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Cyprus tourism revenue plunges 73.5% in March

Cyprus saw its income from tourism nosedive by 73.5% in March as it enforced a commercial flight ban and tightened COVID-19 lockdown, according to official data released Wednesday. As of March 15,

20th May 2020

Cyprus/Economy

COVID19: Cyprus to reveal tourism plan for airports, hotels

Cyprus is to unveil a tourism roadmap for reopening airports and hotels this summer after President Nicos Anastasiades meets his cabinet on Friday. The news comes after President Anastasiades met his scientific

20th May 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

COVID19: Gyms on brink of collapse want to reopen

Cyprus’ gym industry is on the brink of collapse as Covid-19 lockdown measures have meant they have had zero income for more than two months. While Cyprus prepares to enter its second

20th May 2020

Business/Life & Society

COVID19: New normal of social distancing here to stay

Cypriots will have to get used to the new normal of social distancing and wearing face masks at least until next year, said infection control expert Constantinos Tsioutis. “We will continue to

20th May 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

COVID19: Cyprus proves testing is the answer

Cyprus has proven that to contain the spread of coronavirus a rigorous testing programme is needed based on the track-trace-isolate philosophy which is why it is among the highest testers in Europe.

20th May 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Cyprus swelters under extreme heat and dust

Extreme heat and high dust levels continue to make life uncomfortable in Cyprus with people advised to stay indoors as authorities issue another orange weather alert. Cyprus Department of Meteorology on Wednesday

20th May 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Retail investors of defunct forex firm to be compensated

Retail investors who saw their money go up in smoke are to be compensated several years after a Limassol forex firm was sanctioned by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission. Retail investors

20th May 2020

Business

COVID19: Cyprus keeps new cases down to one

Cyprus remains on track to recording zero new COVID-19 cases just two days before it moves to the second stage out of lockdown after health services reported only one case on Tuesday.

19th May 2020

Cyprus

COVID19: Cyprus approves Stage II out of lockdown

Stage two of easing the lockdown will go ahead as planned on May 21 after the government gave the green light while also allowing Cypriots access to organized beaches earlier than planned.

19th May 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

COVID19: Government withdraws loan guarantees scheme

Nicosia has withdrawn a scheme for €1.5 bln in state-backed borrowing for businesses following disagreements with opposition parties, which sought numerous amendments that rendered it “unenforceable”. The scheme would have essentially provided

19th May 2020

Business