Ahead of Black Friday at the end of this week, the consumer protection service is cautioning consumers amid the barrage of announcement and advertisements from retailers offering massive discounts.
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The Consumers’ Association is urging parents to shop around for back-to-school items due to the wide variation in prices on the market.
A survey by the association both online and ...
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou invoked the name of late United States President John F Kennedy in a speech to mark World Consumer Rights Day on Friday.
He said, “as is ...
Around 54 per cent of Cypriot consumers are not sure whether the products they buy are genuine or not, according to a study carried out by the European Union Intellectual Property ...
Three out of ten households reported a decrease in income, according to the data of the major market survey, which has been conducted for the Cyprus Consumers & Quality of ...
MPs on Tuesday said they hoped to soon bring to the plenum legislation beefing up the rights of consumers, particularly in relation to banking services.
Lawmakers have tabled two bills ...
The Cyprus Consumers’ Union & Quality of Life association slammed the continued rise in the price of a cylinder of gas saying it was not justified.
In an announcement, the ...
Consumers continue to adjust their purchasing habits in order to better deal with supply chain disruptions and soaring inflation, according to the latest edition of the PwC Global Consumer Insights ...
The cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill giving trade and energy minister Natasa Pilides the power set a maximum gross profit margin for traders in an attempt to stem price ...
The price of meat is set to soar in the coming months, the head of the butchers’ association told the Cyprus Mail as he predicted that “hard times are coming”.
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Maize and barley were added to the list of commodities on which the government could place a price cap following an official decree issued on Friday by Commerce and Energy ...
An electric heater was withdrawn from the market on Wednesday for failing to comply with essential safety requirements.
In a written statement, the department of electromechanical services said the importer ...
The prices of meat and baked Christmas treats followed a slightly upward trend in the past year, according to the results of the Christmas price observatory conducted on Friday by ...
The Cyprus Consumers Association on Monday called on the state consumer protection service do the job it was set up to do, citing a new law that favours businesses instead ...
The House commerce committee heard on Tuesday that the appointment of a consumer commissioner could help prevent profiteering during the price surge and ensure a level playing field.
President of ...
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday urged vulnerable consumers to make use of existing incentives that offer up to a 20 per cent discount on their electricity bills, as he took stock ...
State-owned electricity authority (EAC) unions said Friday they supported looking into whether the company could absorb the rising cost of production so that consumers won’t have to foot the ...
The pandemic has put a damper on Green Monday celebrations, but though gatherings will be much smaller, Cypriots are unlikely to depart from tradition, at least as far as indulging ...
Consumers can minimise the use of plastics by refusing to purchase unnecessary products, the Cyprus Consumers’ Association said on Friday.
In a written statement, the association highlighted the consumers’ role ...
The health ministry’s public health service recalled on Friday a batch of imported frozen peppers from the Cypriot market due to the detection of a non-approved pesticide.
The EU’...