Cyprus is expected to return to growth in 2015 and this year’s slowdown should be shallower than expected, its central bank governor said recently.

VTTV recently took delivery of phase one of its fuel terminal at Vassilikos that boasts a storage capacity of 544,000 cubic metres and a jetty, which can service 500 tankers a year.

Bank deposits marked a fifth consecutive decline in October 2014, figures released by the Central Bank of Cyprus show.

Minister of Energy George Lakkotrypis and German Ambassador to Cyprus Nikolai von Schoepff have agreed to work on bringing more manufacturing companies to Cyprus.

The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC) said that action is needed to mitigate the impact on the local financial services sector from a recent Russian law cracking down on Russian offshore business.

The viability of Cyprus Airways (CY) is key for the EU to approve the ailing airline’s restructuring plan, the state aid commissioner’s office said recently, but as things stand it will not be given the green light.

President Nicos Anastasiades said recently he would resign if a probe found that he was in any way involved in the procedure to sell national carrier Cyprus Airways.

Co-op banks recorded a €109.5 million nine-month net profit in 2014, the Cooperative Central Bank (CCB) said recently, as it pledged to continue to support Cypriot households and small businesses.

Revenue from tourism decreased 23% to €273.4 million in September 2014 compared with the respective month a year ago, the statistical service said recently.

Preliminary interest in the licensing of the island’s first casino-resort has been immense, particularly from foreign investors from the US and Asia, according torecent media reports.