Saturday, February 25, 2006

InvestinCyprus.com launches the 2006 programme in Dublin

InvestinCyprus.com will be launching its 2006 Cyprus Property Investment programme in Dublin, Ireland on the 8th and 9th of March 2006.

Further details can be obtained from the Liverpool office on 00 44 151 482 5526

Friday, February 24, 2006

Central Bank of Cyprus leave interest rates on hold

At today’s meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the following monetary policy decisions were taken:

The official interest rates of the Central Bank of Cyprus , that is the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility, remain unchanged at 4,25% and 2,25%, respectively.

Following an extensive discussion, the MPC noted that the growth rate of domestic economic activity remains satisfactory, whereas domestic inflation edged higher to 2,25% in January, compared with 1,99% in the previous month.

On the fiscal front, the MPC noted with satisfaction the containment of the 2005 fiscal deficit to levels below 2,5% of GDP. At the same time, the MPC stressed that the 2005 fiscal outturn should not lead to any complacency, and that the consolidation of public finances should be maintained, underpinned by structural fiscal measures, so as to achieve the target of euro adoption on 1 January 2008.

With regard to monetary developments, the MPC took into serious consideration the significant growth being recorded by bank credit and money supply, the foreign exchange outflows observed due to seasonal factors, as well as the continuing high exchange rate of the Cyprus pound against the euro.

Taking into account all the above, and also the fact that at their recent meetings the European Central Bank and the Bank of England maintained their wait-and-see stance, while the US Federal Reserve proceeded to yet another rate increase of 25 basis points, the MPC unanimously decided to maintain its wait-and-see stance, leaving official interest rates unchanged.

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Jet-to-Let - New airports for Cyprus worth 500 million Euro

New airports by 2009 at Larnaca and Paphos ‘Temporary’ solutions will ease congestion at present sites, reports Luke Moore

A 500 million Euro construction project to bring Cyprus ’ airports into the 21st century is due to begin later in 2006. With project completion dates in 2008 for Paphos and 2009 for Lanarca, new measures will be introduced at the existing airports to help manage the massive amount of tourists that visit the island over the next three years.

The first of several planned upgrades was the opening of a larger arrivals hall and luggage claim area at Larnaca earlier this week, and an increase in the number of parking spaces to a total of 710 has also been completed.

Future renovations are expected to include the acquisition of two new passenger buses, four runway stair units and twenty luggage trolleys. A Cypriot government estimate values the total renovations to Larnaca and Paphos at 5 million Euros. The Communications and Works Minister, Haris Thrasou, said that the work being done is simply ‘temporary’ to minimise problems when several planes arrive at the same time.

The contract to develop the new airports was awarded to the Hermes Consortium for 500million Euros, making this the biggest construction contract that the state has ever entered into.

The new airport at Larnaca will cover an area of 95,000 metres with an annual capacity of 7.5 million passengers. This will increase by a fifth over time. The smaller Paphos airport will cover 18,000 square metres with a capacity around a third of Larnaca.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2006

Ryanair flights to Cyprus by October 2006

Low-cost carrier Ryanair has set its sights on daily flights from Italy and Germany to Cyprus , possibly as early as October, the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CT) has revealed.

According to CTO chairman Photis Photiou, the company is in the first stages of implementing flights from Italy and the second stage in relation to Germany .

He said the operation of Ryanair to Cyprus would be a huge boost for tourism, particularly from Germany , which is a strong market for Cyprus , the second largest after the UK . Italy is also a growing market, with 20,000 Italians visiting Cyprus each year, and the additional Ryanair flights could bring that number up to 50,000, Photiou said, adding that this would be aided by the fact Ryanair was a low-cost carrier.

Saturday, January 28, 2006

InvestinCyprus.com announce the latest Customer Service Open Days

InvestinCyprus.com will be holding a series of Customer Services Open Days in London, 18, 19 and 20 February 2006.

Customers will have the opportunity to meet face to face with their own personal investment/account manager and will also have the opportunity to speak with our mortgage advisor.

Those customers who are completing in early 2006 can apply for their mortgages in London as we have flown the banks from Cyprus to negate the need for you to fly there.

Another customer services innovation from InvestinCyprus.com

Customers will also be able to choose furniture packs and discuss rentals and property management.

Sunday, January 8, 2006

"Jungle Jon" to Belize in aid of Cancer Research UK

Jungle Adventure – in aid if Cancer Research UK

From the 5th February until 23rd February Jonathan Fairhurst, the InvestinCyprus.com Customer Relations Manager, will be taking time out from the office to take part in an extreme event called the Belize Challenge to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.

This is a competitive multi-discipline team expedition held in extreme conditions and split into five phases: in-country training & acclimatisation, 100km kayak race, jungle navigation over approximately 70km, five days jungle survival (surviving with nothing but the shirt on his back), during which time he’ll have to complete a series of challenges, and finished off with marathon length run, walk or crawl out of the jungle.

This is a world away from the usual challenges that he faces during office hours as part of overseeing the progress of multiple developments in Cyprus and is sure to fully test Jonathan’s physical and mental strength. The heat of Cyprus in the summer is likely to be the only similarity.

Jonathan will be completing this event as part of a 4 person team called Team Xtreme and a dedicated web page has been set up to enable anyone to make an online donation in support of their efforts for Cancer Research UK. Please click on the following link to visit the charity page -
http://www.justgiving.com/BelizeChallenge06.

Any donation you make will really mean a lot to Jonathan and to Cancer Research. You can follow the progress of Jonathan and his team throughout the event by visiting the official event web site, at http://www.belize-challenge.com/ where regular updates will be posted. The event will also be televised on Trans World Sport later in the year.

Thursday, November 3, 2005

InvestinCyprus.com Customer Services Open Days - London

Customer Services Open Days - London

InvestinCyprus.com will hold its next Customer Services Open Days Sunday 20th November and Monday 21st November in central London. These innovative open days allow buyers to meet face to face with their designated customer services manager and discuss and arrange the finer detail of their purchase from mortgage applications to furniture packages. This face to face, personal service, with a designated manager has proven to be very popular.