Investment management company Natixis has ranked Cyprus in 29th place in its global retirement index for 2022, with a total score of 62%.

The government is boosting businesses' modernisation, competitiveness, and extroversion with over €585 million from national and EU Funds in the period of 2021 – 2027, Minister of Energy, Commerce, and Industry Natasa Pilidou said on Monday.

Private equity firm Lone Star has until Friday to submit a binding offer to buy the Bank of Cyprus, but the island’s largest financial institution could be out of reach as the House is expected one day earlier to vote on a bill that would authorize the government to block a hostile takeover on security grounds.

The prestigious International Tax Review EMEA Awards ceremony took place in London on 15th  September 2022. The ITR EMEA Tax Awards are now in their 18th year and offer an independent assessment of international tax professionals from 34 jurisdictions in Europe, Middle East and Asia (“EMEA”) across the previous 12 months.

Kyndryl Cyprus, the local subsidiary of the leading international IT infrastructure services provider, this week announced that it hosted a number of students at its Nicosia offices, giving them the opportunity to learn how a major company in the technology sector operates.

Shipping key players in Cyprus are more than relieved now that the EU has clarified sanctions provisions on carriages of certain Russian cargoes including coal and fertilisers, Philenews reported on Monday.

Important development projects in Larnaca, such as the landscaping of the seafront after the transfer of the fuel terminals, the unification of archaeological sites, and the upgrading of bus shelters, are on track, the city’s Mayor Andreas Vyras said.

Cyprus’ real estate sector is proving remarkably resilient, shrugging off the effects of hiking inflation as demand for housing units and office space continues to grow.

Paphos hoteliers association president Thanos Michaelides said on Monday that hotel occupancy rates in the district in September ranged from 70 to 75%.

Tourism in Cyprus is gaining a new orientation, in line with the national tourism strategy 2030, the Deputy Ministry of Tourism said in a statement on Monday, ahead of World Tourism Day, celebrated on September 27.