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09-07-2018 12:44
Registrations of motor vehicles during January – June 2018
The Statistical Service announces the publication of the report entitled “Registration of Motor Vehicles” for the period January – June 2018.The main developments in the first six months of 2018, compared to the same period of 2017, were:(a) The total registrations of motor vehicles increased by 17,6% to 26.059 in January – June 2018, from 22.157 vehicles in the same period of 2017.(b) Passenger saloon cars increased to 21.642, from 18.290 in January – June 2017, i.e. there was an increas...
06-07-2018 13:57
Results of the farm structure survey 2016
Holdings and Agricultural LandThe population of agricultural holdings totaled to 34.945, showing a decrease of 1,2% compared to 35.385 holdings of FSS 2013. The total agricultural land was 1.284.369 decares, of which the 1.119.297 decares composed the utilized agricultural area with an average area of 32 decares per holding. The utilized agricultural area recorded an increase of 2,4% compared to the 1.093.323 decares of 2013.Land Tenure and Land UseThe total owned cultivated land was 467.3...
06-07-2018 12:53
New Publication: Wholesale and Retail Trade Statistics, 2015
The Statistical Service announces the publication of the annual report «Wholesale and Retail Trade Statistics, 2015».The report provides detailed data on turnover, production value, value added, employment, labour cost and other expenses, as well as on gross fixed capital formation.An electronic version of the report can be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Statistical Service (http://www.cystat.gov.cy) under the section Publications. Within the coming days, the paper public...
06-07-2018 12:23
The President of the Republic received the UNSG Special Representative in Cyprus
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, received today Friday, 6 July 2018, at the Presidential Palace, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Cyprus, Mrs Elizabeth Spehar.After the meeting, Mrs Spehar told reporters that “I have met with Mr Anastasiades and other officials about the upcoming Security Council session and also about the upcoming consultations that will be undertaken on behalf of the Secretary-General by Jane Hull Lute and so we will be ...
06-07-2018 09:21
Statement by the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the UN at the 15th Annual International Human Rights Summit
The Republic of Cyprus was represented on Thursday, 5th of July, 2018, by the Permanent Representative, Ambassador Kornelios Korneliou, at the 15th Annual International Human Rights Summit. The Summit which takes place at the UN Headquarters, from 5-7 July, is an open event, organized by Youth for Human Rights International in collaboration with leading NGOs and Permanent Missions of Australia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Canada and Romania to the United Nations. 2018 Summit is held to commemorate th...
05-07-2018 14:57
Excavations at Politiko-Troullia, 2018
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announces the completion of the 2018 archaeological investigations at the Bronze Age (ca. 2100-1850 B.C.) site of Politiko-Troullia, conducted under the direction of Dr Steven Falconer and Dr Patricia Fall, University of North Carolina Charlotte, USA. Politiko-Troullia is situated approximately 25 km southwest of Nicosia, near Ayios Irakleidios Monastery, in the copper-bearing foothills of the Troodos Mountains. B...
05-07-2018 13:58
Excavations at Pyla-Koutsopetria, 2018
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announces that, the Pyla-Koutsopetria Archaeological Project (PKAP) completed its 14th season on 8 June 2018 under the direction of Dr. Brandon R. Olson of Metropolitan State University of Denver, Dr. Tom Landvatter of Reed College, and Dr. R. Scott Moore of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.The original goal of the project, which began in 2004, was to produce a comprehensive study of the coastal plain in th...
05-07-2018 13:05
Consumer price index: June 2018
Inflation 2,3%In June 2018, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0,53 units to 101,49 units compared to 100,96 units in May 2018. Compared to June 2017, the CPI is increased by 2,3% while for the period January - June 2018, the CPI is increased by 0,3% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. (Table 1)In the twelve-month period from July 2017 to June 2018, in comparison to the period from July 2016 to June 2017, the annual average rate of change of the CPI remained ...
05-07-2018 12:36
Results of the Services and Transport Survey 2016
According to the results of the Services and Transport Survey, the tertiary sector of the economy registered in 2016 a positive growth rate compared to 2015.In particular, production value showed an increase of 8,6% in transportation and storage (sector H), 11,9% in accommodation and food service activities (sector I), 16,2% in information and communication (sector J), 22,4% in real estate activities (sector L), 9,3% in professional, scientific and technical activities (sector M) and 9,7% in...
05-07-2018 09:53
Review of the 8th Periodic Report of Cyprus on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination, in Geneva
Τhe 8th Periodic Report of Cyprus concerning the implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was presented on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at the UN Office in Geneva, in the framework of the 70th session of the homonymous Committee. Introducing the Report, Law Commissioner, Ms Leda Koursoumba, Head of the Cyprus delegation, outlined the relevant National Action Plans, Strategies and legislation that had been elaborated and im...
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