Highly anticipated and already in demand, the only apartments in the sea in the Mediterranean have just been released for sale.

India announced its decision to extend the eVisa facility to Cypriot passport holders for tourism purposes.

The number of registered unemployed persons in Cyprus declined to 39,088 in March this year, marking a reduction of 8.6% compared to March 2016, the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) said recently.

Exxon Mobil Corporation and Qatar Petroleum announced that they have signed an exploration and production sharing contract with the Republic of Cyprus for offshore Block 10.

An increase of 32% was recorded in real estate sales to foreigners during the first quarter of 2017 according to data from the Land Registry.

Consumer prices rose an annual 1.9% in March 2017, the highest rate since September 2012 on more increased prices for electricity and fuel, after rising 1.6% in February and 0.6% in January, the statistical service said.

Total plans to start exploration drilling in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the first two weeks of July 2017, as it signed the contract for the exploration and production-sharing of blocks 6 and 8.

Cyprus has always been an attraction for the business world; not only from the Middle east but from the CIS countries and Europe. Cyprus has settled itself as a flourishing business centre point, with a tremendous array of investment opportunities. The optimal strategic location of the island, the advanced infrastructure and high quality of life do not only constitute key reasons to move and live on the island, but on the other hand are at the heart of an investor's choice to exploit his financial resources in Cyprus.

The post-program surveillance report on Cyprus will be the last item in the agenda of the informal Eurogroup in Malta on Friday, as announced by the Council on Tuesday.

In February 2017 compared with January 2017, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade rose by 0.7% in both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat.