Derinya and Aplic Crossings Ready to Open
Works on the border crossing points at Aplic-Lefke and Derinya-Famagusta have been completed, the UNDP has announced. According to a press release, the EU funded the road works for the section in the buffer zone and its northern part as part of its Aid Programme for the Turkish Cypriot community. The crossings in Lefke and […]
Budget Raised but Deficit Still Anticipated
Deputy Minister of Finance Cengiz Coli has said that the TRNC budget 2019 has been increased by 32.5 percent compared to 2018 and has reached 7 billion 705 million Turkish lira (TL). Coli noted that it was anticipated that the budget deficit will rise to 825 million TL However, if Turkey does not contribute to […]
Denktaş Will Run in Next Presidential Elections
Leader of the Democratic Party (DP) and Minister of Finance Serdar Denktaş has said that he intends to be a candidate for the 2020 presidential elections. He was asked by BRT if he would put himself forward as a presidential candidate. Denktaş said that there are two years remaining until the elections, adding that this […]