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10-08-2020 15:42
Amendment of the Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation between the Republic of Cyprus and the Russian Federation
The Ministry of Finance is expressing its satisfaction for the conclusion today, 10th August 2020, of the extensive negotiations on the Agreement for the avoidance of Double Taxation between the Republic of Cyprus and the Russian Federation.The Russian side has requested the amendment in two key elements of the Agreement, namely the increase of the withholding tax on income from dividends and interest to 15% respectively.The Cyprus side secured, among others, the reduction of the said withh...
10-08-2020 12:56
Foreign Trade Statistics
May 2020 (final data) and June 2020 (provisional data) The Statistical Service of Cyprus announces the release of final data on the foreign trade of Cyprus for May 2020 and of provisional data for June 2020.FOREIGN TRADE STATISTICS, MAY 2020The main developments in the foreign trade of Cyprus in May 2020 were:(a) Total importsof goods (from EU Member States and from third countries) amounted to €466,2 mn in May 2020 as compared to €726,8 mn in May 2019, recording a decrease of 3...
10-08-2020 12:43
Registration of Motor Vehicles for January-July 2020
The Statistical Service announces the publication of the report entitled "Registration of Motor Vehicles" for the period January-July 2020.In July 2020, the total registrations of motor vehicles numbered 4.227, recording a decrease of 8,9% compared to July 2019. Passenger saloon cars registered a fall of 13,0% to 3.230.The main developments during the period January-July 2020 compared to the corresponding period of 2019 are summarised as follows:(a) The total registrations of motor vehi...
09-08-2020 17:12
Intervention by the President of the Republic Mr Nicos Anastasiades at the international teleconference on providing assistance and support to the Lebanese people
Allow me to express once more on behalf of the Government and the people of Cyprus our unwavering solidarity with Lebanon and its people during one of the most heartbreaking periods of the country’s history.I wish to also convey our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims, as well as our wishes for the speedy recovery of those injured. We are still in shock and in disbelief having seen the images of immeasurable destruction and suffering caused to the beautiful city of Beirut an...
07-08-2020 20:08
The President of the Republic signed the Book of Condolences for the devastating explosion in Lebanon
The President of the Republic Mr Nicos Anastasiades signed today the Book of Condolences opened by the Embassy of Lebanon in Cyprus.In his message, the President of the Republic wrote the following:«It is with deep sorrow that I am conveying our heartfelt condolences and sympathy to the Government and the people of Lebanon for the devastating explosion at the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020.Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the deceased and all those injured and affected b...
07-08-2020 12:51
Operation of the Pancyprian Humanitarian Assistance Management Centre on Saturday
The Office of the Commissioner for Volunteerism and Non-Governmental Organizations would like to inform the public that the Pancyprian Humanitarian Assistance Management Center at the State Fair, which coordinates the entire effort to collect dry food and send it to the victims in Lebanon, will be open tomorrow, Saturday, August 8, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (ND/II)
07-08-2020 08:06
Maintenance works at the early Christian Basilica of Chrysopolitissa at the archaeological site of Kato Pafos
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announces that the footbridges of the Early Christian Basilica of Chrysopolitissa will be closed for maintenance purposes.(ND/II)
06-08-2020 18:47
Statement by the Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, on the occasion of the visit by the Foreign Affairs Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud
It is a great pleasure and an honour to welcome today, my dear colleague, His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Your visit, Your Highness, bears great significance, not least for the following two reasons:First, it is a testimony of our joint firm commitment to give flesh and bones to our bilateral ties, taking into account the vast untapped potential there is but also the ripple effect this would have for the wider region.Your visit...
06-08-2020 12:56
Consumer price index (CPI) in July 2020, Inflation -1,5%
In July 2020, the Consumer Price Index decreased by 0,75 units and reached 98,52 units compared to 99,27 units in June 2020. Compared to July 2019, the CPI decreased by 1,5%. (Table 1)For the period January-July 2020, the CPI decreased by 0,4% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. As regards the economic origin, the largest change when compared both to the index of July 2019 and to the index of the previous month was recorded in Electricity with percentages of -23,3% ...
06-08-2020 10:55
Humanitarian Aid for Lebanon
The Office of the Commissioner for Volunteerism and Non-Governmental Organizations announces the activation of the Pancyprian Emergency Management Center at the grounds of the State Fair in Nicosia, which will coordinate the entire effort to collect dry food and send it to Lebanon for the victims of the explosion.The whole effort is made in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Lebanese Government. This initiative is supported by Municipalities, Communities, Private Entiti...
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