Cyprus by the Numbers

Cyprus’ economy recorded positive growth in the second quarter of 2022, according to a preliminary estimate by the island’s Statistical Service. As announced on Wednesday, the growth rate of the ...

There was a €24.6 billion international trade deficit in the euro area in June 2022, according to a report released on Tuesday by the European Union’s statistical office (Eurostat). In addition, ...

A small increase of 0.09 per cent was recorded in the price index of construction materials for the month of July 2022, compared to the previous month, according to a report by ...

Cyprus’ public debt declined to €24.18 billion at the end of June 2022, marking a 3.1 per cent reduction compared with the respective period of last year, according to the latest available data. ...

The high demand in the Cypriot real estate sector is in the process of being met with numerous high-value investments, with the Limassol district taking the lion’s share, the ...

Association of Large Investment Projects president Andreas Demetriades this week said that there are still issues related to Cyprus’ permanent residence programme and asked for the Interior Ministry to “immediately ...

The market capitalisation of all the shares traded during the month of July on the Cyprus Stock Exchange reached €1.9 billion, according to a statement released by the CSE this week. ...

Cyprus’ trade deficit increased by €1.12 billion during the first half of 2022, when compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, according to data released on Tuesday by the Cyprus ...

The Bank of Cyprus on Tuesday announced that its board of directors will meet on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, to review the financial results of the Bank of Cyprus Group for the ...

Nexters, an international game development company headquartered in Limassol, this week released its financial and operational results for the first quarter of 2022. In addition, the company also announced changes to ...

Cypriot company Point Nine on Thursday announced that it will be holding its third annual conference on September 16, 2022, with the event taking place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Limassol. ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) this week released a report showing that pure new credit granted by Cypriot banks in June rose to €343.6 million, representing an increase of 32 per ...

The Gloria Jean’s Coffee franchise in Cyprus will now be under new ownership, with the new owner being Lanitis Entertainment. This marks the end of C.C. Coffee Company’...

PwC Cyprus on Monday said that its specialised seminar on headquartering, titled ‘Headquartering in Cyprus: The why and the how’, attracted a great deal of interest. The seminar, which took ...

Venus Minerals chairman and Euromines president Mark Rachovides on Friday said that the European Union must step up its domestic production of critical raw materials to accelerate the green energy ...

Cypriot banks see a tightening of lending criteria for the second quarter of 2022, due to the uncertainty related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the Q1-22 Bank ...

Evgenios Evgeniou, chairman of the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency, commonly referred to as Invest Cyprus, on Wednesday said that the country’s efforts to attract foreign companies have helped the ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus on Wednesday released a report which showed that the outstanding amount of deposits in June reached €51.3 billion. Moreover, the report by the central bank also ...

Tryfon Tseriotis, a company that markets and distributes more than 40 local and international brands, on Tuesday announced that it will be providing its employees with additional days of annual leave ...

Startups4Peace (Su4P), an EU-funded innovative entrepreneurship project backed by the Finnish embassy, announced on Monday the launch of its programme for 2022. The programme is delivered in partnership with ...

The Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA) on Monday released a public statement congratulating Irene Mylona-Chrysostomou for her recent appointment as the new Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property. “Mrs. Mylona-Chrysostomou ...

The Construction Materials Price Index increased by 19.42 per cent year-on-year in June, reflecting the rising costs in construction, as well as the resulting price increases in the sector, according to ...

Cyprus’ non-performing loan (NPL) ratio rose to 11.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2022, according to a report released this week by the Central Bank of Cyprus. The NPL ratio ...

The European Commission on Thursday said that the Cypriot economy exceeded expectations during the first quarter of 2022, with a number of sectors outpacing performance forecasts. “The Cypriot economy surprised on ...