Cyprus Police have drafted an operational plan for the Holy Week, which includes frequent patrolling in crowded places and on the roads and certain directives for the confiscation of firecrackers, the force’s Spokesperson Christos Andreou told the Cypr…
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Hellenic Bank “clears” its balance sheet despite losses of 2021
A loss of €11.7 million, mainly related to the forecasts of the Starlight project, was presented for 2021 by Hellenic Bank, which, however, made significant progress in reducing the risks to its balance sheet and is now within breathing distance of its…
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices up by 6.2% in March
In March 2022 the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices increased by 6.2% compared to March last year while, when compared to the index of February 2022, the HICP increased by 1.8%.According to the Statistical Service, for the period January – March 2022…
Russian invasion of Ukraine has a serious impact on Cyprus’ National Guard, Defence Minster says
Defence Minister, Charalambos Petrides, has said that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has a serious impact on Cyprus’ National Guard since plenty of its arms programmes rely on the Russian market, adding that alternative solutions and all possibilities…
Significant improvements included in State Department’s Human Rights Report on Cyprus, says Spokesperson
Significant improvements are included in the State Department’s Human Rights Report on Cyprus for 2021, compared to previous reports, Government Spokesman Marios Pelecanos told CNA.At the same time, he said the report is a source of reflection and impr…
House President joins forces with European colleagues to help women and children from Ukraine
President of the House of Representatives Annita Demetriou discussed the initiatives of national parliaments to protect women and children from Ukraine escaping the war. The discussion was held at a special session of the Polish Parliament held on Holy…
The Statistical Service has revised its estimate for Cyprus 2021 GDP
GDP at current prices for the year 2021 has been revised due to revised data of public finance and balance of payments and is estimated at €23,436.7 mn, the Cyprus Statistical Service said on Thursday.According to CyStat, the annual change at current p…
House President underlines strong parallels between Ukrainian and Cypriot refugees
President of the Cypriot House of Representatives Annita Demetriou has underlined the strong parallels between the dramatic situation of refugees on the Ukrainian-Polish border and the situation with refugees in Cyprus following the Turkish invasion in…
Improved economic sentiment in Cyprus in April, according to the Economic Sentiment Indicator
The increase in the ESI-CypERC resulted from stronger business confidence in services, retail trade and industry, says the announcement issued by the two organisations.The Services Confidence Indicator increased as a result of improved assessments of p…
Cyprus the technological capital of the Mediterranean, Research Minister says
Cyprus is the technological capital of the Mediterranean, Deputy Minister of Research and Innovation Kyriacos Kokkinos said on Thursday.He was speaking to reporters after a meeting with the Pafos Chamber of Commerce and Industry during which research, …