Ship financing boosting maritime sector, says deputy minister
Ship financing is further developing Cyprus’ already strong maritime sector, Deputy Minister of Shipping Natasa Pilides said on Wednesday. The opportunities are boosted by the...
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Transport ministry hits back in Limassol port dispute
Claims by the oil and gas services company EDT operating out of Limassol port that they have incurred damages because of omissions by the transport...
Government still working on privatising CSE, Troodos residences
The government is planning to undertake a few more steps towards privatising a number of assets before its term expires in February even after the...
Auditor-general laments Cyta corporate culture (Updated)
(Updates with background and comment in ninth paragraph) By Stelios Orphanides State-telecom Cyta, which escaped privatisation last year, posted two-and-a-half times more profit than it...
Nobel economist says reforms put on backburner
National economy council has not met in two years THE national economy council, an informal body set up amid the maelstrom of the financial meltdown...
Greece says needs to step up privatisations
Greece needs to step up its privatisation programme, deputy finance minister George Chouliarakis said on Wednesday. Privatisations have been a main pillar of the country’s...
Akel wants to abolish ‘waste of money’ privatisation unit
Ruling Disy and main opposition Akel traded barbs on Monday over the former’s intention to rename the Privatisations Unit and the latter’s proposal to...
Georgiades says economy still not out of the woods
Finance minister Harris Georgiades said that Cyprus has a long way to go before overcoming the effects of the fiscal and banking crisis of the...
Akel vows to fight privatisations after Supreme Court debacle
May 2 supreme court decision, which ruled as unconstitutional a law passed by the parliament last year freezing privatisations, lifted possible hurdles for the executive,...
Port strike on hold, but auditor voices privatisation concerns
Limassol port workers decided on Wednesday to give 30 more days to try and resolve a dispute with the general cargo operator over the...
