Despite the pandemic crisis the government has increased the development spending to boost the recovery, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides has said.

The vaccination programme is to be expanded to include minors aged 16 and 17, the health ministry announced on Monday.

Cyprus and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed two new Finance Contracts for €362 million in record new financing for priority transport infrastructure and lending to businesses affected by Covid-19.

Cyprus’ economic sentiment in June increased 6.2 points from May, reflecting the improvement in high consumer confidence and activity in services.

Cyprus maritime stakeholders are joining forces on a €1 million artificial intelligence project that puts the island on the technological map to keep the seas cleaner and safer.

Cyprus traditional products that have secured or are being considered for the EU’s PDO (protected designation of origin) status were in the spotlight on Wednesday evening at a special event organised for the diplomatic community by the foreign and agriculture ministries.

Health authorities in Cyprus on Friday released a warning  by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control over the Delta variant of Covid-19.

The Residential Property Price Index recorded a recovery in the first quarter of 2021 after two consecutive quarters of falling prices, according to the RPPI compiled by the Cyprus Central Bank (CBC).

The Cabinet that convened Wednesday, amended the Action Plan for the operation of airports to include the EU Digital COVID Certificate (EUDCC) which will be issued by the EU Member States, as well as by the countries of the European Economic Area and by the Switzerland.

The European Innovation Scoreboard made public earlier this week testifies to the progress Cyprus has made in innovation, the Republic’s chief scientist Dr Nicolas Mastroyiannopoulos said on Wednesday after a meeting with a Disy delegation.