Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has extended BusinessConnect, its loyalty program for businesses, to 12 new markets including Cyprus.

Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment Nicos Kouyialis has paid a two-day official visit to Latvia with an aim to strengthen relations between Cyprus and Latvia, in view of the latter’s EU Presidency during the first half of 2015.

Bank of Cyprus (BoC) said recently that lending procedures concerning European funds had to be improved but there was no question of money being withheld.

A drilling platform that will be prospecting for natural gas on behalf of an Italian-Korean consortium is en route to Cyprus’ offshore Block 9 and is set to arrive at its destination shortly.

Fleet Management Ltd. Hong Kong, the Indian-owned ship management company, hosted its principals, partners and friends from across Eurasia and the Americas at a special event at the Hilton Hotel in Nicosia, Cyprus recently to celebrate its 20th anniversary.


The data release of non-performing loans in Cyprus banks marked the first time the Central Bank of Cyprus CBC published a single aggregation for banks and co-operative credit institutions.

The prospects of exiting the bailout adjustment programme earlier than expected have appeared, said Finance MinisterHarris Georgiades, while urging MPs to take the decisions necessary to allow continuation of the bailout financing.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will lend Cypriot banks €85 million to be used to finance small and medium businesses, it was announced recently.

European Investment Bank (EIB) President Werner Hoyer recently met with President Anastasiades in Nicosia where the main focus of discussion was energy investments.

President Anastasiades has expressed the hope that Cyprus will be able to exit the bailout programme by the end of 2015.