The natural gas reserves offshore Cyprus and the scheduled new round of drilling next Autumn will create an unprecedented impetus in the country’s waters, says Communications and Works Minister at a conference in Larnaca on blue growth.

The President briefs all interested parties on the recent agreement signed with the U.K. government in London that will allow the development of privately-owned properties within the twin British military base areas on the island.

The Cyprus Chamber of Industry and Commerce (CCCI) is against favourable adjustments concerning early retirement plans for employees of semi-government organisations.

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber is celebrating its 25th anniversary throughout this year and its head has called on the government to speed up the appointment of a junior minister for shipping and fill the top spot at the Department of Merchant Shipping (DMS).

Cyprus's securities regulator will ask for assistance from Britain in a probe into transactions ordered by now-defunct Laiki Bank and conducted by Germany's Commerzbank.

The Index of Industrial Turnover for October 2013 decreased by 14.6% compared to October 2012, reveals the Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus.

The Minister of Communications and Works addresses the event on 'Larnaka and Blue Growth', a joint effort for the presentation of the Integrated Maritime Policy and Maritime Spatial Planning.

A near-record 2.5 mln tourists are expected to visit Cyprus this year, with the island boasting that it has some of the cleanest beaches in Europe, says the Tourism Minister addressing a group of investors at the Big Improvement Day in Amsterdam.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz praises the work underway at the Cyprus Institute in developing research and technology.

Cyprus had the biggest decline in the number of monetary financial institutions (MFI) in the eurozone, says the European Central Bank (ECB).