https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/build-your-home-on-state-land-at-25-of-its-value-do-you-qualify
For a young family watching house prices climb further out of reach, a state plot offered at just 25% of its market value sounds like the break they have been waiting for....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/soaring-fuel-prices-threaten-a-new-wave-of-increases-across-cyprus
Cypriot consumers have returned to their daily routines facing steep fuel increases and the prospect of another chain reaction of higher prices for goods and services....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-was-promised-72-new-buses-two-years-later-it-has-just-32
Paphos was supposed to have 72 new buses on its roads by February 2024. Nearly two years later, fewer than half had arrived....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-and-sisi-talk-energy-and-defence-before-three-way-summit
President Nikos Christodoulides met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in El Alamein on Tuesday morning, with energy, defense, and the region’s rapidly changing political landscape on the table....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brussels-looks-to-polluters-and-old-gadgets-to-help-fund-europe-s-budget
The European Union is looking at pollution and discarded electronics to help fund its next seven-year budget, and Cyprus’ poor record on collecting old devices could make the plan particularly relevant to the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-will-not-be-cut-out-of-gsi-energy-minister-insists
Cyprus will not be bypassed by the Great Sea Interconnector, Energy Minister Michalis Damianos insisted Sunday, responding to reports that alternative routes could leave the island out of the major electricity project....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-17-000-cyprus-families-to-qualify-for-child-benefit
Another 17,000 families in Cyprus are expected to qualify for child benefit under an expansion announced by President Nikos Christodoulides, potentially bringing financial support to more than 23,000 additional children....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/s-p-global-ratings-revises-freedom24-outlook-to-positive-highlighting-the-group-s-diversified-earnings-and-strong-capitalisation
Following an improved assessment of risk in the banking sector of Kazakhstan, Freedom Holding Corp.’s largest operating market, S&P Global Ratings has revised the outlook on the long-term issuer credit ratings of the group and its four core subsidiaries from stable to positive. The long- and short-term ratings on the operating subsidiaries were affirmed at BB-/B, while the rating on Freedom Holding Corp. was affirmed at B-. S&P also raised the Kazakhstan national-scale ratings on Freedom Finance JSC and Freedom Bank Kazakhstan JSC to kzA from kzA-....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/agree-on-new-eu-taxes-or-pay-more-and-get-less-costa-warns
EU governments face a blunt choice: agree on new sources of income for the bloc, pay more from their national budgets, or accept cuts to programs they want to protect....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/welfare-recipients-stuck-carrying-paperwork-the-state-could-collect-itself
Some of Cyprus’ most financially vulnerable residents are being forced to collect, and sometimes pay heavily for, bank statements that the welfare services already have legal permission to request....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/workers-could-face-higher-social-insurance-contributions
Cyprus may eventually consider increasing workers' contributions to the Social Insurance Fund as part of efforts to secure the future of the country's pension system, Labour and Social Insurance Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-months-without-pay-education-program-staff-take-to-the-streets
Workers in Ministry of Education programs are taking their demands to the Presidential Palace on Thursday after spending the summer without a salary or unemployment benefits....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-spends-big-on-education-but-students-keep-falling-behind-europe
Cyprus is one of the European Union’s most generous education spenders. In 2024 it devoted 13.2 per cent of total public expenditure to education, the fifth-highest share in the bloc and well above the EU average of 9.7 per cent. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/storm-damaged-your-home-or-car-here-s-what-the-state-will-pay
Homeowners, businesses, and drivers whose property was damaged by Saturday’s severe weather could receive thousands of euros in government assistance under a compensation plan approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-banks-hit-the-road-in-search-of-big-investors
The holidays are over, autumn is approaching, and the banks are getting back to business, focused on meeting the targets they have set. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-has-plenty-of-jobs-but-not-enough-workers
Employment in Cyprus is growing at a rapid pace, pushing unemployment close to record lows. This is positive for the country’s labor market, as it highlights the strength of the Cypriot economy and creates favorable prospects for growth. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/€174-million-support-package-planned-to-shield-vulnerable-groups-from-energy-costs
Vulnerable households in Cyprus are set to receive €174 million in financial support between 2027 and 2032 as the government prepares for new European energy rules that are expected to increase fuel costs....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cleanup-begins-at-konnos-bay-while-cyprus-prepares-rough-weather-sailing-ban
The cleanup of debris from two vessels destroyed off Cape Greco is set to begin on Tuesday, with specialised crews working to clear the affected area near Konnos Bay....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/1-cyprus-records-eu-s-steepest-fall-in-tourist-stays
Cyprus recorded the biggest fall in tourist overnight stays anywhere in the European Union during the first half of 2026, even as tourism across the bloc continued to grow....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-economy-grows-3-3-but-is-it-reaching-your-pocket
Cyprus’ economy grew by 3.3% in the second quarter of 2026, comfortably outperforming the eurozone, but that does not necessarily mean every household is feeling richer....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ikea-cyprus-cuts-prices-on-300-products-and-yes-you-still-have-to-build-them
Good news for anyone whose bookshelf is being held together by optimism: IKEA Cyprus is cutting prices on more than 300 home-furnishing products....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fuel-tax-cut-set-to-stay-saving-drivers-8-33-cents-a-litre-until-november
Cyprus drivers are set to keep saving 8.33 cents on every litre of fuel until the end of November, after the Finance Ministry confirmed plans to extend the current reduction in fuel tax....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-records-€770-6-million-fiscal-surplus-in-first-seven-months
Cyprus recorded a General Government fiscal surplus of €770.6 million in the first seven months of 2026, equivalent to 2.0% of GDP, according to preliminary figures released by the Statistical Service on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-signs-historic-€3-billion-‘achilles-shield-defence-deal-with-israel
Greece and Israel signed a defence agreement worth about €3 billion on Monday, the largest ever between the two countries and one of the biggest military deals in Greek and Israeli history....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/futurist-and-ai-expert-matthew-griffin-joins-digital-agenda-cyprus-summit-2026
The Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2026 has announced another major addition to this year’s speaker lineup: internationally recognised futurist, author and artificial intelligence expert Matthew Griffin....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/is-cyprus-backing-away-from-the-cable-meant-to-cut-electricity-bills
The agreement making French company Meridiam the majority shareholder in the company behind the Cyprus-Crete electricity interconnector has done nothing to ease the Cypriot government’s reservations about the project....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-drop-inquiry-into-drousiotis-crowdfunding-campaign
Police will not investigate journalist and author Makarios Drousiotis over his online fundraising campaign after the Legal Service concluded that it did not break Cyprus’ fundraising laws....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/electricity-prices-are-solar-producers-really-buying-low-and-selling-high
The debate over the cost of electricity in Cyprus has focused attention on the price at which renewable energy is generated and sold, with claims that photovoltaic producers can generate electricity for as little as 7 or 8 cents per kilowatt-hour before selling it to the market for 25 or 30 cents....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/forced-to-retire-then-charged-for-it-cyprus-workers-challenge-12-pension-cut
Imagine being told by law that you must retire, and then having your pension reduced because you retired ''early.''...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/meta-agrees-to-pay-up-to-$16-7bn-over-alleged-harm-to-children-on-facebook-and-instagram
Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion to settle a major US legal case over allegations that Facebook and Instagram contributed to harm to children and teenagers, including damage to their mental and physical wellbeing....
