Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) president George Pantelides met on Tuesday with British High Commissioner to Cyprus Michael Tatham to discuss strengthening economic and trade relations between Cyprus and the United Kingdom.
Economic and trade ties
According to an announcement by the federation, Oev director-general Michalis Antoniou and head of trade and investment at the British High Commission in Cyprus Elena Orphanidou also attended the meeting.
During the discussions, both sides exchanged views on prospects for enhancing bilateral economic ties, with a focus on expanding trade flows, increasing investment and fostering closer cooperation between businesses in the two countries.
Tourism and arrivals from the UK
Particular emphasis was placed on the tourism sector, with the importance of the British market for the Cypriot economy underlined.
Participants highlighted the need to maintain the positive momentum recorded in arrivals from the United Kingdom.
“Cyprus remains at the lowest level of the United Kingdom’s travel advice, with no restrictions or recommendations against travel,” the High Commissioner said.
“British citizens continue to choose Cyprus with confidence,” he added.
Oev said this shows that the island “remains a safe and reliable tourist destination”.
The meeting also referred to data from Hermes Airports showing that about 30 inbound flights from the United Kingdom are recorded daily.
According to the data cited, those flights are operating with load factors exceeding 90 per cent, reflecting sustained demand from the British market.
