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09-09-2024 14:56
Registration Of Motor Vehicles: January - August 2024
Total Registrations +15,9%The Statistical Service announces the publication of the report entitled "Registration of Motor Vehicles" for the period January-August 2024.In August 2024, the total registrations of motor vehicles numbered 3.527, recording an increase of 9,8% compared to 3.211 in August 2023. Passenger saloon cars registered a rise of 6,8% to 2.776, from 2.599 in August 2023.The main developments during the period January-August 2024 compared to the corresponding period of 2023 ...
09-09-2024 14:20
Foreign Trade Statistics: June 2024 (Final Data) and July 2024 (Provisional Data)
July 2024, Provisional DataTotal imports of goods in July 2024 were €1.046,6 mn as compared to €1.102,3 mn in July 2023, recording a decrease of 5,1%. Imports from other EU Member States were €625,4 mn and from third countries €421,1 mn, compared to €692,7 mn and €409,6 mn respectively in July 2023. Imports in July 2024 include the transfer of economic ownership of vessels, with total value of €11,7 mn as compared to €87,7 mn in July 2023. Total exports of goods in July 2024 were €325,1 mn ...
06-09-2024 19:58
Address by the Deputy Minister of Culture, Dr Vasiliki Kassianidou, on behalf of the President of the Republic of Cyprus, at the performance "La Traviata" of Pafos Aphrodite Festival 2024, Pafos Medieval Castle
It is a great pleasure for me to be here with you this evening and to inaugurate the Pafos Aphrodite Festival – a successful, world-known cultural event, reinstated after an absence of a few years. The Deputy Ministry of Culture strongly supports the festival, granting it a state sponsorship amounting to €170,000.This state sponsorship is part of the broader strategic planning for Contemporary Culture of the Government and the Deputy Ministry of Culture, which aims to support the creative in...
06-09-2024 15:41
Employment – National Accounts: 2nd quarter 2024 (Provisional Estimate)
Annual Change +2,1% in Persons and +2,3% in Hours WorkedPersonsTotal Employment for the 2nd quarter of 2024 is estimated at 484.308 persons, of which 434.770 are employees and 49.538 are self-employed.Compared to the corresponding quarter of 2023, total employment increased by 2,1% for the 2nd quarter of 2024. The most significant percentage increases were observed in the economic activities of Education (NACE P), Administrative and Supporting Service activities (NACE Ν), Transportation an...
06-09-2024 14:34
Announcement by the Cyprus Post regarding the management of Livadia Larnakas Postal Agency
The Cyprus Post accepts applications of citizens of the community of Livadia Larnakas and surrounded 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 €1,000.00 per month, in the form of assignment of duties and not employment. Statistical research will be taken place to reassess the remuneration in due time. The application deadline is 25th of September 2024. For more information, those inte...
06-09-2024 12:38
Speech by Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Dr Nicodemos Damianou
CII India Mediterranean Business ConclaveSpecial Ministerial PlenaryIt is an honour and a pleasure to be here today, at this extraordinary event, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders and entrepreneurs from India and the Mediterranean region, to discuss ways to advance multi-stakeholder collaboration and build stronger links between our respective business communities. First and foremost, I would like to express my sincerest congratulations to the organisers, the Confederation o...
05-09-2024 15:03
Industrial turnover index: June 2024
Annual Change +2,6% In June 2024, the Industrial Turnover Index reached 136,6 units (base 2021=100), recording an increase of 2,6% compared to June 2023. For the period January-June 2024, the index recorded an increase of 2,0% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.In manufacturing, the Industrial Turnover Index for June 2024 reached 133,8 units, recording an increase of 1,5% compared to June 2023. Increases were also recorded in the sectors of water supply and material...
05-09-2024 13:02
Consumer Price Index (CPI): August 2024
Inflation 1,5% In August 2024, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0,37 units and reached 118,10 units compared to 117,73 units in July 2024. In August 2024, the inflation increased by 1,5% (Table 1).For the period January-August 2024, the CPI increased by 2,0% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year (Table 1).As regards the economic origin, the largest positive change when compared to the index of August 2023 as well as the index of the previous month was record...
05-09-2024 09:03
Νew publications by the Office of the Law Commissioner
The Office of the Law Commissioner announces the posting, on the Office's website, of the following new editions of translations and consolidations: The Space Law of 2023 – (English translation) – ΓΕΝ(Α)-L.199The State Student Welfare Laws of 2015 to 2022 – (English translation and consolidation) – ΓΕΝ(Α)-L.200The Right of Access to Information of the Public Sector Laws of 2017 to 2018 – (English translation and consolidation) – ΓΕΝ(Α) – L.203The Transparency in Public Decision-Making Pr...
04-09-2024 21:29
Address by the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Niκos Christodoulides, at the inaugural opening ceremony of the new campus of the American University of Beirut-Mediterraneo and opening ceremony of the 2024-2025 academic year
I am delighted to be joining you in commemorating a true milestone for the American University of Beirut–Mediterraneo (AUB), the inauguration of this exceptional new campus, coinciding with the beginning of a new academic year.This momentous occasion holds great significance, both for this esteemed institution but also for Cyprus and the broader Eastern Mediterranean region. It is a manifestation of the historically excellent relations between our countries, testament to the bolstering regio...
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