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23-04-2019 14:19
Announcement of the Ministry of Finance
The Republic of Cyprus, rated BBB- (stable) by Standard and Poor’s, Ba2 (stable) by Moody’s, BBB- (stable) by Fitch and BBBL (stable) by DBRS, has mandated Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs International, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Societe Generale to lead manage a EUR-denominated dual-tranche RegS, CACs benchmark (registered form). The deal comprises a EUR benchmark December 2024 fixed rate tranche and a EUR benchmark May 2049 fixed rate tranche. Listing London. Denoms 1k+1k. Engli...
23-04-2019 13:47
The Deputy Ministry of Tourism among the founding members of the International Sports and Tourism Organization for Peace & Prosperity
An official tri-party meeting between the Deputy Minister of Cyprus, Mr Savvas Perdios, the Minister of Tourism of Greece, Mrs Elena Kountoura, and the Minister of Tourism of Lebanon, Mr Avedis Guidanian, was held in Beirut on April 10, 2019.The meeting was held in an exceptionally cooperative climate and the creation of the International Sports and Tourism Organization for Peace & Prosperity (ISTO for P&P) was announced.Main aim of the Organization is the advancement of world peace...
23-04-2019 12:43
Opening hours of the archaeological sites and ancient monuments during the Eastern Holidays
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announces that due to Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Monday, the following archaeological sites and ancient monuments will remain open until 18:00 instead of 19:30: Larnaka CastleLarnaka, Hala Sultan TekkeLarnaka, Archaeological site of ChoirokoitiaLemesos, Archaeological site of AmathousLemesos, Archaeological site of KourionLemesos, Kolossi CastleLemesos, Kourion, The Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates...
19-04-2019 15:14
PIO and Foreign Ministry launch website on Brexit
The Press and Information Office, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has launched a website with information on Brexit at the URL: https://brexit.com.cy/The website, which is bilingual (Greek and English), contains information about the possibility of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union with or without a ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement and how these two scenarios will affect Cypriot businesses and citizens (Cypriots who reside in the UK and British citize...
18-04-2019 11:06
Address by the President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, at the Georgia – Cyprus Business Forum, in Tbilisi, Georgia
It is truly a great pleasure and an honour to address the distinguished members of the business communities of Georgia and Cyprus.From the outset, I would like to express my appreciation to the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of Energy, Commerce, and Industry, which in co-operation with the Cyprus-Georgia Business Association and the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation, undertook the initiative to hold today’s Forum. A Forum which provides a unique opport...
17-04-2019 14:19
The Department of Antiquities expresses grief on the devastating fire in the Notre Dame Cathedral
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, wishes to express its deepest grief concerning the damages caused by the devastating fire on one of the most iconic and important cultural heritage monuments of humankind, that of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.It was with great concern that we witnessed the events of the 15th April 2019, which tragically resulted in the immense structural damage suffered by this emblematic world heritage monument of Paris, of...
17-04-2019 13:24
-11.5% decrease in tourist Arrivals in March 2019
On the basis of the results of the Passengers Survey, arrivals of tourists reached 169.934 in March 201,9 compared to 192.090 in March 2018, recording a decrease of 11,5%.For the period of January – March 2019 arrivals of tourists totaled 357.475 compared to 369.438 in the corresponding period of 2018, recording a decrease of 3.2% (Table 1). Analysis of changesTourist arrivals from the United Kingdom decreased by 6.9% in March 2019 compared to March 2018 while a decrease of 8.5% was rec...
17-04-2019 12:55
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP): March 2019
Annual rate of change 1,1%In March 2019 the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices increased by 1,1% compared both to the index of March 2018 and to the index of February 2019. For the period January-March 2019 the HICP recorded an increase of 1,3% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. (Table 1) Note: The HICP in Euro area for the last month is based on EUROSTAT’s estimation (flash estimate).Compared to March 2018, the largest change was noted in category Housing, Wate...
16-04-2019 10:57
The President of the Republic received US Senator Robert Menendez
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, received today, at the Presidential Palace, the United States Senator Robert Menendez.After the meeting Mr Menendez told reporters that “we had an excellent meeting with President Anastasiades. I have a long relationship with Cyprus.We talked about many important subjects: Easter Mediterranean’s security strategy, energy strategy, Cyprus’ continuous engagement with the United States, questions of our foreign policy in the region, econom...
16-04-2019 09:35
April 18: International Day for Monuments and Sites – Free entrance to archaeological sites and ancient monuments of Cyprus
“Rural Landscapes”, this year’s themeThe Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announces that ICOMOS Cyprus and the Department of Antiquities with the support of National Commission for UNESCO are co-organizing an event entitled “The Drywall Rural Landscape”, as part of the celebrations of the International Day for Monuments and Sites, which will take place at the village of Omodos. The event will be held at the Monastery of the Holy Cross (Timios Stavr...
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