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The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) would like to draw the attention of the public to the fact that, its website has been copied illegally by another website hosted by a company based in India, resembling that of the real CySEC website.The CySEC’s main website address is https://www.cysec.gov.cy while the illegal website that copies CySEC is https://cysecgov.com/.  This website is a scam and not associated with CySEC. Another distinction is that all the announcements on the...

Based on the decisions of the Council of Ministers, dated 30 July 2021, and aiming at the suppression of the dispersion of the virus SARS-CoV-2, as of the 1st of August, in places where SafePass is required, individuals aged 12 and above must hold one of the following:Certificate of vaccination with at least one dose of the vaccine. A period of three weeks must have elapsed from the day of the administration.Proof that they have been infected with COVID-19 during the last six months.Certi...

Total Employment: 52.957In July 2021 total government employment increased by 92 persons (0,2%) in comparison to the corresponding month of 2020 and reached 52.957 persons. Permanent staff decreased by 998 persons (-3,6%), from 27.597 to 26.599 persons. Casual staff increased by 1.234 persons (7,4%) and reached 17.898 persons compared to 16.664 persons in July 2020. Compared to July 2020 an increase is observed in all three categories, with the highest in Security Forces staff (1,4%). In a...

Based on the decisions of the Council of Ministers, dated 30 July 2021, and aiming at the suppression of the dispersion of the virus SARS-CoV-2, as of the 1st of August, in places where SafePass is required, individuals aged 12 and above must hold one of the following:Certificate of vaccination with at least one dose of the vaccine. A period of three weeks must have elapsed from the day of the administration.Proof that they have been infected with COVID-19 during the last six months.Certi...

The Statistical Service announces the release of the latest figures for road freight transport for the first quarter of 2021.During the period January-March 2021, the total weight of goods transported by road in Cyprus decreased by 0,5% compared to the corresponding period of 2020, while the weight of freight transported from and to Cyprus decreased by 11,3%.Table 1Road Freight Transport (thousand tonnes)2020 2021Percentage Change(%)Jan-MarApr-JunJul-SepOc...

Based on the decisions of the Council of Ministers, dated 30 July 2021, and aiming at the suppression of the dispersion of the virus SARS-CoV-2, as of the 1st of August, in places where SafePass is required, individuals aged 12 and above must hold one of the following:Certificate of vaccination with at least one dose of the vaccine. A period of three weeks must have elapsed from the day of the administration.Proof that they have been infected with COVID-19 during the last six months.Certi...

Following a decision of the Council of Ministers, on 18 February 2021, regarding the Action Plan for the gradual resumption of flights and the re-opening of airports, the Epidemiological Monitoring Unit of the Ministry of Health has made a re-evaluation of the epidemiological situation in various countries as regards COVID-19.The categorization for the countries of the European Union and the European Economic Area (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) as well as Switzerland, in the Green, Orange ...

Total Registrations +1,5%The Statistical Service announces the publication of the report entitled "Registration of Motor Vehicles" for the period January-July 2021.In July 2021, the total registrations of motor vehicles numbered 3.443, recording a decrease of 18,5% compared to July 2020. Passenger saloon cars registered a fall of 15,6% to 2.712.The main developments during the period January-July 2021 compared to the corresponding period of 2020 are summarised as follows:(a) The total reg...

May 2021 (final data) and June 2021 (provisional data)The Statistical Service of Cyprus announces the release of final data on the foreign trade of Cyprus for May 2021 and of provisional data for June 2021.FOREIGNTRADESTATISTICS, MAY 2021The main developments in the foreign trade of Cyprus in May 2021 were:(a)           Total imports of goods (from EU Member States and from third countries) amounted to €656,3 mn in May 2021 as compared to €470,9 mn in May 2020, recording an increase of 39...

Based on the decisions of the Council of Ministers, dated 30 July 2021, and aiming at the suppression of the dispersion of the virus SARS-CoV-2, as of the 1st of August, in places where SafePass is required, individuals aged 12 and above must hold one of the following:Certificate of vaccination with at least one dose of the vaccine. A period of three weeks must have elapsed from the day of the administration.Proof that they have been infected with COVID-19 during the last six months.Certi...