Building permits decline in first seven months
The first seven months of the year saw a considerable decline in the value and surface area of premises for which building permits were granted....
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Coronavirus: three construction sites shut down in Nicosia
Labour inspectors shut down three construction sites in Nicosia after finding out they did not provide adequate sanitary or hygiene facilities to employees. In total,...
Coronavirus: weaknesses in some sectors as regards compliance with new rules
Selective inspections will be carried out in sectors where weaknesses have emerged, the head of the labour inspection department Anastasios Giannakis said on Friday. The...
Coronavirus: six construction sites shut down over health violations
Authorities on Thursday ordered shut six construction sites found to be non-compliant with coronavirus-related health and hygiene regulations. In a statement, the ministry of labour...
Coronavirus: six construction sites closed over non-compliance with protective measures (Updated)
The labour inspection department on Thursday temporarily shuttered six construction sites that failed to comply with the protective measures against the spread of Covid-19. In...
Coronavirus: Ministry of health underlines measures to be taken as people go back to work
Measures on how to ensure health and safety were issued by the ministry of health on Sunday, as the first steps to ease the lockdown...
Coronavirus: 20,000 retail and construction workers to be tested starting Monday
With the easing of restrictions and return to work on Monday, the health ministry is organising a third round of sampling consisiting of 20,000 tests...
Economic sentiment deteriorates in March after initial Covid-19 impact
Economic sentiment in Cyprus deteriorated markedly in March 2020, as the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI-CypERC) decreased by 12.1 points compared with February 2020, reflecting the...
Building permits up by 11 per cent
The number of building permits issued by municipal and regional authorities increased by about 11 per cent during the period January-November 2019, compared to the...
Economic climate declines due to weaker expectations in services and industry
The economic sentiment in Cyprus declined in December due to weaker business confidence in services and industry. The Economic Sentiment Indicator compiled by the University...
Outrage over collapse of school being built in Kyrenia
Turkish Cypriots are demanding explanations for Saturday’s collapse of a school being built in Kyrenia which injured five workers, newspapers in the north said on...
New scheme aims to simplify, speed up building permits
Within two years, the government hopes to have fully rolled out changes that would simplify the process for planning and construction permits in a bid...
‘Skyscrapers are not mushrooming…Cyprus won’t turn into a Manhattan’, says Petrides
Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides pledged on Thursday that Cyprus would not be turned into Manhattan during House discussions on his ministry’s budget when the topic...
Fiscal Council highlights dangers of over-reliance on construction sector
Reliance on construction can backfire on the Cypriot economy in the event of another global downturn, the Fiscal Council has cautioned. “The risk exists that...
Value of building permits doubles
The value of building permits issued in the first half of the year more than doubled compared to the first six months of 2018, according...
Man dies after falling from scaffolding
Demitris Georgiou, 62, died on Friday after he fell from scaffolding on the fourth floor of a building being constructed in Limassol, the labour inspection...
Schools construction for new academic year to reach €37 million
Construction works at schools for the year 2019-2020 will cost approximately €37 million, the education ministry announced on Tuesday for works set to improve safety...
Help for some Pissouri homeowners but no compensation says minister
The government on Monday pledged ad hoc financial assistance to residents of Pissouri whose properties are damaged by the unstable ground there, but stressed that...
GDP expected to grow by over 3% this year
Cyprus’ GDP growth is expected to reach 3.8% in 2018 following 4.2% in 2017, according to the winter interim economic forecast issued on Thursday by...
Construction workers say they’ve run out of patience
Construction workers have authorised their trade unions to announce strike measures when it is deemed necessary to defend their rights and convince employers to respect...
