Cyprus by the Numbers

Aspiring unicorn ventures, meaning startup companies reaching a valuation of $1 billion, took centre stage on the second day of the Reflect Festival in Limassol. The startup event was a Cyprus ...

Bank of Cyprus’ Director of Compliance Division Marios Skandalis said that the coronavirus pandemic has given businesses an opportunity to reshape their long-term strategies to ensure their viability. “A business ...

Deputy Minister of Shipping Vasilis Demetriades stressed the importance of digital technology for the maritime sector during his speech at the CSN Cyprus Shipping ICT Conference in Limassol on Thursday. “...

Cash collections of the Cyprus Asset Management Company (KEDIPES) reached €95.2 million in the second quarter of 2021 with total cumulative cash collections since KEDIPES establishment in September 2018 exceeding €1 billion. Assets under ...

Over the past few years, there have been concerted efforts to grow Cyprus’ technology sector, with Deputy Minister Kyriacos Kokkinos recently announcing that additional incentives will soon come into force. ...

Cypriot consumers will be paying the domestic rate of VAT when purchasing goods online following the implementation of six pieces of legislation by the House Finance Committee. This means that ...

Cyprus’ connection to the sea is fundamental for both the nation and its economy, Deputy Minister of Shipping Vasilis Demetriades said on Tuesday presenting the government’s long-term shipping strategy. “...

The International Monetary Fund revised upwards the growth rate of the Cypriot economy, compared to its forecasts for last April. According to the World Economic Outlook (WEO) published on Tuesday, ...

The Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA), supported by Invest Cyprus, organised and ran an online workshop explaining the intricacies of the EU Recovery and Resilience plan for Cyprus. A number ...

The Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry has announced that it has received 652 applications from pre-existing and newly formed manufacturing small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) who wish to improve their competitiveness. The ...

The state budget for 2022 was handed over to parliament on Thursday, with the drastic reduction of the deficit being the key takeaway. More details about the budget have emerged since ...

Industrial Turnover showed a significant increase of more than 10 per cent in July 2021, but also in the first seven months of the year, a development that is mainly due to ...

The 2022 state budget will feature a significant fiscal correction, after two years of high deficits, said finance minister Constantinos Petrides, while handing it to the President of the House of ...

A series of exploratory drilling at Kokkinoyia, a mining area near Mitsero in the Nicosia district, has led to the confirmation of gold deposits in all drill holes, identifying the ...

The Cyprus edition of 0100 Conferences will make its presence felt at the upcoming Reflect Festival in Limassol later this month. 0100 Conferences Cyprus will allow people to network with senior fund ...

Limassol-based GP General Procurement Compan Limited (GenPro), a maritime and commercial procurement company, held its first annual Blue Day Sustainability Seminar in September. The seminar focused on the company’s ...

Lending criteria to both businesses and households remained unchanged in the second quarter of 2021, but it is expected that they will become stricter in the third quarter of the year, ...

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber travelled to Brussels this week to participate in a conference hosted by the European Community Shipowner’s Association (ECSA). The Cypriot delegation was composed of the ...

Non-performing loans (NPLs) decreased by €142 million in June 2021, according to data released by the Central Bank of Cyprus. This decrease reflects a 2.8 per cent aggregate drop compared to the previous ...

A delegation of Cypriot representatives travelled to London this week to promote Cyprus as a European jurisdiction in which investment funds and fund management companies can be registered. The delegation ...

Buoyed by the tourism and retail sectors, the Cypriot economy continued to be on an upwards trajectory in August according to a report by the University of Cyprus Economic Research ...

DP World Limassol used World Tourism Day to reiterate its commitment to further bolster the country’s cruise industry and turn the Limassol port into a top cruise hub in ...

The Bank of Cyprus’ BOC Asset Management (BOCAM) company has been awarded a contract to provide consultancy services to the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta), as well as to its subsidiaries ...

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber held its annual charity beach volley tournament in Limassol between September 19 and September 26. The tournament included the participation of the chamber’s member companies and was ...