Anastasiades: Ratification of Prespes Agreement terminated an unnecessary conflict

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades congratulated on Wednesday the Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras "for his courage and determination" as regards the Prespes Agreement, noting [...]

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BY Elena Economou
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Jan 30 2019

Moody’s: Estia is positive for banks

Release of funds to subsidise nonperforming mortgage loan repayments is credit positive for Cyprus' banks, according to Moody’s rating agency. On 21 January, Cyprus' parliament, thr [...]

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BY Elena Economou
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Jan 29 2019

Scattered showers on Monday morning; mainly fine later today

It said that there will be intervals of sunshine and cloud in the morning with scattered showers and the possibility of thunderstorms. Snow or sleet is expected in the higher mountain peaks. Tonight [...]

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BY Elena Economou
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Jan 28 2019

Moody’s upgrades Bank of Cyprus’ and Hellenic Bank’s deposit ratings

Moody’s Investors Service on Thursday said it had upgraded Bank of Cyprus and Hellenic Bank long-term deposit ratings to B3 from Caa1, and their long-term Counterparty Risk Ratings (CRRs) to [...]

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BY Elena Economou
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Jan 25 2019

P&O confirms UK ships will get Cyprus flag ahead of Brexit

British ferry and shipping freight operator P&O will shift the registration of its UK vessels to Cyprus ahead of Britain’s departure from the European Union, in part to keep its tax ar [...]

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BY Elena Economou
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Jan 23 2019

Flying cars, electric folding bikes, the first human Android citizen, pioneers, futurists, investors and many more world innovators are coming to Cyprus

Reflect Festival is the largest future casting festival between Southern Europe and the Middle East. For the second time, trendsetters, decision-makers, pioneers and challengers of our time wi [...]

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BY Elena Economou
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Jan 21 2019

Production in construction increases

Production in the construction sector in Cyprus increased by 7.5% during the 3rd quarter of 2018 compared to the second quarter and by 24.4% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2017, accord [...]

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BY Elena Economou
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Jan 17 2019

Production in construction increases in 2018

Production in Construction for the third quarter of 2018 increased significantly, over the third quarter of 2017. According to data released by the Statistical Service of Cyprus, the [...]

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BY Elena Economou
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Jan 15 2019

Google Reportedly Blacklists ‘Ethereum’ as a Google Ad Keyword, Startup Claims

NEWS Google (Alphabet Inc.) has reportedly blacklisted keywords mentioning Ethereum (ETH) on its advertising platform Google Ads, smart contract auditing startup Decenter tweeted on Jan. 10. [...]

EYE CANDY
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BY Elena Economou
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Jan 14 2019

Cyprus ranked third on Family Beach Index

A new ‘Family Beach Index’ ranks Cyprus third on a list of 50 family beach destinations in eight European countries. Researchers looked at air and sea temperatures, family friendly attractions, [...]

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BY Elena Economou
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Jan 11 2019