#Cyprus

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis central banks substantially lowered interest rates to support the recovery of their economies. In fact, the ECB by September 2015 had reduced its ...

In an election climate in which parties, politicians, candidates, citizens, TV and press are all exchanging fire about a bizonal, bicommunal federation and trading insults about corruption, nobody is interested ...

One woman is determined to do much more than simply gaze at the stars A young woman who aspires to become the island’s first astronaut says Cyprus is ready ...

Cyprus will not be able to take full advantage of ample EU covid aid unless it is willing to undertake major reforms In recent days there has been much advertising ...

Cyprus accused of ignoring UN committee’s request to hold off extraditing Russian businessman Lawyers for a Russian businessman imprisoned in Nicosia are demanding answers as to why Cypriot authorities ...

Cyprus Sustainable Tourism Initiative’s chairman outlines the importance of expanding the island product By Kyriacos Nicolaou Sustainable tourism has been a transformative force for the sector on the island ...

We’re safe from Iran’s nuclear weapons which never existed anyway, but what about the others? First, the good news. The United States and Iran had talks in Vienna ...

Pre-Brexit, permanent residents could vote in local elections and hold office More than three months after Brexit was finalised, British permanent residents are pressing for answers from the Cyprus government ...

For the first time, a comprehensive effort is underway to make the island a technology hub Cyprus is framing a comprehensive, holistic policy to compete as a technology hub, Invest ...

Apart from the loss of lives, the pandemic has also caused a loss of reason among those that govern us. Covid-19 has had a disastrous effect on rational thinking, not ...

But with deep divisions remaining Egypt is treating Turkey’s overtures cautiously This has been a bewildering week for Cypriot diplomacy – and a tough one, too, for its much-vaunted new ...

By Penelope Karaoli When in 2019 one of our country’s most infamous bishops publicly claimed that gay men have a “particular odour” and that future mothers who “indulge” in anal ...

The closure of crossing points a year ago cut off cheap lifelines for many shoppers, putting an end to the “great evil” of those buying cigarettes and petrol from the ...

YIANNAKIS MATSIS argues that the only way to secure the long-term future of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots on the island is by preserving the Cyprus Republic, with some changes ...

FINANCE Minister Constantinos Petrides hopes that the recovery and resilience plan being prepared by the government apart from absorbing close to a billion euros from the EU would also help ...

Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras Reports and post-programme surveillance following Cyprus’ exit from the bailout agreement praised sustained economic growth at rates far higher than expected. Progress was also made on ...

Dr Dario Pontiggia The European Union has put sustainability and the environment at the heart of its future. This commitment is backed up with an unprecedented financial package: €1.8 trillion. Of ...

His political courage and honesty are qualities in short supply on the Cyprus political scene I was truly relieved to hear – at last – a political leader courageously raising his voice ...

The set of ideas attributed to the UK are different from the community power-sharing system that failed miserably in 1963 There is no UK blueprint for a Cyprus settlement. It was ...

Economy is the ‘worst it’s been since 1974’ Every sector of the economy has been dealt a big blow by the pandemic, but with tourist arrivals down by 85 per cent ...

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou presented a revised set of measures in sports to the council of ministers earlier this morning. The improved epidemiological status of the country prompted both the ...

By Erol Riza The banking system in Cyprus is facing significant challenges linked to the low interest rate environment, the competition from Fintech companies and from the lower net interest ...

A total of 260 forged euro banknotes were taken out of circulation in 2020 by authorities in Cyprus, down 43.1 per cent on the previous year and only a minute fraction of the ...

Researching the impact of the 1918 flu pandemic offered a glimpse of a very different Cyprus By Theo Panayides Back in early March, with talk of coronavirus starting to ripple through ...