Government efforts to counter rising rents and homelessness by giving incentives to building developers to put cheaper flats on the market has fallen short.

EU official statistics show that 83% of enterprises in Cyprus with at least 10 persons employed used at least one Informational and Communications Technology (ICT) security measure in 2019.

One in four employees in Cyprus receives a salary of less than €1,000 while half earn up to €1,500, according to Statistical Service data based on information provided by the Social Security Service.

The EU28 seasonally adjusted current account of the balance of payments recorded a surplus of €69.4 billion (1.7% of GDP) in the third quarter of 2019, up from a surplus of €43.5 billion (1.1% of GDP) in the second quarter of 2019 and from a surplus of €42.0 billion (1.1% of GDP) in the third quarter of 2018, according to estimates released by Eurostat. the statistical office of the European Union.

Online food deliveries are rapidly growing with €40 million worth of orders placed online last year as the market has been boosted by aggregator platforms which have also seen their business grow.

Tourism revenue in the first 10 months of 2019 slipped by an annual 1.1%, the first such drop since 2014.

Paphos has been ranked 10th best value for money destination for UK travellers in an annual report released by the Post Office Travel Money’s Worldwide Holiday Costs Barometer featured in British newspapers on Saturday. It ranked ninth in last year’s report.

The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS) has selected Cyprus to host two semifinals for the International Emmy Awards which take place between May and September

Vehicle sales fell 5.2% in 2019, the first drop after five consecutive years, the statistical service said on Friday.

A total of 25 plans to rejuvenate and improve the mountain areas were discussed by agriculture and environment minister Costas Kadis and mountain development commissioner Costas Hambiaouris on Friday.