Souzana Psara

Nicosia is pushing ahead with the biggest expansion of its hotel stock in years, with projects that are expected to more than double the capital’s capacity by 2027. The city ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said the government is pressing ahead with “major reforms aimed at modernising and simplifying procedures and the way basic services operate that affect citizens’ daily lives”, ...

Cyprus is experiencing a clear shift in both legal and irregular migration as geopolitical pressures and labour needs reshape arrivals, according to Deputy Minister of Migration Nicholas Ioannides. The minister ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting November 10: An agreement was signed on Thursday to bring to an end the months of wrangling between workers ...

Shipping’s training ecosystem is straining under accelerating change, with senior figures warning that operational pressures, shrinking manning levels and a compliance culture are eroding seafarer competence. Although companies acknowledge ...

The traditional HR model is obsolete, according to Perha Group founder Mariana Hadjiantoniou, who built her consultancy on the need for a people-centred direction. Hadjiantoniou began her career in human ...

Iranian forces are believed to have seized a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker managed by Cyprus-based Columbia Shipmanagement after it abruptly changed course in the Gulf of Oman while sailing from the ...

Cyprus must treat winter tourism as a “one-way street” and invest steadily in non-peak months, according to Hermes Airports Director of Aviation Development, Marketing and Communication, Maria Kouroupi. Speaking on ...

Daily GenAI users report higher productivity, job security and pay, according to PwC’s 2025 Global Workforce Hopes & Fears Survey, even as a third of the global workforce regularly feels ...

The employers’ and industrialists’ federation (Oev) has opened submissions for the 19th Cyprus Innovation Award Competition. According to Oev, the awards are “an annual institution that has become a reference ...

European Union finance ministers this week approved the scrapping of the duty-free exemption for parcels worth under €150, in a move expected to hit ultra-cheap imports from Chinese e-commerce platforms such ...

Limassol will host a series of major maritime events during Cyprus’ EU Council Presidency in 2026, with shipping set as one of the government’s top priorities, according to Shipping Deputy ...

An agreement was signed on Thursday to bring to an end the months of wrangling between workers and employers over the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) and set how it is implemented ...

Cyprus’ two main professional bodies for international business, Cyprus Fiduciary Association (CYFA) and Cyprus International Businesses’ Association (CIBA), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) this week. The agreement aims to ...

Cyprus and Saudi Arabia strengthened ties in the tourism sector this week as the UN Tourism General Assembly in Riyadh concluded with the adoption of the Riyadh Declaration on the ...

The number of bounced cheques registered in Cyprus reached 14 in October, with a total value of €176,435, according to figures published on Thursday by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). This ...

Cyprus is strengthening its support for entrepreneurship and industry through targeted policies and new investment tools, the general director of the energy ministry Marios Panayides, told the Nicosia Chamber of ...

Player safety and a tougher stance on the illegal gambling market remain central priorities for Cyprus, the head of the National Betting Authority (NBA), Panayiotis Trisokkas, said at the SiGMA ...

A delegation from the Paphos regional tourism board (Etap) and local hoteliers is in the Baltic states this week for a series of workshops aimed at strengthening the district’s ...

Cyprus will reopen its electronic platform for landowners seeking hectare-based compensation under the local Akama plan, with applications accepted from November 14 to 24. According to the Agriculture Ministry, the new window ...

Cyprus has paid a total of €229,359.60 to winegrowers this year under a support scheme funded entirely by the European Union, according to the Cyprus Agricultural Payments Organisation (Capo).  In a ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday reaffirmed the country’s commitment to expanding trade and investment ties across the wider Middle East. Speaking at the 3rd Greece–Cyprus Intergovernmental Summit in ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday reaffirmed the country’s commitment to expanding trade and investment ties across the wider Middle East. Speaking at the 3rd Greece–Cyprus Intergovernmental Summit in ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) this week pushed back against a European Parliament proposal that would limit the planned digital euro to offline use only, arguing instead for a hybrid ...