Around 8,500 abortions take place in Cyprus every year, a study conducted by the Statistical Service of Cyprus revealed on Tuesday.

Cyprus had the second lowest number of cataract surgeries as a proportion of the population in the European Union according to 2017 figures published by Eurostat on Wednesday.

The publication concerns individuals and companies interested in developing, investing, purchasing or putting real estate up for rental or sale.

Not only “golden passports’’ but also residence permits to wealthy foreigners are set to come under the microscope in Cyprus, informed sources told Phileleftheros.

New Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Tuesday he was happy he was assuming the portfolio under better conditions than his predecessor some seven years ago when Cyprus was reeling from the economic collapse.

Cyprus is soon to see the construction of its first LNG terminal station after the government reached an agreement with a Chinese-led consortium for its operation from 2021.

Paul Lambis’ full-length screenplay “74” was awarded the “Best Screenplay” prize at the Cyprus International Film Festival’s Golden Aphrodite awards ceremony, held at the Pallas Cinema-Theatre in Nicosia.

Households in Cyprus spent €373.4 m, equivalent 1.3% of GDP or 2.5% of their total consumption expenditure on communications in 2018, according to figures published by Eurostat on Tuesday.

President Nicos Anastasiades called on his cabinet on Tuesday to push the reforms introduced by the government, as four new ministers were sworn in during a ceremony at the presidential palace.

Accelerated upheaval across the international tax landscape spurred by tax reforms across the world as well as initiatives such as the OECD’s digitalization effort have led to unprecedented uncertainty among global tax executives. This is according to the EY Transfer Pricing and International Tax Survey 2019, which surveyed more than 700 senior tax and transfer pricing executives representing the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific.