Following the approval of the revised state budget the Finance Minister will begin as of Monday, 1 February the one-off payment to the companies that have been affected by the pandemic, aiming to cover their operating expenses and strengthen the liquidity of the market.

With lockdowns and Covid-19 restrictions across Europe, Cypriots were the busiest making video calls to chat to a relative or a friend during the pandemic.

The Health Ministry’s Department of Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Trials has so far received a total of 22 reports of possible adverse reactions to the coronavirus vaccine.

The health ministry is optimistic regarding the possibility of administering a gout drug called Colchicine as part of its protocol for treating Covid-19 patients, according to the head of the advisory committee on coronavirus Constantinos Tsioutis.

People over the age of 88 will be able to arrange vaccinations via the vaccination portal from Wednesday morning, the government announced on Tuesday.

Out of a total of 12,958 tablets given to students, 4,422 which were donated and 8,536 were bought by the Education Ministry.

Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has filed an application to the Nicosia District Court for the liquidation of former Laiki Bank, eight years after it was sacrificed in the 2013 bailout to save the economy.

Globally, it has been highlighted the importance and the need for extended transparency, in business and corporate entities, to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and more generally, the abuse of the financial systems by criminals.

The chief financial officer (CFO) will emerge as one of the C-suite’s most critical roles in reframing the future of the enterprise post the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, according to the 2020 EY DNA of the CFO, a survey of more than 800 global CFOs and senior finance executives.

Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry offers environmental incentives to support ship owners on pathway to decarbonisation.