The growth rate for 2022 is expected to be 2.7%, while inflation will rise to 7%, according to the revised June forecasts, published by the Cyprus Central Bank on Friday.

Despite the rising cost of living, Cypriots are keeping with tradition and heading for a short hotel getaway during the long Pentecost holiday weekend.

UK airports gridlock is taking its toll on Cyprus tourism as passengers flying to and from the island have either suffered long-hour delays or had their flights cancelled.

The Ministry of Education has announced free intensive Greek language lessons for Ukrainian refugees who have come to Cyprus due to the war in their country.

Cyprus is expected to submit a request to the European Commission for the first tranche of money from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience plan fund worth €85 million around the third week of July, a government source said on Wednesday.

EY Cyprus Country Managing Partner, Ronald Attard, has welcomed the announcement of 4 new partners to the Cyprus practice.

Three days of mourning in honour of former Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou were announced by cabinet on Wednesday as they further detailed that she will lie in state prior to Friday’s funeral.

Two huge white carnival masks, each weighing around 12 tonnes, were added to the artificial reef in Dasaki, Limassol on Tuesday, as part of the ‘ANDIKAT’ project for the development of the diving tourism network.

Opposition lawmakers on Tuesday blamed the government after learning that the much-trumpeted opening up of the electricity market will be delayed once again.

The administration of the British Bases on Monday called on people to make use of the Akrotiri Environmental Education Centre to find out about the important environmental and cultural features of the Akrotiri Peninsula.