Almost 20 companies have submitted non-binding expressions of interest in Cyprus Airways, a state-owned carrier that the government wants to privatise, Communications Minister Marios Demetriades said recently.

The Natural Gas Public Company (DEFA) announces it has invited a number of bidders for negotiations for the supply of natural gas.

Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) has taken an initiative with the aim of reducing airport taxes imposed by Hermes, the company managing the operations of Larnaca and Pafos airports, CTO Director General Marios Hannides said recently.

Larnaca Port’s development as a hydrocarbon sector service provider was at the centre of discussions between Communications Minister Marios Demetriades and Akel General Secretary Andros Kyprianou recently.

Minister of Energy Yiorgos Lakkotrypis has pointed out the necessity to modernise Cypriot businesses, so that they may become competitive and survive.

On the last day for expressions of interest, Aegean Airlines submitted its intention to bid for the sale of Cyprus Airways (CY) or its assets to new investors.

The Kanika Group has sold The Alexander the Great Beach Hotel in Paphos and the Kanika International Business Center in Limassol in two separate multimillion-euro deals involving Russian investors.

Cyprus Airways (CY) has signed a strategic agreement with PHI Air Europe, a leading company in the provision of helicopter support to offshore oil and gas operations.

The foreclosures bill will not be submitted to the Cabinet for approval as it was originally scheduled as government legal services couldn’t review it on time, sources told the press.

Larnaca municipality has tasked Lloyd’s Register Energy with carrying out an independent study into the potential effects to the environment and public health from the operation of companies that provide support services to the natural gas and oil industry.