Cyprus's securities regulator will ask for assistance from Britain in a probe into transactions ordered by now-defunct Laiki Bank and conducted by Germany's Commerzbank.

The Index of Industrial Turnover for October 2013 decreased by 14.6% compared to October 2012, reveals the Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus.

The Minister of Communications and Works addresses the event on 'Larnaka and Blue Growth', a joint effort for the presentation of the Integrated Maritime Policy and Maritime Spatial Planning.

A near-record 2.5 mln tourists are expected to visit Cyprus this year, with the island boasting that it has some of the cleanest beaches in Europe, says the Tourism Minister addressing a group of investors at the Big Improvement Day in Amsterdam.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz praises the work underway at the Cyprus Institute in developing research and technology.

Cyprus had the biggest decline in the number of monetary financial institutions (MFI) in the eurozone, says the European Central Bank (ECB).

The state owes over half a billion euros to people whose properties have been appropriated, the House Watchdog Committee hears.

Despite the March 2013 bailout, Cyprus maintains several of the advantages that render it an attractive investment center, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) chief says.

The cooperative sector has managed a breakthrough in a matter of months and it should continue on course, Minister of Finance Harris Georgiades says.

Despite a slight decrease recorded in tourist arrivals in 2013, it is considered a very satisfactory year with a 9% increase in tourism revenue in one of the island's hardest years for the economy.