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Opposition MPs suggested on Thursday there was a cover-up effort afoot after police would not say whether they had questioned former finance minister Harris Georgiades...
Petrides noticed serious shortcomings in citizenship programme in 2017, probe hears (updated)
Major flaws in the citizenship-by- investment (CBI) programme’s procedures were noticed in 2017 by then interior minister Constantinos Petrides who started drafting a code of...
Passport probe holds its first public hearing
The committee of inquiry into the citizenship-by-investment (CBI) programme will on Tuesday be holding its first public hearing, featuring former Finance Minister Harris Georgiades, to...
Disy rift over federation as a Cyprus solution
A two-state solution could never be Disy’s choice, the ruling party’s leader Averof Neophytou said on Monday in an apparent criticism of his deputy leader’s...
Georgiades says privatisations a regret, president lauds efforts
President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday praised outgoing Finance Minister Harris Georgiades for his work in the position, which led the economy “from the depths of...
Disy reshuffle on the cards
Disy MP Solon Kasinis has resigned, reportedly over serious health reasons, along with Stella Kyriakidou who has now given up her seat in parliament following...
High debt, NPLs could magnify any external shocks to Cyprus economy, experts say
Economic experts on Tuesday debated whether the recovering Cyprus economy was ready to weather any external shocks after putting its house in order for the...
Georgiades plays down value of citizenship scheme, IMF has some concerns (Updated)
Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said on Tuesday that the importance of the citizenship by investment programme should not be overestimated. Speaking at The Economist conference...
Government generates €944m surplus in first nine months
The government has generated a €944m surplus in the first nine months of the year, the highest in the EU and a large safety cushion,...
Georgiades recounts dark days of March 2013 banking crisis
A speech by Finance Minister Harris Georgiades late Tuesday revealed for the first time how the government was grasping at straws to keep the economy...