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06-07-2022 12:40
Results of the Services and Transport Survey 2020
According to the results of the Services and Transport Survey, the tertiary sector of the economy presented a mixed picture in 2020 compared to 2019, with some sectors expanding and other shrinking.In particular, production value showed a decrease of 9,5% in transportation and storage (sector H), 53,9% in accommodation and food service activities (sector I) and 10,2% in administrative and support service activities (sector N). On the contrary, an increase of 19,1% was displayed in informatio...
06-07-2022 11:02
Larnaka Airport Post Office will remain closed
The Cyprus Post announces that the Larnaka Airport Post Office will remain closed until further notice. The Cyprus Post asks for the public’s understanding and urges it to temporarily visit other Post Offices in Larnaka to be served. (MG/ΙΚ)
06-07-2022 09:55
Postal services to Sri Lanka are suspended
The Cyprus Post announces that postal services will be suspended, with immediate effect and until further notice, for all services to Sri Lanka, except the Quickpost courier service, due to lack of fuel in the country and inability to refuel the aircrafts. (MG/SCH)
05-07-2022 14:41
9th International Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference
5-7 October 2022, Lefkosia The 9th Ministerial Conference of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on the ‘Environment for Europe' titled: “Circular Economy, Sustainable Tourism and Education for Sustainable Development” will take place on 5-7 October, 2022, in Lefkosia at the “FILOXENIA” International Conference Center while parallel sessions will be organized at the Cyprus Institute.The 9th Ministerial Conference for Environment for Europe (EfE) is hosted by the Republ...
05-07-2022 14:35
Results of the wholesale and retail trade survey 2020
According to the results of the wholesale and retail trade survey, the main aggregates of the trade sector in 2020 registered a negative growth rate compared to 2019.In particular, turnover in the broad trade sector decreased in 2020 by 4,8% to €12.673,7 million compared to €13.319,4 million in 2019. At division level, in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles turnover decreased by 7,5% to €906,3 million, in wholesale trade by 5,8% to €5.872,2 million and in ...
05-07-2022 14:11
Photo Album - PoR – Meeting with cow farmers
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, presides over a meeting with the cow farmers, at the Presidential Palace.
05-07-2022 13:38
Photo Album - PoR – Meeting on minimum wage and parental leave
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, presides over a meeting on minimum wage and parental leave, with the employers’ organizations of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation, and representatives of the Cyprus Workers' Confederation, the Pancyprian Federation of Labour and the Democratic Labour Federation of Cyprus, in the presence of the Minister of Labour and Social Insurance, Mr Kyriakos Koushios, at the Presidentia...
05-07-2022 13:26
Industrial Turnover Index: April 2022
Annual Change +12,7%In April 2022, the Industrial Turnover Index reached 161,4 units (base 2015=100), recording an increase of 12,7% compared to April 2021. For the period January-April 2022, the index recorded an increase of 19,4% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. In manufacturing, the Industrial Turnover Index for April 2022 reached 164,8 units, recording an increase of 6,7% compared to April 2021. Increases were also noted in the sectors of electricity supply ...
05-07-2022 13:24
Registered Unemployed: June 2022
The unemployed persons, registered at the District Labour Offices on the last day of June 2022, reached 12.332 persons. Based on the seasonally adjusted data that show the trend of unemployment, the number of registered unemployed for June 2022 increased to 13.319 persons in comparison to 12.956 in the previous month. (Table 1)In comparison with June 2021, a decrease of 14.362 persons or 53,8% was recorded, attributed mainly to the sectors of accommodation and food service activities (a decr...
04-07-2022 14:20
Announcement by the Ministry of Health regarding the maximum selling price per self-test
The Ministry of Health recalls that, following a decision of the Council of Ministers, as of Monday, 4 July 2022, the maximum selling price in pharmacies of a self-test for COVID-19 is set at EUR 1.70.It is recalled that the maximum selling price for the package of the 5 self-tests is at EUR 6.It should be stressed that the separate sale of self-tests that form part of a larger package is prohibited.• This can be easily understood, as consumables must be included in factory packaging, rath...
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