Industrial production followed an upward trend and increased by 11.2% in 2017, according to provisional estimates released by the Cyprus Statistical Service recently.

According to Insider, the French giant Bouygues Batiment International is in advanced negotiations with regards to the shares it controls at Hermes Airports.

In order to acquaint pupils and students as well as their teachers with scientific research procedures, the Research Promotion Foundation (RPF) has launched the annual competitions 'Students in Research – Mera 2018-2019' and 'Technology and Innovation in Education – Teke 2018-2019', in collaboration with the Centre for Educational Research and Evaluation (KEEA) of the Ministry of Education and Culture.

Tourism Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis recently concluded a two-day series of meetings with major tour operators and airlines within the framework of the annual World Travel Market in London, stating his overall satisfaction both with performance of Cypriot tourism in 2018 and with the results of these meetings.

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Cyprus is the 62nd safest country in the world according to the Global Peace Index 2018 (GPI), published by the World Economic Forum.

The Cyprus Government is discussing a new wave of the exploration programme with the licensees in the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) that will be pursuing over the next few months, according Minister of Energy Yiorgos Lakkotrypis who was addressing the Economist’s 14th Cyprus Summit.

Tourism brought in a revenue of €428.2m in August 2018, recording an increase of 1.1% compared to August 2017, which generated €423.6m, the statistical service said recently.

The government, in collaboration with the commercial and industrial partners, is working towards the creation of a new model of growth and renewal of the economy, Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism Yiogos Lakkotrypis has said.

The Finance Ministry announced recently the creation of a webpage where the public can compare bank charges relating to current accounts and other services, in line with a 2014 EU directive.