https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/attica-s-real-estate-market-delivers-126-returns-in-last-5-years
The housing market has recently evolved into one of the most profitable investments, with a return of up to 126% during the last five years (2017-2022)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/who-declares-end-to-covid-19-global-emergency
The World Health Organization said Friday that Covid-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies worldwide and killed at least 7 million people worldwide....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-turkish-formula-for-cyprus-is-challenging
A complex equation for the Cyprus problem is foreseen by circles at the EU headquarters, regardless of who wins Turkey's elections. This is because neither of the two main candidates, Tayyip Erdogan nor Kemal Kilicdaroglu, has the resolution of the Cyprus problem on their agenda. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eurostat-drop-in-driving-lesson-prices-in-cyprus-and-rise-in-eu
According to data released by Eurostat, prices for driving lessons and relevant services dropped by 1.6% in 2022 in Cyprus, while increasing in all other EU member states and by 4.8% overall in the EU....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-tourism-surges-with-61-increase-in-q1-2023
Tourist arrivals to Cyprus went up by 61% during the first quarter of 2023, reaching 393,893, compared to 244,705 in the corresponding period of 2022, according to data published by the Cyprus Statistical Service on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-tops-eu-in-granting-temporary-protection-to-ukrainian-refugees
According to data released by Eurostat, in February 2023, Cyprus recorded the highest ratio of Ukrainian citizens granted temporary protection per thousand people (1.1) among the EU member states with available data, followed by Czechia (0.9)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/bill-for-e-kalathi-product-price-comparison-app-submitted-for-cabinet-approval
The bill for the implementation of a digital tool that enables daily information on retail prices and product comparisons is ready for submission to the Cabinet....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/dead-loved-ones-could-be-uploaded-to-your-computer-by-end-of-year
You may soon be able to catch up with friends and relatives who have passed away — on your computer....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/75-6-increase-in-motor-vehicle-registrations-in-march-2023
Total registrations of motor vehicles in March 2023 numbered 4,270, recording an increase of 75.6% compared to 2,431 in March 2022, according to the report entitled "Registration of Motor Vehicles" for the period January-March 2023, published by the Cyprus Statistical Service on Monday.Hi...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/easter-holiday-boosts-air-travel-in-cyprus-by-26
April will kick off the summer tourist season with satisfactory arrivals and hotel occupancies for the Easter period. Since last week, demand for travel has started to rise from foreign tourists, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/citizen-wants-to-school-police-over-wrongful-arrest
A private citizen in Cyprus is going after police following an encounter outside Parliament last month, saying he was wrongfully arrested as a concerned bystander by vengeful motorbike cops during a protest about foreclosures...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/tourism-revenue-at-€45-6-million-in-january
Revenue from tourism amounted to €45.6 million in January 2023, significantly surpassing the revenue from tourism in January last year, as well as in January 2019, a record year for Cypriot tourism....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/construction-materials-up-by-10-73-in-february-2023
The Price Index of Construction Materials for February 2023 reached 136.10 units (base year 2015=100), recording an increase of 10.73%, according to data published by the Statistical Service of Cyprus on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/majority-of-goods-transported-by-sea-in-cyprus-and-the-eu-in-2021
In 2021, maritime transport accounted for more than two-thirds (68%, 5 135 billion tonne-km; tkm) of the EU’s freight transport, the lowest share recorded in the past decade according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-union-takes-issue-with-police-body-cam-bill
Cypriot law enforcement officers could soon were body cameras while responding to incidents, but a bill proposal going through a House committee this week could be delayed by objections from police unions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/trade-deficit-increased-by-163-5-in-january-2023
A large increase was recorded in the trade deficit in January 2023 according to preliminary data published on Monday by the Statistical Service, since the increase in imports was more than three times the increase in exports....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/digital-app-to-compare-product-prices-in-the-works
Following the withdrawal of the Household Basket proposal in Cyprus, the Consumer Protection Service is now promoting the preparation of a bill for the implementation of a digital tool that will enable the daily comparison of retail prices of products....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tourists-are-spending-13-more-in-cyprus
If there is one thing that has changed in the past year's data on the tourism industry, it is the realization that, even though there are fewer visitors coming in than in 2019,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dog-rescued-after-being-dragged-behind-pickup-truck
Concerned citizens in rural Nicosia rushed to save a dog on Friday as it was being dragged behind a pickup truck, with the owner reportedly telling them he did not care if the animal lived or died...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/traffic-cams-to-begin-recording-next-week
More traffic cams will be activated at intersections around the island, the Cyprus Police Department has announced. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-who-s-who-of-the-christodoulides-government
On Monday afternoon (27/02), Nikos Christodoulides, the country's new leader, unveiled his new administration. Read the detailed biographies of the individuals who make up the new government....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drakos-radical-reforms-achieved-in-the-past-20-months
Outgoing Minister of Justice and Public Order, Stephie Drakos, presented her work at the Ministry over the past 20 months at a press conference held at the Presidential Palace, noting that during this period a series of sweeping reforms took place at almost all levels and areas of responsibility of the Ministry....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/2023-will-be-the-year-banks-dole-out-dividends
Apart from entering 2023 with inflationary tendencies and following a year with a geopolitical crisis due to the Ukrainian one, it is expected to be the year when the term "dividend distribution,"...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/building-materials-at-their-highest-since-1986
The Price Index of Construction Materials for January 2023 reached 136.01 units (base year 2015=100), recording an increase of 12.25% compared to the same month of the previous year, according to data published by the Statistical Service on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politicsblog-the-judas-kiss-and-the-new-ministers
But let us return to our own shocking kiss between Averof and Christodoulides: it was spontaneous, full of nostalgia for carefree moments in the past, and definitely tinged with liberalism, or, to be more precise, the popular European right. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/interest-rates-in-cyprus-continues-its-steady-rise
Interest rates in the Cypriot banking system continued rising in December in the context of the ECB’s monetary normalization policy to tackle high inflation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/petrol-sales-down-by-7-5-in-december-2022
Sales at petrol stations in December 2022 were down by 7.5% compared to December 2021, according to data released on Friday by the Cyprus Statistical Service....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-red-warning-from-the-beaches-of-protaras
First and foremost, let me state that I am not an environmental expert. As an active citizen, I am recording my concerns about the changes brought about by climate change...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/foreign-trade-increased-significantly-in-first-ten-months-of-the-2022
Cyprus' foreign trade registered a significant increase in the first ten months of 2022, according to data released on Monday by the Statistical Service of Cyprus. The trade deficit also increased due to the great increase in imports....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-welcomed-3-2-million-tourists-in-2022
For the period of January – December 2022, arrivals of tourists totaled 3,201,080, compared to 1,936,931 in the corresponding period of 2021, 631,609 in 2020 and 3,976,777 arrivals in the same period of 2019, announced the Statistical Service of Cyprus....
