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Real estate sector resilience to be tested in coming months

Cyprus’ real estate sector is exhibiting resilience and adjustability, Council for Registration of Real Estate Agents president Marinos Kineyirou said on Monday. However, Kineyirou warned that the market will become more challenging in the coming months as households’ purchasing power will continue to be squeezed, while businesses are likely to put off any major investments for a later time. “At the same time, the upcoming increase

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Cyprus economy: challenges and prospects

Cyprus’ GDP decrease in 2020 was bound to 5 percent, notwithstanding disturbances in global exchange, supply chains, and air transport. Simultaneously, unemployment was reduced to moderately low, given the conditions, level of 7.5 percent. By 2021, Cyprus outperformed beginning assumptions, arriving at a palatable development pace of 5.5 percent. The better than expected performance in 2021 is mainly attributed to four factors: (a) the containment of

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The economic challenges after Covid–19.

One consequence of the Covid – 19 pandemic and the response to it, is the accumulation of debt by governments and private companies alike. The question, hence, is rightfully raised, what this might mean for growth and stability going forward and what additional policy responses might be necessary, to protect macroeconomic stability, the efficacy of the banking sector and the viability and vitality of the corporate

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