Public sector unions are pushing the government to launch a new early retirement scheme that would allow civil servants and…
Cyprus, Israel and Greece launch maritime cybersecurity centre in Nicosia
Cyprus, Israel and Greece launched the process of establishing a trilateral Maritime Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (MarCCE) in Nicosia on…
Cyprus and ENI in race to sign gas deal before end-of-March Egypt forum
A working breakfast between President Nikos Christodoulides and ENI chief executive Claudio Descalzi in Rome turned into a two-hour negotiation…
Smart meter rollout continues across Cyprus throughout March, EAC says
The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) has announced that a large-scale smart meter installation programme is continuing across all districts…
ATM withdrawals hit €2.5bn in first half of 2025 as average transaction rises 28%
ATMs processed withdrawals worth €2.5 billion in the first half of 2025, according to data from the Central Bank of…
State shelves plan to cut high pensions after union backlash
Cyprus’s Labour Minister has said a proposal to cut Social Insurance Fund pensions above €1,700 should be dropped, after the…
Rural villages shut out of banking are finally getting ATMs
Communities that lost their local bank branches are getting cash access back as Cyprus expands a rural ATM programme to…
Private firms pocketed solar boom profits as consumers paid €1bn carbon bill, audit finds
Private companies were handed the lion’s share of Cyprus’s renewable energy capacity while consumers paid nearly €1 billion in carbon…
The West Land of Cyprus: western Paphos municipalities unite behind single tourism brand
Two western Cyprus municipalities are joining forces to develop an AI-powered digital tourism ecosystem for the region, with backing from…
Ivory Coast to cut farmer cocoa price with earlier start of mid-crop, sources say
Ivory Coast plans to bring forward the start of its cocoa mid-crop season for the first time ever, allowing the…