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There are no concerns over an increase in bad loans for Cyprus’ banks, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Thursday after a meeting with the European Central Bank’s executive ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos met on Friday with Central Bank Governor Constantinos Herodotou to discuss issues in the banking system, a day after he had met with the heads of ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Monday said he has issued ‘strong advice’ to commercial banks to focus on loan restructuring for distressed borrowers, as well as to increase deposit rates ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos met with French ambassador to Cyprus Salina Grenet-Catalano on Thursday where the two discussed bilateral relations and ways to strengthen their financial cooperation. Keravnos stressed the ...

Cyprus and Saudi Arabia have signed a framework cooperation programme (FCP), taking a new step in promoting investments between the two countries in areas of mutual concern. The FCP was ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos’ office on Monday denied a report that claimed he said the national health scheme (Gesy) was a black hole of funds. According to the finance ministry, ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Thursday said his time in politics has come to a close after 10 years, and he would not be vying for Disy’s leadership position. “I’...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides leaves for the US on Monday, where he will take part in the annual general assemblies of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank as ...

The state budget for 2023, submitted on Thursday by Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides, has been increased by €500 million. Petrides met with House President Annita Demetriou in her office to deliver his ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides has warned opposition parties not to start “making noises” about Germany seeking a VAT exemption on a new consumer levy on energy consumption, saying it was ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Thursday evening said that Cyprus should maximise its comparative advantages in order to turn the investment funds sector into a means of attracting investments from ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Monday pledged support for vulnerable groups in the face of growing inflation and rising costs. He conceded that the next few years would be difficult, ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Saturday tweeted he has tested positive for coronavirus. “Two years from the outbreak of the pandemic, it was my turn to test positive for Covid,” ...

The government will continue supporting economic activity so that after the pandemic is over, previous positive growth rates will return, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Saturday. In a written ...

As the economy recovers, the government aims at keeping unemployment levels low to safeguard people’s revenues and roll out targeted policies including the introduction of a national minimum salary, ...

Qatar Finance Minister Ali Sherif al-Emadi was arrested for questioning over allegations of embezzlement, abuse of power and crimes related to the public sector, a statement carried by state news ...

The government on said Monday that opposition Diko offered nothing of substance and raised obstacles to policies designed to support people, as it fought back criticism over the handling of ...

The Tax Department has been instructed to carry out strict audits of service providers involved in the citizenship by investment programme, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said in parliament on Thursday. “...