Last week, the Minister of Energy, Mr. Yiorgos Lakkotrypis said that Cyprus expects the initial natural gas production from the Aphrodite field between 2024 and 2025.

Cyprus’ economic growth is expected to remain strong, driven by domestic demand, but downside risks are on the rise, according to the European Commission’s Spring Economic Forecasts, which were released recently.

Cybarco Development Ltd, a member of the reputable Lanitis Group, has announced the launch of its new corporate identity. The revived, confident, fresh and elegant brand reflects the company’s ongoing success and bright future, while reaffirming its unique positioning as the island’s pioneering destination developer and real estate industry leader. Refined lines, strong typography with historical undertones and bright colours, are a graphic expression of the company’s heritage and its bold, landscape-changing ideas.

Perfectly located at the water’s edge in an exclusive seafront stretch in the tranquil village resort of Kissonerga, Armonia Beach Villas is the latest property development from Leptos Estates.

The Cyprus Headquartering and Funds Summit is part of a sequence of summits taking place in key financial centers around the world. The main objective of the summits is to inform professionals in the financial services and capital market industries on the advantages presented within the Cyprus funds industry and the recent reforms that have taken place, in an effort to modernize legislation and establish Cyprus as a competitive jurisdiction for investment funds and fund managers.

The total revenue generated by the world's 500 largest family businesses grew by 9.9% in the past 24 months, while the number of family businesses from technology-enabled industries increased significantly in their representation in the index over the same period, from 28% in 2017 to 38% in this year’s Index. This is according to the third biennial Global Family Business Index compiled by EY and the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, which highlights the 500 largest family businesses in the world by revenue, involving at least two generations in the running of the company.

It is a great honour and pleasure for us to co-sponsor with our esteemed colleagues and friends KLC Law firm, Athens the 2019 Legal 500 GC Powerlist event for Cyprus and Greece.

Based on seasonally adjusted data that show the trend of unemployment, the number of registered unemployed for April 2019 decreased to 23,031 persons from 23,548 in the previous month. This figures marks the lowest number of jobless since May 2010.

The cabinet recently authorised deputy ministry for shipping to come up with an incentives plan that would help Cyprus-flagged cruise companies which carry over 1.5m tourists per year to upgrade their vessels.

Cyprus expects initial natural gas production from the Aphrodite field will begin between 2024 and 2025, Cyprus’ Minister of Energy Yiorgos Lakkotrypis said after negotiations with operators and an ownership squabble delayed output.