Souzana Psara

International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) secretary general Thomas Kazakos has taken the industry’s push for free passage through international waterways to the UN Security Council, warning that commercial ships ...

Cyprus has emerged as one of Europe’s clearest examples of homes outgrowing the households inside them, with more than seven in ten people in rural areas living in properties ...

Cyprus and Greece reaffirmed their shared maritime priorities at a dinner hosted by the Cyprus Union of Shipowners (CUS) in honour of President Nikos Christodoulides in Athens on September 18. The ...

Cyprus’ tourism downturn is expected to ease further by the end of the year, with arrivals forecast to finish around 5 per cent below 2025 levels, Tourism Deputy Minister Kostas Koumis said ...

International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) secretary general Thomas Kazakos has taken the industry’s push for free passage through international waterways to the UN Security Council, warning that commercial ships ...

Cyprus put seafarers’ rights, shipping’s social role and the competitiveness of the European fleet under the same spotlight in Athens, as a three-day maritime programme moved from the people ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting September 14: Cyprus has largely cleaned up its banking sector’s non-performing loans (NPLs), but a substantial private debt ...

Cyprus brought together leading figures from the Greek and Cypriot maritime communities in Athens this week to emphasise the growing role of women in shipping and the industry’s long-standing ...

Cyprus has emerged as part of a four-country Mediterranean bloc pressing for changes to the proposed global shipping decarbonisation framework, as divisions between major maritime states and Brussels deepen ahead ...

Lena Panayiotou has been promoted to deputy director-general of the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev), capping a career of more than two decades at the organisation and placing her ...

Invest Cyprus and Greece are looking to turn their close economic ties into new investment and business opportunities, following talks between the investment promotion agency’s leadership and Greek Deputy ...

Cyprus’ construction material prices rose again in August, with electrical fixtures, plastics and aluminium products recording some of the sharpest annual increases, according to figures released by the statistical service (...

Alkis H. Hadjikyriacos (Frou Frou Biscuits) Public Ltd reported a 28.5 per cent rise in net profit to €2.57 million for the first half of 2026, as higher sales, increased dividend income and ...

Cyprus expects a stronger flow of French tourists in 2027 as airlines add capacity between the two countries, Tourism Deputy Minister Kostas Koumis said after talks with tour operators at the ...

The head of the UN’s shipping agency has urged governments to prevent geopolitical conflicts from becoming a pretext for attacks on merchant vessels, after 80 verified attacks around the Strait ...

Cyprus is moving to overhaul the legal framework governing which ships can join its register, widening access to the Cyprus flag while tightening sanctions rules and updating ship-finance provisions under ...

Cyprus used its first official national pavilion at SMM Hamburg 2026 to put the island’s maritime technology and services before a record international audience, as local companies sought new business ...

Cypriot Finance Minister Makis Keravnos travelled to Dublin on Thursday for the Eurogroup and informal meeting of EU finance ministers, where discussions are set to cover economic pressures, banking competitiveness, ...

Cyprus’ technology and business sectors are seeking closer cooperation on digital transformation and artificial intelligence, following talks between the Cyprus Information Technology Enterprises Association (CITEA) and the Employers and Industrialists ...

Eight-month tourism decline narrows to 7 per cent as Israel offsets falls across most major markets  Tourist arrivals to Cyprus fell by 3.3 per cent in August, as Britain, Poland, Germany and ...

Cyprus’ Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) rose by 5.2 per cent year-on-year in August 2026, according to data released by the statistical service (Cystat) on Thursday.  Compared with the previous month, ...

Cyprus and Greece are preparing new joint business initiatives aimed at opening doors to Arab and Balkan markets, following talks in Nicosia this week between Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Harry ...

Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis is travelling to Athens on Thursday for a three-day working visit focused on promoting the Cyprus flag, meeting shipping executives and taking part in events ...

Cyprus has set out the detailed terms of its €400,000-a-year drive to bring foreign sports teams to the island for training, with additional financial incentives for winter camps, priority sports ...