Constantinos Petrides
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Thursday warned credit-acquiring companies (CACs) not to proceed with foreclosing on properties where the borrower has applied for a government-sponsored...
Petrides hits back at CBS for promulgating old news
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Thursday accused US news network CBS of promulgating old news after its 60 Minutes programme this week pointed the finger...
Financing to political parties up 33% since 2018, Petrides says
Financing to political parties has increased by 33 per cent since 2018, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Friday, throwing in his two cents on...
Meeting between the government and EAC postponed
A meeting between all sides in the electricity authority’s (EAC) dispute has been postponed on Friday due to an illness of the Labour minister Kyriacos...
Taxpayers and depositors being taken for a ride
Between the government’s main focus being more and better paid public employees and banks’ passiveness and single-mindedness the economy only works for the few President...
Petrides: Inflation a significant challenge to recovery plan
Inflation is a significant challenge for Cyprus’ Recovery and Resilience programme, as it leads to price hikes in construction projects, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said...
Cyprus can adapt to changing circumstances, says finance minister
Cyprus has a new growth model that can adapt to changing conditions, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Monday evening, speaking at an event organised...
Petrides warns MPs of consequences from new freeze on foreclosures
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Friday slammed parliament’s decision to extend the foreclosures freeze, saying it ignored both the government’s and central bank’s warnings against...
Petrides: Cyprus and EU states should have prepared sooner for green transition
Cyprus and other EU member states should have done more in the past to be prepared for the green transition and weaning themselves off fossil...
Our View: The planned ‘green’ taxes will hit the worst-off the hardest
While the finance minister’s statements that a planned green fuel tax would not be going ahead for now is welcome news for motorists, it is...