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

Former Finance Minister Harris Georgiades has been named deputy chairman of the ruling Disy party by default, after no one else applied for the job, while a ballot will be held in early February to fill the two vacated positions of party vice-chairman.

While 54% of consumers say the internet is integral to their social lives, nearly half (45%) actively seek time away from their smartphone and other internet-enabled devices — rising to 53% among consumers aged 25-34. This is according to a global EY study, Decoding the digital home, which evaluates consumer attitudes to a range of technology, media and entertainment, and telecommunications (TMT) services within the home across four markets — France, the Netherlands, the UK and the US.

In November 2019, compared with the previous month, industrial producer prices rose by 0.2% in the euro area (EA19), by 0.1% in the EU28 and decreased by -0.3% in Cyprus according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

Cyprus will send a proposal for the exploitation of the Aphrodite natural gas field in the coming weeks to Israel, government spokesman Kyriacos Koushios said on Saturday.

The Cyprus state will pay over €0.5 billion in redundancies by end of 2020, according to figures obtained by Phileleftheros.

An estimated 3.5% increase in turnover of trade last year has put a smile on Cyprus retailers as they look forward to 2020 with optimism.

Total deposits in Cyprus banks reached €48.6 billion in November 2019, while outstanding loans stood at €34.2 billion, data released by the Central Bank of Cyprus on Thursday showed.

With 9.1% of total consumption expenditure, Cyprus is in seventh place among EU member states when it comes to spending money on eating out, a new Eurostat report reveals.

Cyprus, Greece and Israel signed in Athens on Thursday an ‘historic’ agreement for the construction of the EastMed natural gas pipeline.