Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Wednesday a minimum salary was expected to be adopted by the end of the year following the conclusion of talks between social partners.

The finance ministry is trying to secure an extension of the period in which banks can provide businesses and the self-employed with state-guaranteed loans, as it expires at the end of this year.

Lending criteria to both businesses and households remained unchanged in the second quarter of 2021, but it is expected that they will become stricter in the third quarter of the year, according to the results of the Bank Lending Survey (BLS) for July 2021, published Tuesday by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC).

The findings of the Regional Scientific Task Forces appointed in the framework of the Cyprus Government Initiative on climate crisis, will be presented and debated during the 2nd International Conference on climate change in the Eastern Meditteranean and the Middle East to take place 13-14 October in Paphos, Cyprus.

Since its operation in December 2018, the national health system (Gesy) help centre has responded to 727,807 queries and complaints, its director said Tuesday.

The Ministry of Health announced that as of 6 October it will proceed with the booster jab for people aged 75 and over.

Cyprus is not at risk of a fifth wave of Covid-19 since as its epidemiological picture is quite good, leading health expert Dr Petros Karayiannis has told Philenews.

From October 18, only those who are fully vaccinated will be issued a safe pass, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health.

The latest official data released from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (“CySEC” or “Commission”) showcase a continuously growing and dynamic Investments Funds sector in the island. Specifically, according to the statistics published by the regulator, in H1 2021, the Assets under Management (AuM) of Collective Investments reached €10.7 billion, a record high which translates into a 9% quarterly increase compared to the previous quarter.

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’), has published a new Circular, informing the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs), that the European Securities and Markets Authority (‘ESMA’), issued on June 22, 2021, the official translations in all European Union official languages (including translation in the Greek language), of its Guidelines (‘the Guidelines’), on Article 25 of Directive 2011/61/EU (‘the Directive’) with reference number ESMA34-32-701 EN.