German speaking markets are being targeted by tourism stakeholders as a priority with the aim of boosting arrivals to Paphos, regional tourism board officials said recently.

Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment Nicos Kouyialis has said that the Russian embargo on EU products has cost the Cyprus economy so far €13 million.

Public debt decelerated and fiscal deficit fell in 2013 in Cyprus, data released by Eurostat recently show.

The Bank of Cyprus reduced in September 2014 its dependence on the Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) by €1b, dropping to €7,68b from €8,68b in August.

The co-op movement is looking for a buyer for a piece of property in Paphos worth at least €2.9 million which was repossessed after the owner was unable to service his loans.

The Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) recently inaugurated its second cycling path and its 7th wine route in Cyprus' mountains.

Banks will start lending after the Europe-wide stress tests, Central Bank (CBC) Governor Chrystalla Georghadji said recently, suggesting that the results were expected to be manageable.

Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said recently the best answer to the Turkish provocations in the island’s EEZ was “business as usual”.

Between January and the end of September 2014, a total of 25 cruise ships arrived at Larnaca carrying around 33,000 passengers in total.

Cyprus' security authorities are monitoring the movements of the Turkish Barbaros, a seismic Turkish frigate, which violated the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and are ready to face any eventuality, sources of the Ministry of Defence told the press.