https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/germany-to-revise-immigrant-laws-to-allow-more-skilled-migrant-workers
In the coming months, the German Ministry of Labor will come forward with a proposal to the federal government to introduce a new immigration option for skilled foreigners....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/inflation-hits-8-9-in-august
Inflation in August 2022 increased by 8.9% in Cyprus, according to data published by the Statistical Service of Cyprus on Friday. The Consumer Price Index decreased by 0.29 units and reached 113.34 units, compared to 113.63 units in July 2022, with the drop in petroleum product prices being mainly responsible for the decrease....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-economic-sentiment-at-17-month-low
The economic sentiment in Cyprus deteriorated in August to a 17-month low, as the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI-CypERC) decreased by 4.5 points compared with July 2022....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€835-million-in-tourism-revenue-in-the-first-half-of-2022
Tourism revenue reached €835.7 million in the first half of 2022, showing a large increase compared to the corresponding period of 2021, while in relation to the first half of 2019, the record year for Cypriot tourism, there is a decrease of 16.7%....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deposits-and-loans-decrease-in-july
In July 2022, total deposits reached €51.2 billion and total loans €28.6 billion, recording a net decrease, compared to June. This is what data on Monetary and Financial Institutions' deposits and loans show,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/increase-in-new-asylum-applications-in-cyprus-and-eu
In May 2022, first-time asylum applicants in the European Union increased by 17% compared to April 2022, and by 89% compared to May 2021, according to monthly asylum data published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-unemployment-rate-at-6-8-in-2nd-quarter-of-2022
The unemployment rate in Cyprus was 6.8% of the labor force in the 2nd quarter of 2022, recording a decrease of 1.6% compared to the corresponding quarter of 2021....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-produces-more-honey-for-export-outside-the-eu
Honey imports into Cyprus from countries outside the European Union decreased in the period 2016 - 2021, while honey exports to countries outside the EU increased in the same period, according to data published by Eurostat on the occasion of World Bee Day United Nations on August 20....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eac-this-is-how-corrections-will-be-made-on-erroneous-accounts
Since errors in electricity bills were discovered, the Electricity authority has received thousands of Viber and WhatsApp messages and emails with photos and meter numbers from panicked consumers trying to report the problem on their own bills....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unprecedented-rise-in-dog-abandonments-this-year
Dog shelters in Cyprus are "filled to the brim", volunteers say, as they are daily called to take in abandoned dogs, while adoptions from the UK – where the majority of dogs go to – have plunged due to Brexit, the pandemic and the economic crisis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/17-3-of-the-population-were-at-risk-of-poverty-or-social-exclusion-in-2021
Slightly more than 17% of the population in Cyprus were in 2021 at risk of poverty or social exclusion....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-gdp-up-by-6-1-during-second-quarter-of-2022
Cyprus recorded a positive GDP growth during the second quarter of 2022, according to a Flash Estimate announced on Wednesday by the Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/rics-cyprus-property-price-index-with-kpmg-in-cyprus-announces-results-of-q2-2022
KPMG in Cyprus announces that the ''RICS Cyprus Property Price Index with KPMG in Cyprus'' has been issued for Q2 2022....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fuel-a-whopping-60-more-expensive-in-2022
Cyprus Minister of Health, Michalis Hadjipantela, is in contact with his counterparts in neighboring countries, asking them to supply Cyprus with vaccines for monkeypox, the Minister's Communications Advisοr Konstantinos Athanasiou told CNA....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/inflation-in-cyprus-creeps-close-to-11-in-july
Inflation in July 2022, hit the double-digit mark, recording an increase of 10.9%, with the Consumer Price Index increasing by 1.39 units and reaching 113.63 units compared to 112.24 units in June 2022....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rainwater-everywhere-contains-unsafe-levels-of-forever-chemicals
Rainwater everywhere on Earth has been found to contain dangerous levels of man-made 'forever chemicals' linked to cancer and other illnesses, a study has found....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/july-unemployment-down-25-compared-to-same-period-in-2021
Unemployment in Cyprus decreased by 25.4% in July 2022, compared to the same month of 2021. According to data published by the Statistical Service on Wednesday, the unemployed persons, registered at the District Labour Offices on the last day of July 2022, reached 14,145 persons, down from 18,950 registered in July 2021....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deposit-interest-rates-remained-close-to-zero-levels-in-june
Deposit interest rates remained at close to zero levels in June with lending rates showing small variations, according to data released on Tuesday by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cbc-noticeable-decrease-in-household-and-business-debt
Business and household debt in Cyprus reached €56.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022, according to data from the Central Bank of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/foreign-direct-investment-in-europe-a-game-of-two-halves-current-volatility-impacts-strategy-while-long-term-appeal-instills-confidence
Europe’s attractiveness for FDI has shown signs of recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic with a 5% increase in the number of projects announced in 2021 compared to 2020, according to the latest annual EY European Attractiveness Survey....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-cases-decreasing-in-cyprus
COVID-19 cases in Cyprus in the last couple of days are down, according to Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela, who also said that in one or two weeks, the COVID protocol for schools will be ready....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/oil-and-gasoline-sales-decreased-in-june
A total decrease of 6.8% was recorded in the sale of petroleum products in June, falling to 55,061 tons. Total sales of gasoline for June were down 5.9 percent, while diesel sales were down 10.4 percent, according to statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-48-years-later-the-generation-that-grew-up-in-ignorance
I belong to that generation that was born and grew up in the decade after the invasion when the existing state of affairs in Cyprus began to consolidate. We are that generation that didn't live through the disaster, didn't live in tents, didn't see the dead....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/increase-in-covid-measures-not-ruled-out-just-yet
Our primary aim is for schools to remain open and children to suffer the least inconvenience, Minister of Health Michalis Hadjipantela said on Sunday, adding that, if necessary, more measures will be taken to contain the spread of coronavirus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cost-of-basic-consumer-goods-continues-to-rise
Prices of the vast majority of basic consumer goods continued their steady rise. Between June 8 to July 13, the largest increase was recorded in Vegetables (greenhouse cucumbers) reaching 52.2%, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/construction-projects-decline-as-prices-soar
Activity in the construction sector in Cyprus continues its decline in the first quarter of 2022, amid soaring prices, data released on Tuesday by the Statistical Service of Cyprus show....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-are-we-digitally-addicted
Smartphones are wonderful but they can have serious detrimental effects on our mental health and overall well-being because they lead to digital dependency. One big downside of digital hyper-connectivity is the tendency to multitask....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trade-deficit-increased-to-€2-967-6-million-for-the-period-january-–-may-2022
The trade deficit was €2,967.6 mn in January – May 2022 compared to €2,265.8 mn in the corresponding period of 2021, according to provisional data, published by the Statistical Service on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fewer-permanent-positions-filled-by-cyprus-government-this-year
Employment in permanent government positions fell by 679 people, or 2.5%, from 26,629 to 25,950, while employment in temporary positions increased by 882 people, or 4.9%, to 18,980 compared to 18,098 in June 2021, according to data from the Statistical Service published on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/inflation-edges-closer-to-double-digits-in-june
Inflation in Cyprus in June edged closer to double-digits driven by the soaring prices in electricity and energy on the backdrop of the war in Ukraine....
