Cyprus by the Numbers

The Cypriot economy continues to grow, showing improvement over the performance of the previous year, but external factors are contributing to a loss of momentum, according to a report by ...

Director-General of the Ministry of Finance George Panteli, who represented Cyprus at the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) which ended yesterday in Brussels, said on Wednesday that sanctions ...

Cypriot company Tototheo Maritime, a leading maritime technology integrator and provider, announced on Tuesday that it has been appointed as the official distributor and service partner for marine technology manufacturer ...

Baker Tilly South East Europe chief executive officer Marios Klitou on Tuesday will receive the title of National Order for Faithful Service of the Rank of Knight by the Romanian ...

Cyprus’ trade deficit increased in January 2022 by 19.4 per cent, to €518.72 million, compared to €434.34 million in January last year, according to provisional data, published by the Statistical Service of Cyprus. At ...

Cyprus’ GDP could be affected by between 1.5 to 2 per cent during 2022 if Cypriot airspace remains closed to Russia for the entirety of 2022, rating agency DBRS Morningstar said on Monday. The ...

Justice Minister Stefi Drakou on Thursday held a meeting with Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Selk) president Pieris Markou, with their discussion focusing on the implementation of the anti-corruption legal ...

Rating agency Standard & Poor’s on Thursday downgraded RCB Bank’s long-term issuer rating from BB- to B+ and placed the bank on negative watch, citing the lack of ...

RCB Bank announced on Tuesday that it has donated €50,000 to the Cyprus Red Cross Society (CRCS) in support of the organisation’s relief and humanitarian efforts on the ground for ...

Cyprus Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Keve) president Christodoulos Angastiniotis on Monday sent an open letter to Eurochambres president Luc Frieden, protesting the latter’s decision to visit Turkey for ...

Credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s affirmed Cyprus’ long-term credit rating at BBB-, while maintaining a positive outlook, stressing that despite the Ukrainian crisis and economic sanctions against Russia, ...

The vice president of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Liliana Pavlova, visited the University of Cyprus this week in order to review the activities and funded projects of the EIB ...

Minister of Finance Constantinos Petrides met with the vice president of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Liliana Pavlova on Friday, discussing the current state of the economy, as well as ...

Rising fuel costs, electricity, fruit and vegetables have caused inflation to go up by 6.6 per cent in February, according to data published on Thursday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). ...

Unemployment fell to 6.3 per cent of the workforce in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to 8 per cent in the corresponding quarter of 2020. According to a labour force survey conducted by ...

The interest rate on deposits from households with an agreed maturity of up to one year remained unchanged at 0.06 per cent, compared to December 2021, according to Cyprus Central Bank. At ...

The vice president of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Liliana Pavlova, who oversees financing operations for Cyprus, among other countries, will pay an official visit to the island on March 3, 2022, ...

The services sector turnover index increased in 2021, compared to 2020, with particularly strong growth being observed in accommodation and catering services, according to data released this week by the Cyprus Statistical ...

Cyprus’ cash reserves exceed the financing needs for 2022, the Public Debt Management Office said on Monday. In its February bulletin, the office explained that general government debt at the end ...

Cyprus’ government deficit fell to €409.1 million or 1.8 per cent of GDP in 2021 in 2021, primarily due to the impressive 16 per cent increase in revenues, according to a preliminary report released by ...

Non-performing loans (NPLs) remained virtually unchanged in November, reaching € 4.24 billion from € 4.26 billion the previous month, according to a report by the Central Bank of Cyprus released on Friday. In contrast, ...

Port management company DP World on Wednesday hosted Cypriot officials at its flagship terminal Jebel Ali Port in Dubai. Attending the site were Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and Shipping Deputy ...

In February 2022, economic sentiment in Cyprus improved as the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI-CypERC) increased by 3.5 points compared with January 2022. According to a press release of the Economic Research Centre of ...

Cyprus’ booth at the Dubai Expo 2020 utilises a hologram of the goddess Aphrodite to greet guests, while special sensors filled the space with scents from the island, including jasmine and ...