https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-undecided-as-divided-eu-debates-chinese-travel
Nicosia failed on Tuesday to reach a decision on whether COVID measures should be imposed on travelers from China, with officials this week pointing to a new effort by the European Union to coordinate a response to Beijing’ move to ease restrictions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/where-you-can-t-go-in-2023-and-why
Travelers from all over the world are expected to take their vengeance for two years in prison in 2023, as they can now take their dream vacation to any part of the world they want, with no restrictions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/nikos-christodoulides-program-for-the-next-five-years
Cypriots will go to the polls on February 5 to elect the 8th President of the Republic. The campaign began very early compared to previous elections and will intensify during the remaining few weeks. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-eu-in-a-quandary-as-china-eases-travel-curbs
Cypriot Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela has called a meeting to discuss China’s easing curbs on international travel, but there were mixed signals as to what guidelines are being followed at the EU level...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-transport-minister-vows-to-fix-traffic
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos says the traffic congestion problem in Cyprus can be significantly addressed or even resolved with the implementation of a plan involving various measures and initiatives...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ey-future-consumer-index-consumers-opt-for-caution-this-holiday-season
EY Future Consumer Index: consumers opt for caution this holiday season to cope with rising cost-of-living and environmental concerns, new data finds ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cash-still-king-as-cypriots-take-digital-leap
The growing preference of Cypriots for digital means of payment, but also the desire to maintain the ability to pay with cash and checks, are the main conclusions of the report of the Central Bank of Cyprus on Retail Payments in Cyprus for the years 2014-2021...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/according-to-research-costs-for-a-festive-table-ranges-from-€24-to-€255
The Cyprus Consumers Association conducted a survey on the cost of the Christmas table as part of its foundation's mission to protect and provide consumers with more complete information. The survey was conducted from December 12 to December 21, 2022....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ec-12-million-euros-for-access-to-high-speed-internet-in-cypriot-homes
European Commission approves 12 million euro Cypriot scheme to support household access to high-speed broadband services...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/is-your-organization-agile-enough-to-embrace-what-tomorrow-brings
The transformation imperative is urgent, challenging and opportunity rich. Leaders are reframing their businesses to adapt to a new landscape by innovating their business model, elevating their customer experience, and finding new ways to leverage data and technology. This demands a careful balance: sustaining performance while investing in the skills, technologies, and agile ways of working to accelerate growth and create new opportunities. EY Agile practitioners place humans at the center of the organization, leverage technology at speed and innovate at scale....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/introducing-entercy-cyprus-newest-sightseeing-app
The creation of the EnterCY platform and application brings us one step closer to integrating technology into the tourist experience offered to visitors to Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-winners-and-losers-of-the-archiepiscopal-elections
The primary topic of discussion in the first round of voting last Sunday was the creation of the tripartite list from which the Holy Synod will select the incoming Primate of the Church of Cyprus. It cannot, however, be considered the only one....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-gas-field-discovery-in-cyprus-eez
The drilling rig of the ENI-TotalEnergies consortium in the Cyprus EEZ has discovered a new gas field at the Zeus 1 target. This is a larger field than the one discovered by the Italian-French consortium on 22 August in the same block (Block 6)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/predator-probe-focuses-on-suspicious-sms-from-us
Two Greek prosecutors investigating all allegations of illegal electronic surveillance of dozens of individuals in Greece have submitted a request to US authorities for judicial assistance...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russians-flying-to-cyprus-get-next-best-thing
Moscow and Nicosia are growing further apart on travel between the two countries, prompting Russians living on both sides of the divided island to look for new routes through Turkey after rumors of direct flights in the north subsided due to the Cyprus Problem...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/what-did-cypriot-consumers-purchase-in-2022
Cashless transactions have significantly increased since businesses are now required to accept credit or debit cards. Card payments now account for approximately 72% of all commercial transactions, rather than cash. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-un-certified-for-earthquake-assistance-to-countries
Cyprus Civil Defence is the fourth in the world to earn the INSARAG Light Usar Team certification for assistance to other states after an earthquake from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/white-house-dazed-over-cypriot-gas-company-s-emails
US President Joe Biden is expected to say whether he would challenge a decision by National Archives to release documents concerning his son’s role in a controversial gas company in Cyprus and allegations that business dealings may have improperly influenced American policy...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-7th-in-the-eu-generating-waste
The total amount of municipal solid waste generated in Cyprus in 2021 stood at 570 thousand tonnes compared to 543 thousand tonnes in 2020, recording an increase of 5%....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ecb-raises-interest-rates-by-0-5
Christine Lagarde warned markets not to expect an early end to rate rises next year, on a day when the European Central Bank and the Bank of England lifted borrowing costs to their highest levels in 14 years....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/missing-link-in-qatargate-broached-in-cyprus
A lawmaker and transparency advocate in Cyprus is calling on a Cypriot MEP to clarify earlier comments about his Greek colleague Eva Kaili, who remains in custody in connection with a corruption probe in the European parliament...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/students-most-frequent-internet-users-in-cyprus
Students are the group most frequently connected to the internet (99%), according to the results of the 2022 household information and communication technology usage survey, published by the Statistical Service on Thursday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/life-satisfaction-in-eu-down-in-2021-compared-to-2018
The European Office for Statistics, Eurostat, has revealed that citizens of the EU were slightly less satisfied with their lives in 2021 compared to 2018....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tiktok-to-be-outlawed-on-us-government-owned-devices
The US Senate late on Wednesday passed by voice vote a bill to bar federal employees from using the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on government-owned devices....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/fewer-building-permits-were-registered-in-september-down-from-august
Building permits issued in Cyprus in September marked a new annual reduction with the construction sector negatively affected by spikes in construction costs, amid uncertainty generated by the war in Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-retail-sector-continues-climb-despite-inflation
Black Friday, with its high levels of traffic and shopping, appears to have given way to the Christmas holiday season. The market is still moving well, with increased foot traffic in shopping malls and main streets....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-louvre-the-british-museum-and-now-the-new-cyprus-museum-photos-video
Work on the New Cyprus Museum will begin in January 2023, and the project is expected to take 42 months to complete, with completion scheduled for mid-2026. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-zealand-becomes-the-world-s-first-smoke-free-country
As the first nation to adopt this policy and even pass a draft law, New Zealand has set the goal of getting the younger generation to stop smoking....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/power-cuts-to-be-implemented-on-wednesday
The Cyprus Transmission System Operator (TSO) is developing a power cut schedule in collaboration with the Distribution System Operator (DSO) to ensure the security of the electricity generation system, with the plan so far providing for half-hourly power cuts in the Nicosia, Larnaca, and Famagusta districts....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/€36-million-loss-so-far-reported-by-banks-this-year
The banking system reported a loss after tax of €36 million on a consolidated basis in the first nine months of 2022, compared to a profit of €22.54 million in the corresponding period of 2021....
