Consequences of persistent inflation and monetary policy
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides With the easing of the pandemic and the gradual reactivation of economies, rising inflation was initially perceived as a...
Cyprus economy
Ex-minister rubbishes MPs’ claims as fuel tax saviours
Former Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides has slammed down hard on the narrative propagated through the media – that it was MPs who ‘saved the day’...
Our View: Lack of jobs is not the reason for high youth unemployment
During the presidential election campaign the candidates expressed concerns about youth unemployment, which they all promised to tackle if elected. The prevailing wisdom has always...
Income inequality widens as crises hit poor and favour the wealthy
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Income inequality followed an increasing trajectory at a global level until the mid-1990s and a downward trend in the...
Socio-economic challenges facing new government
By Les Manison In his campaign to become President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides promised that his government would be one of “broad...
Management of the Cyprus economy since 2013 has only benefited the few
The Cyprus government under the leadership of President Nicos Anastasiades has done a poor job in managing the economy with respect to benefiting most of...
Petrides says Cyprus fifth in absorption of EU Cohesion Funds
Cyprus ranks fifth among EU member states as regards absorption from the EU cohesion funds, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Saturday. He added that...
Petrides welcomes findings of Eurgroup’s post-programme surveillance report on Cyprus
Cypriot public finances improved due to increased growth, although they are expected to be adversely affected due to a projected slowdown in the next few...
Anastasiades refuses to get drawn in by union demands ahead of departure
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday night stressed that his government will not give into new demands that will affect the financial stability of the island...
AdTech Open Hackathon with a focus on improving life in Cyprus and technological advancement
The HackAdTech Open Hackathon, dedicated to solving AdTech and MarTech challenges, with an emphasis on improving life on the island will open its doors on...
