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Mr Loucas Stavrou submits his nomination for the 2023 Presidential Elections, at the Filoxenia Conference Centre, in Lefkosia.

Mr Andreas Efstratiou submits his nomination for the 2023 Presidential Elections, at the Filoxenia Conference Centre, in Lefkosia.

Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) to organize “SWOT-ing the potential of low- and zero- emission fuels in the maritime sector” – a hybrid webinar examining the safety, costs, maturity, and availability of new bunker fuelsAn initiative of the Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) in association with the University of Houston, hosted by PwC Cyprus Experience Centre, the three-hour webinar will be held on 19 January 2023 starting at 15:30 GMT+2. Live streamed in real-time, experts from indu...

The unemployed persons, registered at the District Labour Offices on the last day of December 2022, reached 16.132 persons. Based on the seasonally adjusted data that show the trend of unemployment, the number of registered unemployed for December 2022 increased to 14.131 persons in comparison to 14.081 in the previous month (Table 1).In comparison with December 2021, an increase of 1.332 persons or 9,0% was recorded, attributed mainly to the sectors of accommodation and food service activit...

The Department of Antiquities of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announces the completion of the 2022 excavations at the Chalcolithic settlement of Chlorakas-Palloures, which were carried out under the direction of Dr. Bleda Düring, Professor at Leiden University.The 2022 excavations at Chlorakas-Palloures have yielded important information on the Chalcolithic period, between 3500 and 2500 BC in Cyprus. A building in an exceptional state of preservation was revealed, with...

Annual change +12,4% in value and +2,4% in volumeThe Turnover Value Index of Retail Trade for November 2022 increased by 12,4% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year (Table 1). For the same month, the Turnover Volume Index of Retail Trade increased by 2,4% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year (Table 2).For the period January-November 2022, the value index is estimated to have recorded an increase of 11,3% and the volume index an increase of 2,0% compare...