Cyprus among top five in absorbing EU funds
Cyprus ranked among the top five EU member states in absorbing cohesion funds, the finance ministry said on Wednesday citing the latest European Commission figures....
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Is it the right time for real estate investment funds?
There are the parameters nowadays, which could make it the right time for the creation of small scale real estate investment funds in Cyprus. Our...
President participates in teleconference with EU heads of state
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday participated in a teleconference with the President of the European Council and EU heads of state and government, during which...
No Cypriots implicated in misuse of EU funding for SMEs, legal service says
No Cypriots or Cypriot companies were implicated in an investigation by the European anti-fraud office, Olaf, relating to the alleged misuse of more than €400,000...
Bar association denies lawyer training funds are subsidy
A scheme paying €650 per month for training lawyers is not a subsidy to legal firms, chairman of the Cyprus Bar Association Doros Ioannides said...
Time to create real estate funds?
By Antonis Loizou FRICS There are the parameters nowadays, which show that the time is ripe, at least for an initial examination, for the creation...
Police begin probe at Kissonerga community council
Paphos police on Monday were investigating the Kissonerga community council, in Paphos, in connection with claims of misappropriation of funds, reports said. On the instruction...
Pushing for a car-free Limassol city centre
Christou: If you build facilities for cars, you will have more cars. If you do it for pedestrians, you will have more pedestrians. In Limassol,...
Over 1,000 apply to pay social insurance in instalments
Over 1,000 applications for payment of unpaid social contributions by employers and self-employed individuals in instalments have been received since August 1, when the scheme...
Cavusoglu says gas proceeds should fund settlement
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday that proceeds from the sale of the island’s natural gas should be used to fund reunification, reiterating...
Funds secured to hire professional soldiers
THE government has secured the required funds to ensure that 3,000 professional soldiers will be hired for the National Guard by this autumn, the House...
Markets have funds to lend, but they also have brains
The next time Cyprus taps international markets, its borrowing cost will be higher. As Cyprus prepares to exit its adjustment programme without having implemented all...
Health ministry ends cooperation with WHO
By Angelos Anastasiou Health Minister Giorgos Pamboridis has ended the Cyprus government’s cooperation with the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the implementation of a National...
Hasikos pledges aid for Paphos communities
Interior minister Socratis Hasikos chaired a meeting with the leaders of various Paphos villages on Friday, in which he pledged government funds for emergency and...
Paphos family’s plea to get home to UK for funeral
By Bejay Browne A PAPHOS family has appealed to the public to help them raise the funds needed to fly to the UK to say...
EU adopts €52.6m investment package for Cypriot fisheries sector
The European Commission has adopted a key investment package for the Cypriot maritime, fisheries and aquaculture sectors. The roughly €53m available for the period 2014-2020...
New entrepreneurship support schemes announced
New entrepreneurship support schemes worth €11m have been announced after a meeting of the house trade and industry committee. The schemes are addressed to people...
Farming could be profitable if it adapts to new technologies, minister says
Agriculture, farming and fisheries could become profitable and sustainable employment sectors, but need to adapt to new technologies to address high production cost, the water...
Solution sought for Tala stray dogs
By Bejay Browne TWO hunting dogs which were dumped at a complex in Tala village in Paphos last week may be put to sleep in...
Q&A’s on fees and funds
By Nicos Cotsapas In the last six months during which my articles have appeared in the Sunday Mail, I have received quite a few emails...