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27-10-2022 14:44
Imports, Sales and Stocks of Petroleum Products: September 2022
Annual change in sales +0,9%In September 2022, the total sales of petroleum products amounted to 128.379 tonnes, recording an increase of 0,9% compared to September 2021. A rise was observed in the provisions of aviation kerosene (19,7%), as well as in the sales of light fuel oil (27,5%), bitumen (3,6%) and liquefied petroleum gases (1,4%). On the contrary, a decrease was recorded in the provisions of marine gasoil (-28,3%) and in the sales of heavy fuel oil (-59,2%), kerosene (-21,6%), road...
27-10-2022 14:15
Industrial Production Index: August 2022
Annual Change -1,7%In August 2022, the Industrial Production Index reached 118,8 units (base 2015=100), recording a decrease of 1,7% compared to August 2021. For the period January – August 2022, the index recorded an increase of 2,7% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. The manufacturing sector registered an increase of 3,0% compared to August 2021. Increases were also observed in the sectors of mining and quarrying (+15,6%) and water supply and materials recovery (...
27-10-2022 11:04
Photo Album - PoR – Inauguration of Phase A' of Geroskipou north bypass road
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, inaugurates the Phase A’ of the north bypass road of Geroskipou, in Pafos.
27-10-2022 10:31
Opening hours of the PIO Newsroom on October 28th
On Friday, 28 October 2022, the Newsroom Section of the Press and Information Office will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.(MV)
27-10-2022 08:51
High concentrations of dust in the atmosphere
High concentrations of dust are observed in the atmosphere today, 27 October 2022, according to measurements from ground Stations of the Air Quality Monitoring Network operated by the Department of Labour Inspection.The public and particularly any vulnerable groups of population (children, older people and the infirm) are urged to avoid circulating in open spaces until the observed episode has elapsed, as the small size of respirable particles in dust may have negative effects on human heal...
26-10-2022 23:06
Photo Album - PIO – Photographic exhibition “ELLE – Cyprus in the feminine”
Presentation of the photographic exhibition of the Press and Information Office (PIO) entitled “ELLE — Cyprus in the feminine” in the framework of the opening of Nicosia International Festival, at the Nicosia Municipal Theatre.
26-10-2022 12:54
Intra & Extra EU Trade Statistics (by Commodity and Country): January – July 2022
The Statistical Service of Cyprus announces that it has published the monthly electronic publication “Intra & Extra EU Trade Statistics (by commodity and country)” for January – July 2022. It includes detailed quantity and value data on imports and exports of domestically produced goods and foreign goods, classified at the 6 digits commodity code level and by partner country.The main developments in the foreign trade of Cyprus were:(a) Total imports of goods (from EU Member States an...
26-10-2022 11:22
Completion of the 2022 excavation season at Erimi-Pitharka site
The Department of Antiquities of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announces the completion of the 2022 fieldwork season at Erimi-Pitharka, where an international team from the Universities of Graz (Austria), Salento (Italy) and Kardynał Stefan Wyszynski (Warsaw, Poland) investigated an area of the Late Bronze Age settlement, located on a plateau, on the eastern Kouris riverbank.From 27th of July to 26th of August 2022, geophysical survey and excavations were conducted at t...
26-10-2022 11:10
High concentration of dust in the atmosphere
High concentrations of dust are observed in the air today, 26 October 2022, according to measurements from ground Stations of the Air Quality Monitoring Network operated by the Department of Labour Inspection.The public and particularly any vulnerable groups of population (children, older people and the infirm) are urged to avoid circulating in open spaces until the observed episode has elapsed, as the small size of respirable particles in dust may have negative effects on human health.Empl...
25-10-2022 08:05
The President of the Republic received the highest honorary distinction of the Holy See
Pope Francis A’ awarded the President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, with the Grand Collar of the Order of Pope Pius IX, which constitutes the highest honor of the Holy See.During a special ceremony held last night, in the framework of an official dinner hosted by the Ambassador of the Republic at the Holy See, Mr George Poullides, the Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, awarded the Grand Collar of the Order of Pope Pius IX to the President of the Republic, on behalf of Pop...
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