Cyprus’ tourism sector is performing strongly this season, according to Cyprus Hoteliers Association (Pasyxe) director general Christos Angelides. Speaking to business outlet Economy Today, Angelides said the steady rise in arrivals is creating the basis for long-term planning, with Cypriot hotels aiming to extend the summer season into November. However, he argued that for the season […]
Chinese visitors have taken the lead at Cambodia’s Angkor Archaeological Park, with arrivals climbing significantly in the first seven months of 2025. The latest figures confirm China’s position as the largest source of international holidaymakers to the Kingdom’s most iconic heritage site. Wang Wenbin, Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia, said on Monday that the official statistics […]
The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) on Tuesday launched a new call for proposals under a programme titled ‘Enhancing Business Capacity for New Product Development’. The programme offers eligible Cypriot businesses total funding of up to €30,000 per project. The call is open to companies across all sectors with at least 10 full-time employees that […]
Larnaca’s €19 million sustainable mobility project has been officially launched following the signing of the construction contract at the Transport Ministry’s public works department. The contract, awarded to Araco Construction Cy Ltd, was signed by Public Works director Eleftherios Eleftheriou on behalf of Cyprus and company representative Mohammed Rokaya. The administrative court annulled the initial […]
The deputy ministry of tourism will promote the island’s industry at a total of 52 international tourism exhibitions in 2025, eight more than the previous year, it said on Tuesday. “The primary objective of the presence at the exhibitions was (…) to establish Cyprus as a year-round, quality, environmentally friendly destination,” the ministry said. Cyprus’ […]
British tourists top the list, with Israel second and Poland third Tourist arrivals in Cyprus rose by 6.9 per cent in July, with well over half a million visitors being recorded, according to figures released on Tuesday by the state statistical service. Specifically, a total of 589,116 tourists visited the island during this time, compared to 551,229 in July […]
SIEM REAP — What gives Cambodia’s ancient temples their unmistakable allure? Is it the intricate bas-reliefs etched into stone, the scale of construction that defies its era, their quiet coexistence with the jungle—or merely the passage of time? However one tries to define their beauty, capturing the spirit of these centuries-old ruins proves far more […]
PHNOM PENH – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has partnered with three Cambodian banks to launch the country’s first Climate Bank Accelerator (CBA) program, a major step toward building a greener financial sector and supporting Cambodia’s transition to a low-carbon economy. On August 18, ADB announced that AMK Microfinance Institution, the Foreign Trade Bank of […]
Wing Bank (Cambodia) Plc is celebrating 17 years of transforming Cambodia’s financial landscape, evolving from the nation’s first mobile money service into a 100 per cent Cambodian-owned commercial bank that now moves tens of billions of dollars annually and serves millions across the country. Launched with the simple promise of making it easy, safe, and […]
Cambodia recorded 53,291 Chinese tourists to its famous Angkor Archaeological Park in the first seven months of 2025, up 21 percent over the same period last year, an official report said on Friday. During the January-July period, China was the fourth most significant source of international tourist arrivals to the UNESCO-listed Angkor after the United […]
The Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have reported a substantial rise in bilateral trade, reaching approximately $47 million in the first half of 2025. This was revealed during the opening ceremony of the second promotional workshop on the benefits of the Cambodia-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) last week. Tekret Kamrong, Secretary of […]
A $35 million multipurpose port is planned for development in Preaek Prasab district, Kratie province, aimed at boosting investment and facilitating the transport of agricultural products as part of the government’s push to attract investors to the northeast under a special incentive programme. Hean Sahib, Advisor to the Prime Minister and Chairman of the Northeastern […]
Techo International Airport (TIA), the new airport for Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, conducted final test flights successfully on Friday, a civil aviation spokesperson said. Sinn Chanserey Vutha, secretary of state and spokesperson for Cambodia’s State Secretariat of Civil Aviation, said an Airbus 320 aircraft was used in the test flights between the old Phnom […]
Wing Bank (Cambodia) Plc., a 100% Cambodian-owned digital bank, has partnered with Singapore Airlines to launch Cambodia’s loyalty points-to-miles exchange program—marking a major milestone in customer rewards innovation. The partnership launch event was honored by the presence of H.E. HUOT Hak, Cambodia’s Minister of Tourism, H.E. Dr. Mey Vann, Secretary of State of the Ministry […]
Industry has developed massively over the last few years Let us start with the definition, what are experimental wines? They are wines born from uncertainty and the constant questioning that drives winemakers to seek new ways to interpret wine, new preparations and new insights. Cypriot winemakers, when they are not working with traditional methods, the […]
Cyprus recorded strong growth in manufacturing, trade and tourism during the first half of 2025, according to the state statistical service’s latest bimonthly bulletin. The bulletin presents the most important economic developments for the Cyprus economy for the latest months up to June 2025, along with comparative data for the last four years, available until August 12, 2025. Manufacturing production during […]