The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently revised downward its 2019 growth forecast for Cyprus to 3.5% from its October estimate of 4.2%.

The Cyprus Hydrocarbons Company (CHC) is in “advanced talks” with Noble Energy and its partners over the renegotiation of the production-sharing contract for the Aphrodite gas reservoir, the organisation’s chairman said recently.

In the case of Re Nicolaou Bros Tourist Enterprises Ltd (1999) 1 AAD 201, the Supreme Court of Cyprus, by adopting English legal principles, recognized inter alia the jurisdiction of Cyprus Courts to grant Chabra type injunctions.

The level of non-performing loans (NPL), although significantly reduced, remains high and is a challenge that must be faced, President Nicos Anastasiades said recently.

Six years on from the financial crisis and meltdown of the Cyprus banking sector that affected a large number of local as well as Russian depositors, Russian deposits continue to flee and seek banks in other countries.

The issue of new building permits, the benchmark measure indicating a healthy property sector, saw a year-on-year increase of 8.2% in January 2019, according to official data, maintaining the momentum of recent months that saw the number of building permits issued in 2018 reach their highest level since 2011.

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The coastal town of Larnaca, is expected to leap ahead of the other towns and make great strides in the maritime sector, securing €15m in EU funds to establish Cyprus’ first dedicated research centre.

The past three years have seen a surge in the demand for Cypriot passports by the UK’s Cypriot community, while over 1,000 passports were expected to be issued in 2019, it emerged recently.

Non-resident bank deposits registered a 13% drop in 2018 as a result of stricter anti-money laundering (AML) policies adopted by the banking sector, the central bank of Cyprus (CBC) said recently.