Cyprus’ goal is to be included in the top 30 World Tourism ranking, a list of countries compiled by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation by 2030, Deputy Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios said on Wednesday.

The cabinet on Wednesday issued a decree on minimum salaries for a number of professions in the hotel industry.

Construction output prices were up in the third quarter of 2019 both on a quarterly and annual basis, according to data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service on Tuesday.

Despite external pressure and warnings by supervisory authorities over a real estate bubble in Cyprus the sector has proved to be resilient and sentiment was positive in 2019.

Registered Cyprus unemployed recorded a 15% drop in December on an annual basis falling from 29,800 in 2018 to 25,285, official data shows.

The tax department on Tuesday reminded taxpayers that following the law amendment in force since last month, any deductions for insurance and contributions cannot exceed one fifth of one’s net income.

The economic sentiment in Cyprus declined in December due to weaker business confidence in services and industry.

Household loan costs appear to be slightly higher even though it is still at historically low levels, according to Central Bank of Cyprus data released on Tuesday.

Hellenic Bank is to start charging corporate customers interest on their deposits as of March 3, it has emerged.

There could be developments soon regarding visa waivers for Cypriots travelling to the US, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said on Tuesday.