Cyprus by the Numbers

Cyprus’ trade deficit reached €6.17 billion in the period between January and October 2022, amid a wave of price increases following the war in Ukraine, exceeding the deficit of 2021 as a whole, ...

Government employment in Cyprus experienced a 1 per cent increase year-on-year in November 2022, according to a report released on Monday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). The increase has been primarily ...

Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus Constantinos Herodotou this week told the Bloomberg Global Regulatory Forum 2022, which was held in London on December 6, that any recession is expected to ...

The East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) this week announced that it has decided to approve the proposal of the Cypriot Presidency of the forum for the creation of a Scientific ...

Cypriot company Tototheo Maritime, a leading maritime technology integrator and provider, this week announced that its co-CEO Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou was included in Lloyd’s List of 100 People in Shipping, ...

Unemployment in Cyprus increased in November both on a monthly and annual basis, according to a report released on Monday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). According to the report, ...

Cyprus’ general government posted a surplus of €556.4 million for the period between January and October 2022, according to the preliminary financial results published this week by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). ...

Interest rates on deposits in Cyprus have experienced a slight increase, while interest rates for housing and consumer loans have decreased, according to a report published on Friday by the ...

Inflation in Cyprus rose to 8.7 per cent in November 2022, according to a report released on Friday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). Meanwhile, the Consumer Price Index rose by 0.54 points ...

Cyprus recorded a GDP growth rate of 5.5 per cent in real terms during the third quarter of 2022, compared to the corresponding quarter of 2021, according to a report released on Thursday ...

The Producer Price Index in Industry in Cyprus for the month of October 2022 reached 141.9 points (base 2015=100), marking an increase of 0.2 per cent compared to September 2022, according to a report released ...

In 2021, the labour market slack, which comprises all people who have an unmet need for employment, amounted to 15.0 per cent of the extended labour force among people aged 15 to 74 years ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Thursday addressed the first annual Financial Markets Forum, speaking on a number of issues, including recent economic developments, the evolution of the financial sector, growth ...

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (Kne) this week released a statement in which it welcomes the publication of a review of Cyprus’ economic policy by the Centre for Economic Research of ...

The Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA) this week announced that Cyprus has been chosen to host the 36th iteration of the International Investment Funds Association (IIFA) conference, something which the ...

Unemployment in Cyprus rose by 1.9 per cent year-on-year in October, according to a report released on Thursday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). According to the report, based on the ...

Cyprus’ recorded a general government surplus of €587 million, 2.2 per cent of GDP, during the first nine months of 2022, compared to a deficit of €453.3 million, 1.9 per cent of GDP, in the ...

Tourism revenue in Cyprus reached €399.7 million in August 2022, compared to €272.5 million recorded in August 2021, marking an increase of 46.7 per cent, according to a report released this week by the Cyprus ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Monday released a report on household debt in Cyprus, with the current figure standing at €20.1 billion at the end of June 2022, with the ...

The total sales of petroleum products in Cyprus experienced a small increase of 0.9 per cent year-on-year in September 2022, with sales from gas stations recording a decrease of 6 per cent year-on-year, ...

The total amount of deposits in the Cypriot banking system reached the highest level of the last nine years in September 2022, while loans stood at a five-month low, according to ...

Cyprus’ trade deficit reached €4.4 billion for the period between January and July 2022, compared to €3.2 billion for the corresponding period of 2021, according to the finalised data by the Cyprus Statistical Service (...

There was an increase of more than €19.5 million in the cost of overtime and allowances paid by the Republic of Cyprus in 2021, after the relaxation of restrictive measures that had ...

Increased interest revenue stemming from monetary policy normalisation should not overshadow Cypriot banks’ structural vulnerabilities, Constantinos Herodotou, governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) said on Monday. Speaking to ...