Cyprus has the EU’s lowest annual inflation rate at -1.9% behind Greece with -2.3% with energy, housing and transport costs falling. In September the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) decreased by 1.9%
Nicosia will host the 8th Cyprus-Greece-Egypt Trilateral Summit on 21 October where Turkey’s renewed illegal activity in the eastern Mediterranean will be on the agenda. A government statement on Friday said among
After daily coronavirus cases spiked to three-digits for the first time since the outbreak, President Nicos Anastasiades will convene an emergency meeting of the COVID epidemiological advisory group on Saturday. The crisis
A blanket ban on the supply and use of shisha pipes in cafes and bars was introduced by the Cyprus Health Ministry Thursday as a coronavirus measures. The ministry said, “supply and
The Cyprus government has initiated a fast-track process for company registrations as part of a package of measures to revive the economy after the controversial Citizenship for Investment Scheme was abolished amid
Multinational, multiagency large-scale exercise Nemesis 2020 involving assets from eight countries took place in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone for the seventh consecutive year. A total of 22 navy vessels, 10 aircraft and
Cyprus will extend the use of mask-wearing to all indoor areas after Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou conceded the pandemic was on the verge of getting out of control. The use of masks
Cyprus police have begun their investigations following revelations by Al Jazeera undercover journalists who caught Cypriot officials on camera offering to get passports for criminals. Police spokesman Christos Andreou told CNA a
The International Monetary Fund estimates the Cyprus economy will bounce back from the Covid-19 pandemic at a lower GDP rate than its earlier projections. In 2021, the Cyprus economy is projected to
Brussels said it was shocked by an Al Jazeera undercover report that showed Cypriot officials willing to sell EU passports for a price. The European Commission is looking into compliance of the
