Cyprus Business Now: Keravnos, China ties, Qatar mission, BoC, shipping, tourism

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos has welcomed the European Commission’s autumn 2025 economic forecast, saying that the findings confirm the economy’s “steady progress, resilience and dynamics” despite geopolitical pressures.

In a written statement, he said it was “particularly encouraging” that Brussels now expects Cyprus’ economy to grow by  3.4 per cent in 2025 , revising its projection upward by  0.4 percentage points  from the spring.  

Growth for 2026 was also raised by  0.1 percentage