A total of 262 bank branches have closed in Cyprus between 2016 and 2020, Philenews reported on Friday citing data by the Central Bank of Cyprus.

Over €74 million from the €1.2 billion allocated to Cyprus from the Cyprus Recovery and Resilience Plan will go to strengthening the health system over the next five years, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday, presenting some of the details of the plan at a joint news conference with President Nicos Anastasiades.

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday morning announced that €23.5 million from the government’s Recovery and Resilience Plan would be given to boost the Makarios hospital to cater for everything needed for children including their own A&E.

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The mandatory wearing of a protective face mask indoors so as to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Cyprus is here to stay, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Friday.

Israel’s Global Knafaim said Thursday it bought a 49.9% stake in the small Cypriot airline Tus Airways with a $5 million investment.

Cross-border natural gas projects in Cyprus and Malta that currently have Projects of Common Interest status should retain that funding until those countries are fully connected to the European gas network.

The health ministry will proceed with the vaccination of secondary education students, with priority to those who will join the National Guard this summer.

British citizens who have moved abroad will be given ‘votes for life’ as the UK government scraps the arbitrary 15-year limit on voting rights.

Cyprus’ economic sentiment in May reached its highest point since the pandemic in 2020, reflecting the improvement in business confidence as activity gradually returned to normal.