The Natural Gas Public Company DEFA will be inviting expressions of interest for the import of natural gas for power generation purposes.

Shacolas Group subsidiary, Ermes Department Stores Plc, announces that it has sold its 25.01% stake in the airports catering company Cyprus Airports (F&B) Ltd., to its operating partner Air Rianta International (Middle East) WLL.

Cyprus aims to attract a rising number of investment firms and companies providing fiduciary services, as universal regulation means all companies will fall under the scrutiny of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC).

FxPro Financial Services (FxPro), the Limassol-based provider of online FX trading services, has been named the National Public Champion of Cyprus in the 2013/14 European Business Awards (EBA).

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.