On Monday, November 20th 2017, President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi arrived to Cyprus, a day ahead of the Trilateral Meeting among Cyprus, Greece and Egypt which takes place in Nicosia, with the participation of Anastasiades and Sisi, as well as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

Cyprus has increased the number of tourists by an extra million visitors in only two years, and 93% of visitors say they would return, according to Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) chairman Angelos Loizou.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) expects that the increase in coverage ratios in Cyprus may lead to a higher reduction in non-performing loans (NPLs) in the coming quarters, something that was also observed in banks of other European countries.

Italian energy firm ENI is planning two exploratory drills for natural gas in the island’s exclusive economic zone in the next couple of months, officials said recently.

Wedding tourism contributes €110 million a year to the economy, the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) said recently.

Cabinet approved recently a proposal by Transport Minister Marios Demetriades to sign an agreement with the United Kingdom to acquire a piece of land near Vassilikos, in Limassol to construct an industrial and energy port that could be used by the hydrocarbon industry.

Brexit is expected to have a marginally negative but manageable impact on the Cyprus economy, as confirmed by the annual report of the Central Bank of Cyprus of December 2016. This conclusion is based both on the flexibility demonstrated by the tourism sector over the years and a gradual decline in reliance on the United Kingdom market, as well as the partial mitigation of the impact of a drop in the export of services to the United Kingdom from lower costs for the import of goods and services.

The leaders of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt recently reaffirmed their commitment to deepening the trilateral partnership among their nations, primarily in the areas of energy, security and counter-terrorism, tourism, technology and innovation.

Capital Intelligence, the Limassol-based rating company, said that it affirmed Hellenic Bank’s B+ financial strength rating and placed it on positive outlook citing an expected decline in bad debts resulting from economic recovery.

The creation of conditions for stability and confidence is a prerequisite for reinvigorating the economic activity in Cyprus, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said recently addressing the Reintroducing Ourselves, New Beginning conference in Nicosia.