Health Minister George Pamboridis has been invited to Iran where he will meet his counterpart and sign important memorandums of understandings in an effort for the two countries to cooperate on health.

The closure of former Laiki’s Rosprombank subsidiary in Russia has prevented the sale of one of Legacy Laiki assets to a hedge fund just as a deal was about to be signed.

Health Minister George Pamboridis has announced June 1 in 2020 as the final deadline for implementing a National Health Scheme in Cyprus.

Cyprus’ popularity as a civil wedding destination for Middle Eastern couples has become the subject of a BBC online article and video.

The Council of Ministers recently approved the 2017 state budget, the first to be drafted following Cyprus’ exit from the three-year economic adjustment programme.

A three-way international contest for the concession of the first Cyprus Casino may have just become a solo race as two of the bidders may not be able to make a final bid, a Cypriot official said recently.

GO plc, Malta’s leading telecommunications services organisation, with over 500,000 customer connections, has won an International Investment Award from the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency (CIPA).

The removal of Larnaca’s oil and gas installations and the development of the port and marina will turn the town into a tourist hub, Transport Minister Marios Demetriades said recently.

Transport Minister Marios Demetriades said that despite the financial crisis, shipping continued to be the steam engine of the world economy.

The number of job vacancies rose 4.1% in the second quarter of 2016 to 3,389 compared to the respective period of 2015 and 11% compared to January to March, the statistical service said.