Increased prices were recorded in August in housing, water, electricity, liquefied petroleum gas and fuel compared to those the same month last year, according to the island’s consumer price index.

Vaccination coverage of Cyprus’ adult population with at least one dose of a Covid jab was almost up to 80% as of Saturday, while 75.8% has completed their regimen.

Transavia, which flies to/from Cyprus from Amsterdam, is planning to boost its flights to twice per week in the winter, and once per day in the summer. This is a return to the same levels as in 2019, the company said in an email.

Vaccination centres will now operate on Saturdays from September 11 onwards to better cater to school children, the health ministry announced on Thursday.

More than 660 vaccinations with the third dose have been carried out so far at nursing homes and according to planning, vaccinations will continue with health professionals.

Cyprus’ largest investment project, the €1.2 billion redevelopment of Larnaca port and marina, is on track as the final touches are added to the blueprints before the consortium takes over next April.

The European Commission today has disbursed €157 million to Cyprus to help kick-start reforms and investments outlined in Cyprus’ recovery and resilience plan.

Our Partner Dr. Charis Savvides delivered an intense seminar at Global Training (Cyprus), on Tuesday, 07 September 2021, at 09:00am. The seminar presented the current and under development regulatory framework on digital assets, addressing the key legislations and regulations which affect or be affected by the disruptive nature of crypto-transactions.

Despite the ongoing Covid pandemic, the Cypriot banking sector has achieved remarkable progress and was steadily headed towards viability, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Wednesday addressing the bank association AGM.

Cyprus and Greece have signed a Joint Declaration of Intent for cooperation in a transnational program on research and innovation for digital transformation and sustainable economies.