The new Ministers of Defence, Charalambos Petrides, and Justice and Public Order, Emily Yiolitis, as well as new Attorney General, Giorgos Savvides, and Deputy Attorney General, Savvas Angelides, were sworn in on Monday during ceremonies at the Presidential Palace.

Japan was added to category A, and Serbia to category B, while Bulgaria was dropped from the first to the second group

Dubai carrier Emirates will add another seven routes to its itinerary in July including Cyprus as the emirate continues to ease travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Ryanair announced 2 new routes from Cyprus to the Netherlands and Poland, commencing 3 August as part of its extended summer 2020 schedule.

In June 2020, the recovery of the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI), which had tentatively started in May, intensified, according to data released today by DGECFIN, the Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission.

Monthly earnings of employees in Cyprus were up by 3.3% in the first quarter of this year on an annual basis, provisional data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service on Monday shows.

Cypriots’ increased use of internet banking during the pandemic appears to be here to stay, particularly because Cyprus banks are gearing up their online banking offers.

The Hellenic Bank posted €2.2 million loss after tax for the first quarter of 2020, with the bank affected negatively by increased provisions due to the Covid-19.

Finance minister Constantinos Petrides announced the launch of the implementation of three measures, under the government support program, to address the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.

Fuel sales returned to a recovery path in May when the easing of lockdown measures began in Cyprus.