Expert body reviews Cyprus’ legal service
A key deficiency of the attorney-general’s office is the absence of a managerial mechanism to facilitate planning and decision making as well as resolving problems,...
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Oxfam to set up independent commission to review practices
British aid organisation Oxfam said on Friday that it would create an independent commission to review the charity’s practices and culture after accusations of sexual misconduct in...
IMF second post-programme surveillance mission expected next week
A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will arrive in Cyprus next week for talks with Cypriot officials and bankers as part of the...
Troika says staff-level agreement reached
By Stelios Orphanides International lenders said that they have reached a staff-level agreement following the completion of their latest mission in Cyprus, which included a...
Troika gets tough on EAC privatisation in latest programme review
By Stelios Orphanides The troika of the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund is insisting on the privatisation of power...
Georgiades expects troika to complete evaluation within weeks
By Stelios Orphanides Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said that he expects technocrats representing international creditors to have completed the evaluation of Cyprus’s insolvency legislative framework...
Government optimistic that insolvency framework will pass
The government is optimistic that the House will pass the insolvency framework after the fifth and final bill was approved by the cabinet on Friday,...
Lenders conclude Cyprus mission, highlight bad loans
International lenders concluded a fifth review of Cyprus’s economy on Friday, saying the island was making “relatively good progress” after a bailout last year but...
Fifth Troika review starts next week (Updated)
By Stefanos Evripidou THE troika of international lenders return to the island next week for a fifth review of the country’s economic adjustment programme. As...
Troika hear concerns of construction sector
By Angelos Anastasiou Delegates from the troika’s Cyprus mission resumed their meetings with various government officials and other stakeholders on Wednesday, day two of the...
