https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-tightens-vetting-for-investment-for-passport-scheme
In the wake of criticism that it was operating a "passports-for-cash" scheme, Cyprus has toughened up vetting procedures for those investors looking to get their hands on a European Union passport...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/environmental-study-holding-up-casino-resort
A potentially huge glitch has appeared just days ahead of the scheduled stone laying ceremony for the Cypriot casino resort, with an environmental impact assessment not yet in the clear and the company blaming the delay on British military interests...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/tsipras-says-greece-will-meet-fiscal-targets-with-no-fiscal-gap-in-2018-9
Greece and its foreign creditors agreed that the country will meet its fiscal targets in the coming years and there will be no fiscal gap in 2018 and 2019, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told his cabinet ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/total-wants-to-expand-cyprus-energy-search
French energy giant Total wants to expand its search for oil and gas off the east Mediterranean coast of Cyprus, a senior company official said on Monday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/easyjet-founder-wealthiest-cypriot-in-the-uk
The Sunday Times published the names of 1000 richest people in the UK, with easyJet founder Stelios Hadjioannou topping the list among Cypriots...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-gdp-grows-by-0-8-in-the-first-three-months
Bailed out eurozone member Cyprus notched up its 13th consecutive quarter in positive growth with GDP rising 0.8 percent in the first quarter, an official estimate showed...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/non-performing-loans-spike-by-€1-5-billion
Non-performing exposures (NPEs) in the Cyprus banking system jumped up by €1.5 billion in January, as International Financial Reporting Standard 9 entered in to force...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/israel-eyes-5-claim-of-cyprus-aphrodite-gas-field
Energy Ministry Yuval Steinitz told Cypriot leaders that Israel is demanding 5% or more of the production from the joint Aphrodite-Yishai natural- gas field in disputed Mediterranean waters...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-tourism-income-spikes-13
Revenue from Cyprus tourism jumped 13% in February compared to last year, official data showed Friday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/tui-plans-to-bring-more-german-tourists-to-cyprus
TUI holiday operator hopes to bring more German tourists to Cyprus next year, starting in the summer of 2019 while boosting efforts to make the island an all-year-round destination...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ebrd-more-upbeat-about-cyprus-growth-rate
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has revised significantly its projection for Cyprus’ economic growth rate this year, in the context of a wider upward revision of its forecasts for the EBRD regions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/chemical-attack-accusations-‘a-farce-assad-tells-kathimerini
In an exclusive interview with Kathimerini, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denied that the Syrian Army used chemical weapons against civilians while taking aim at both Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-contemplates-requisition-in-paphos-bus-strike
The Transport Ministry is considering a tough response to the ongoing bus strike in Paphos, including a possible order for requisition to put an end to the saga affecting thousands just before student exams...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-and-israel-need-gas-sharing-deal-to-tap-east-med-riches
An ownership squabble over Cyprus' main natural gas field is threatening to delay multi-billion dollar plans to turn the eastern Mediterranean into a major energy hub...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/thousands-left-without-buses-in-paphos
There is no end in the Paphos bus strike that began Tuesday, with over 20,000 people being affected as drivers tell company executives they won’t drive until they get paid...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/breast-cancer-screening-failure-may-have-shortened-270-lives-in-england
As many as 270 women’s lives may have been shortened after an IT failure in England’s breast cancer screening programme meant 450,000 patients were not invited for appointments...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-tourist-arrivals-expected-to-drop-this-year
Holiday reservations appear to be down this time of the year but experts believe things could be on the upswing again, even as Russian arrivals in Cyprus take a hit due to competition from Turkey...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-registers-biggest-dip-in-unemployment-in-eu
Cyprus recorded the EU's largest annual dip in unemployment in March, from 12.3% to 9.1% followed by Greece (23.2% to 20.6%, Croatia (11.8% to 9.4%) and Portugal (9.7% to 7.4%), according to Eurostat...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-israel-move-to-end-dispute-over-aphrodite-gas-field
Israel and Cyprus will take their disagreement over the distribution of gas in the joint Aphrodite reservoir to international arbitration, according to a report published by Globes...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-says-iran-lied-on-nuclear-arms-pressures-us-to-scrap-deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled what he said was evidence of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons program that could step up pressure on the United States to pull out of a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/don-t-get-caught-up-in-the-east-med-energy-hype
It is tempting for resource-poor countries to overestimate the promise of newly discovered hydrocarbon resources, particularly in times of need...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/crunch-year-in-cyprus-bid-to-become-regional-energy-player
Cyprus is ramping up efforts to become a regional energy player with 2018 seen as a critical year in deciding where it stands, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said in an exclusive interview with Kathimerini...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/construction-of-ayia-napa-marina-enters-second-phase
The construction of the Ayia Napa Marina recently entered its second phase, as a recent video allows viewers to imagine how this magnificent project could raise the game for local business and tourism on the island. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/thousands-gather-for-anzac-day-memorials-around-world
The date is seared into the national consciousness as a point where the two nations emerged from the shadow of the British empire...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-question-suspects-in-retired-teacher-murder
Police are questioning suspects in the Aglandjia murder case in Nicosia, where the body of a retired teacher was found tied up and gagged, with investigators considering a possible robbery and involuntary manslaughter....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eni-committed-to-cyprus-despite-turkish-threats
Italian energy giant ENI said on Wednesday it was committed to exploring for natural gas offshore Cyprus despite efforts by Turkey to block drilling earlier this year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/whitbread-to-spin-off-costa-coffee
The move leaves Whitbread with its Premier Inn hotels operation and the split is expected to be completed within 24 months...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/buying-greek-property-makes-sense
Investor confidence in the real estate market’s prospects and the notion that prices have completed their downward cycle has prompted more property acquisitions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-korea-test-freeze-blunts-its-nuclear-threat
North Korea said it no longer needed to conduct nuclear or intercontinental ballistic missile tests because it had reached its weapons development goals...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-recovery-is-being-recognised-by-international-agencies
Fitch does not currently anticipate developments with a high likelihood of leading to a downgrade...
