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31-01-2024 15:25
Index οf Industrial Output Prices: December 2023
Annual Change -0,8%The Index of Industrial Output Prices for December 2023 reached 138,5 units (base 2015=100), recording an increase of 0,2% compared to November 2023. Compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, the index recorded a decrease of 0,8%. For the period January – December 2023, the index showed an increase of 4,5% compared to the corresponding period of 2022.In December 2023, compared to November 2023, the index remained stable in the sector of electricity supply...
31-01-2024 14:00
Revenue From Tourism: November 2023
Revenue from Tourism +17,9%Based on the results of the Passengers Survey carried out by the Statistical Service, revenue from tourism reached €113,7 mn in November 2023 compared to €96,4 mn in the corresponding month of the previous year, recording an increase of 17,9%.For the period of January – November 2023, revenue from tourism is estimated at €2.916,3 mn compared to €2.381,6 mn in the corresponding period of 2022, recording an increase of 22,5%. Expenditure AnalysisThe average expen...
30-01-2024 20:32
Statements by the President of the Republic on the Cyprus problem
“The Personal Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) can assist us in our efforts to resume the talks and we are here to work together to achieve this particular goal”, said today the President of the Republic, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, while welcoming the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) by the United Nations (UN) Security Council.In his statements to journalists, upon his arrival to an event organised by the "Cyprus Army Offi...
30-01-2024 18:11
Announcement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the 2723 UN Security Council Resolution on the renewal of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes the unanimous adoption of the 2723 United Nations Security Council Resolution οn the renewal of the mandate of the United Nation Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), for another 12 months, until January 31, 2025.In its resolution 2723, the Security Council reaffirms all its relevant resolutions on Cyprus and recalls the importance of achieving an enduring, comprehensive, and just settlement based on a bicommunal, bizonal federation with political equality, as s...
30-01-2024 16:22
Grant-Aid scheme for the translation of works of Cypriot literary writers from Greek into foreign languages
The Department of Contemporary Culture of the Deputy Ministry of Culture announces the renewal of the “Grant-Aid scheme for the translation of works of Cypriot literary writers from Greek into foreign languages for 2024”.The “Grant-Aid scheme for the translation of works of Cypriot literary writers from Greek into foreign languages”constitutes a measure implemented by the Department of Contemporary Culture of the Deputy Ministry of Culture. It aims at providing incentives for the promotion a...
30-01-2024 14:19
Announcement by the Cyprus Post regarding the suspension of the Quickpost courier services
Cyprus Post announces that the Quickpost courier service will be temporary suspended, due to technical reasons.(ΙΑ/ΝΖ)
30-01-2024 14:19
Industrial Production Index: November 2023
Annual Change +4,8% In November 2023, the Industrial Production Index reached 138,5 units (base 2015=100), recording an increase of 4,8% compared to November 2022. For the period January - November 2023, the index recorded an increase of 2,5% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. The manufacturing sector registered an increase of 3,2% compared to November 2022. An increase was also observed in the sectors of water supply and materials recovery (+30,6%), electricity sup...
30-01-2024 12:40
The President of the Republic received the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Cyprus
The President of the Republic, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, received today, at the Presidential Palace, the Personal Envoy of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General on Cyprus, Ms María Angela Holguín Cuéllar.The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Constantinos Kombos, the Government Spokesman, Mr Konstantinos Letymbiotis, the Director of the President’s Press Office, Mr Victor Papadopoulos, the Deputy Director of the President’s Diplomatic Office, Mr Doros Venezis, and other officials also atten...
30-01-2024 12:24
Statements by the Government Spokesman following the meeting of the President of the Republic with the UN Secretary-General’s envoy on Cyprus
“If there is the same political will on the other side, the negotiations can resume very soon,” the Government Spokesman, Mr Konstantinos Letymbiotis, said today.In his statements to journalists, following the meeting of the President of the Republic with the personal envoy of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General on Cyprus, Ms María Angela Holguín Cuéllar, at the Presidential Palace, the Spokesman stated, “The first meeting of the President of the Republic with the UN Secretary-General’...
30-01-2024 11:55
Monthly Weather Report: December 2023
General weather conditions: In December, the weather was extremely warm and extremely dry. Unstable weather conditions prevailed during the period 6th-12th, on the 16th and 20th-23rd of the month, giving rain, local thunderstorms, hail and some snow in Troodos. The mean air temperature was about 3.0oC above normal and the area average precipitation was 50.4mm mm, i.e. 48% of the normal for the month.Severe weather conditions: No severe weather events occurred. On the 11th of the month, due t...
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