Moody’s ratings agency upgrades Cyprus’ credit worthiness from negative to positive, citing the island’s stronger-than-expected fiscal and economic performances in 2013.

Defence Minister Tasos Mitsopoulos dies, a day after suffering a ruptured cerebral aneurysm. He was 48.

The hydrocarbons discovery offshore Cyprus widens potential for the country’s shipping industry, creating new synergies of cooperation, says Communications Minister.

The US ambassador to Cyprus says an agreement to reunify the ethnically split island could ease the supply of newly-found offshore gas to Europe by allowing it to go through Turkey.

The Finance Ministry officially dismisses recent claims of Cyprus being a safety net for wealthy Russian oligarchs.

BP Eastern Mediterranean Ltd announces the launch of cooperation with the Chr . Kapodistrias & Sons Limited Company.

Ensuring that young Cypriots have the skills employers are looking for is vital, if the country is to reduce its youth unemployment rate, which has increased from 9% in 2008 to more than 40% today among under 25s, according to the EU Commissioner for Education.

France’s BNP Paribas Investment Partners and Bank of Cyprus (BoC) announce the launch in Cyprus of BNP Paribas Plan Easy Future, an innovative range of investment products managed by asset managers THEAM.

The Pentakomo Science Technology Park (STP) near Limassol, a project in limbo for almost a decade, may finally be exiting the realm of fantasy and morphing into a realisable prospect.

Tourism from China and investments in real estate are just a 'drop in the ocean' compared to the huge potential that exists in both sectors, a conference in Nicosia hears.