Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry, George Papanastasiou is in Marseille to represent Cyprus at the 2025 Raisina Mediterranean international geopolitical conference. A press release by the Ministry says that the conference is the first Mediterranean edition of the Raisina Dialogue, one of the most important international geopolitical fora co-organised by the Observer Research Foundation and […]
The growth and continued success of the country’s maritime sector was praised by President, Nikos Christodoulides, during his speech at the General Assembly of the International Chamber of Shipping held in Athens. “We are proud of the remarkable growth and the continued success of our maritime sector and we are working to expand it to […]
Invest Cyprus evaluates the organisation of the Investopia Global Mediterranean Forum in Cyprus as a huge success, both in the presence of high-ranking individuals and multinational companies or companies from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and at the level of governments and ministers. Focusing on the important presences hosted by the forum, such as the […]
Tourism revenue in Cyprus reached €129.4 million in March 2025, marking a 14.5 per cent increase compared with the same month last year (€113.0 million), according to a report released by the statistical service on Friday. For the first quarter of the year, revenue from tourism totalled €278.3 million, up 24.6 per cent from €223.3 million […]
AstroBank on Friday announced that it will pay interest and proceed with the early redemption of two of its senior preferred bonds on June 30, 2025. The bonds in question include one with a nominal value of €8.2 million, and another worth $12.2 million. The interest rates on these bonds are 6.50 per cent and 8.50 per cent per annum respectively. The interest is […]
Officials from the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) met with counterparts from the central banks of Lithuania and the Netherlands on Thursday and Friday. The meeting allowed for the exchange of technical expertise, experiences, and facilitated a discussion on best practices in supervising electronic money and payment institutions. According to a statement issued by the CBC on Friday, similar meetings are scheduled to […]
The President of the Paphos Hotels Association, Euripides Loizides, has expressed satisfaction with the occupancy rate at Paphos hotels during the Kataklysmos Flood Festival long weekend, saying that it exceeded 90%. Also known as the Flood Festival, Kataklysmos marks Pentecost, a Christian holiday which takes place on the 49th day after Easter Day. It commemorates […]
Cruise ship passenger fees will increase from July 1, Kathimerini understands. The fee will be imposed per passenger and per port and its amount will vary depending on the time period. For Mykonos and Santorini during the peak tourism season, it will be set at 20 euros. According to information, the competent ministries are about […]
President of the Paphos hotel association (Pasyxe) Evripides Loizides on Thursday expressed satisfaction with hotel occupancy rates in Paphos during the long weekend of Kataklysmos, saying that they exceeded 90 per cent. In a statement to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), Loizides described the month of June as “problematic” because, as he put it, the high cost […]
Passenger traffic at the airports of Larnaca and Paphos exceeded 4 million for the first time in history during the period from January to May 2025. According to an announcement by the Transport Ministry on Thursday, this marks an increase of 12.02 per cent compared to the same period in 2024. In May 2025 alone, the two […]
Merger activity accelerates among Cyprus’s largest banks Merger initiatives have accelerated in Cyprus, according to Aristidis Vourakis, president of the Association of Cyprus Banks and CEO of AstroBank, who also revealed that Deutsche Bank is considering a return to the island. Speaking during his address at the annual general assembly of the Association of Cyprus Banks, Vourakis stated […]
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday praised Cyprus’ maritime sector during his address at the general assembly of the International Chamber of Shipping, which took place in Athens. “We are proud of the remarkable growth and ongoing success of our shipping sector, and we are working to expand it towards new horizons,” Christodoulides said. He added that shipping is “one of […]
In an exclusive with His Excellency Salah Essa, Honorary Consul of Cyprus to Cambodia, we uncover how two countries, thousands of kilometers apart, are finding common ground in trade, tourism, and cultural exchange. From a new sister city pact between Larnaka and Phnom Penh to business matchmaking and student exchanges, Salah Essa shares how Cyprus […]
The Association of Large Investment Projects recently held a meeting with the Honorary Consul of Cambodia in Cyprus Salah Essa. According to an announcement released on Thursday, the meeting formed part of the association’s strategy to strengthen international cooperation and attract foreign investment. The meeting took place at the headquarters of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve), which the association operates […]
The Secretary General of the CCCI, Philokypros Roussounides, and Labour Relations Officer Andreas Alexi, are currently representing the Chamber at the 113th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILO), taking place at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The Chamber posted on its social media: “Through their interventions, they are presenting the positions of the […]
Young visitors provide welcome boost Visitor numbers at restaurants, bars and coffeeshops across Cyprus ranged from 80 per cent to 90 per cent during the Kataklysmos long weekend, according to Neophytos Thrasivoulou, president of the hospitality owners association (Osika). “This year’s Kataklysmos weekend was one of the best in recent years in terms of footfall at leisure centres,” […]