Cyprus continued its positive fiscal trajectory in the first four months of 2025, reporting a government budget surplus of €646.8 million, equal to 1.8% of GDP. This is based on preliminary figures released by the Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT). While slightly down from the €650.5 million (1.9% of GDP) recorded in the same period of 2024, the surplus underscores the country’s ongoing...
According to the S1 2024 Market Insight Report by Danos International Property Consultants & Valuers, the real estate game in Cyprus is shifting gears — big time. The report forecasts that Millennials (Gen Y) and Gen Z will make up 70% of real estate customers by 2025, reshaping the way properties are bought, rented, and even marketed. Shifting Lifestyles & Global Impacts Danos points out that...
The high-end real estate scene in Cyprus saw a noticeable cool-down in April 2025, with a clear drop in transaction value, especially at the luxury tier. Luxury Sales Dip Significantly New data from Ask Wire, a property data firm blending tech and real estate insights, reveals that the 10 priciest property sales on the island in April totalled €18.4 million, while the top 50 combined reached €43.8...
The Cyprus Composite Leading Economic Indicator (CCLEI), a tool used to gauge the country’s future economic activity, rose by 1.8% year-on-year in May 2025, according to the Economics Research Centre (CypERC) at the University of Cyprus. This comes after slightly higher annual growth rates in April (+2.6%) and March (+3.2%), based on the latest revised figures. Still Rising - But Gradually Although...
Cyprus is rethinking how it handles property purchases by non-EU nationals, as concerns grow over housing affordability and the rising influence of foreign investors on the local real estate market. EU vs. Non-EU: The Legal Divide While EU citizens can buy as many properties as they like in Cyprus, non-EU nationals still face legal limitations under the long-standing Acquisition of Immovable Property...
Tourism in Cyprus is off to a record-breaking start in 2025, with historic levels of visitor arrivals during the first four months of the year. According to Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis, April alone saw over 400,000 tourist arrivals, the highest number ever recorded for that month. Letymbiotis shared the update during a press briefing at the Presidential Palace, describing this success as...
The pace of residential property price increases in Cyprus is continuing to ease, according to the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). In its latest Quarterly Residential Property Price Index report for Q4 2024, the CBC points to two major headwinds: persistently high construction costs and elevated borrowing rates. Overall Trend: Growth Slows Down While prices are still rising, the rate of increase has...
Cyprus is making progress on the employment front, as new figures from Eurostat show a significant decline in long-term unemployment. In 2024, the country’s long-term unemployment rate dropped to 1.3%, down from 1.8% in 2023 — a 0.5% improvement. This places Cyprus 19th among EU member states, sitting between Hungary (1.5%) and Austria (1.1%), and below the EU average for long-term...
Cyprus has made a significant leap in the global startup scene, officially entering the Top 40 worldwide for the first time, according to the latest StartupBlink Global Startup Ecosystem report. This marks a major milestone for the country’s innovation and entrepreneurship efforts. The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) celebrated the news, noting that Cyprus climbed five spots from its 2024...
New figures released by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) show that average monthly earnings in Cyprus grew by 5% in the final quarter of 2024 compared to the same period the year before. Based on preliminary data, average earnings climbed to €2,813 in Q4 2024 — up from €2,680 in Q4 2023. When adjusted for seasonal changes and compared to the previous quarter, monthly wages also saw a 1.2%...
