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28-06-2024 20:26
Tourism Statistics 2023
Travellers The movement of travellers to and from Cyprus in 2023 recorded an increase compared to 2022. Total arrivals of travellers reached 6.107.725, recording an increase of 26,4%, and departures totalled 6.105.574, also recording an increase of 26,8%, compared to 2022 (Figure 1).Air traffic represented 95,1% of arrivals and 95,2% of departures in 2023.Tourists Tourist arrivals increased by 20,1% and reached 3.845.652 in 2023, compared to 3.201.080 in 2022 (Figure 2).During 2023, th...
28-06-2024 19:18
Index of Industrial Output Prices: May 2024
Annual Change -2,5% The Index of Industrial Output Prices for May 2024 reached 122,4 units (base 2021=100), recording an increase of 0,5% compared to April 2024. Compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, the index recorded a decrease of 2,5%. For the period January-May 2024, the index showed a decrease of 3,2% compared to the corresponding period of 2023.In May 2024, compared to April 2024, the index remained stable in the sector of manufacturing, while it showed an increas...
28-06-2024 18:32
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees: 1st Quarter 2024
Annual Change 5,7% Based on provisional data, the average gross monthly earnings of employees during the first quarter of 2024 amounted to €2.378 compared to €2.251 during the first quarter of 2023, i.e. an increase of 5,7% is observed. The average gross monthly earnings during the first quarter of 2024, seasonally adjusted, are estimated at €2.424 and compared to the fourth quarter of 2023, they are increased by 1,5%.Note: From the 1st quarter of 2023 onwards, data are provisional.The a...
28-06-2024 13:46
Announcement by the Cyprus Post regarding the management of Sotira Lemesou postal agency
Cyprus Post accepts applications from residents of the community of Sotira Lemesou and the surrounding areas, who are interested to undertake the management of the local postal agency, as well as the delivery of mail and parcels, with a remuneration of €300.00 per month, in the form of assignment of duties and not employment. The application deadline is the 12th of July 2024. Statistical research will be taken to reassess the remuneration in due time. For further information, interested pa...
28-06-2024 13:43
Announcement by the Cyprus Post regarding the management of Zoopigi postal agency
Cyprus Post accepts applications from residents of the community of Zoopigi and the surrounding areas, who are interested to undertake the management of the local postal agency, as well as the delivery of mail and parcels, with a remuneration of €300.00 per month, in the form of assignment of duties and not employment. The application deadline is the 12th of July 2024. Statistical research will be taken to reassess the remuneration in due time. For further information, interested parties m...
28-06-2024 13:40
Announcement by the Cyprus Post regarding the management of Korfi postal agency
Cyprus Post accepts applications from residents of the community of Korfi and the surrounding areas, who are interested to undertake the management of the local postal agency, as well as the delivery of mail and parcels, with a remuneration of €200.00 per month, in the form of assignment of duties and not employment. The application deadline is the 12th of July 2024. Statistical research will be taken to reassess the remuneration in due time. For further information, interested parties may...
28-06-2024 12:02
Address by the Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Dr Nicodemos Damianou, at POLCYber Seminar 2024
It gives me great pleasure to be with you today, joined by cybersecurity experts, practitioners and business stakeholders from Cyprus and Poland. A warm welcome to everyone joining us from abroad and congratulations to the organisers for the great initiative. This is a vision of a world that pools its strengths, capacities and diversity to tackle the biggest challenges ahead. And cybersecurity is definitely amongst the greatest ones. I read an interview by the Ambassador recently, on what Cy...
28-06-2024 08:09
Address by the Minister of Health, Mr Michael Damianos, at the Graduation Ceremony of the Medical School of the University of Nicosia, yesterday
It is a great honor for me to address on this Graduation Ceremony of the University of Nicosia, Medical School. A celebration that gives us the opportunity to congratulate the medical graduates for successfully completing the first part of their medical cycle.Cyprus has proved over the years to be one of the leaders with respect to tertiary education in the region. The University of Nicosia Medical School is one of the important contributors offering the opportunity to young health professio...
27-06-2024 17:12
Statements by the President of the Republic of Cyprus upon his arrival at the European Council Summit
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, upon his arrival at the European Council Summit, in his statements to journalists as regards the Heads of the Institutions, contemplated that deliberations will be reached today, so that the European Council will continue with discussions on other important issues, like the strategic agenda of the European Union (EU)."The deliberations of the Heads of the Institutions continue. I wish to reiterate that our aspiration and expe...
27-06-2024 15:00
Imports, Sales and Stocks of Petroleum Products: May 2024
Annual Change in Sales -0,2 % In May 2024, the total sales of petroleum products amounted to 122.359 tonnes, recording a minor drop of 0,2% compared to May 2023. A decrease was observed in the provisions of marine gasoil (-30,1%), as well as in the sales of heavy fuel oil (-26,5%), heating gasoil (-19,4%), road diesel (-6,5%) and motor gasoline (-2,0%). On the contrary, an increase was recorded in the provisions of aviation kerosene (4,2%) as well as in the sales of light fuel oil (58,7%). ...
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