic lockdowns and travel restrictions saw Cyprus tourist arrivals drop by
Cyprus speeds up its vaccination program against COVID-19 as capacity doubles with the arrival of AstraZeneca while phase three of the rollout is launched. The first batch of 7,200 AstraZeneca vaccines on
The number of people travelling to Cyprus plunged 79.9% last year compared to 2019 while those departing from the island also recorded a drop of 80.1%, official data showed on Monday. Arrivals
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is in Nicosia to plan the way forward with President Nicos Anastasiades ahead of a UN summit next month to resume frozen Cyprus talks. Welcoming the Greek
Cyprus’ economy will start to recover in 2021, however, at a much slower pace than the government predicts with everything riding on the speed of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout, analysts told the
A 63-year-old man died of COVID-19 on Saturday while infections remained stable as a record 36,000 tests were carried out as Cyprus prepares to open retail shops in lockdown exit. The man
With AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on board, Cyprus’ slow-moving vaccination rollout is back on track as vaccinations pick up speed. Cyprus’ Health Ministry announced it will receive the first batch of 7,200 doses
Cyprus ranks second behind Denmark in the EU for coronavirus testing per population after ramping up its free test programme over the last two weeks, the Health Ministry said Friday. Cyprus continues
Inflation in Cyprus continued to drop in January with the Consumer Price Index decreasing to -1.6% on the year before as energy bills dropped. In January the CPI fell by 1.06 units
During the pandemic, Cyprus received more than 7,000 applications from asylum seekers last year with Syrians making up a quarter of the total, said Interior Minister Nicos Nouris. He held a video
