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Cyprus’ Economy Demonstrates Robust Growth With 3.5% GDP Increase In Q1

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

June 5, 2024

In the first quarter of 2024, Cyprus exhibited a strong economic performance with a 3.5% annual growth in real GDP, as reported by Cystat. This growth, driven by significant expansions in key sectors such as construction, information and communication, and trade, highlights the resilience and dynamism of the Cypriot economy.

Sectoral Contributions to Growth

The construction sector led the growth with an annual increase of 10.2%, reflecting a robust investment environment. The professional, scientific, and technical activities sector also showed significant year-on-year growth of 4.8%. The information and communication sector, a rapidly growing segment of the economy, expanded by 4.4% annually.

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Challenges and Future Prospects

While most sectors showed positive growth, the financial and insurance activities sector faced a slight annual decline of 1.1%. Despite this, the overall economic outlook for Cyprus remains positive, with diverse sectors contributing to the country’s economic resilience.

Cyprus’ Q1 performance underscores the strength of its economic fundamentals and the effectiveness of its strategic sectors. With a continued focus on innovation and infrastructure development, Cyprus is well-positioned to sustain its growth trajectory and enhance its competitiveness on the global stage.

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Women Accounted For More Than Half Of Scientists In 10 EU Regions

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

November 10, 2026

In Portugal’s Continente region, 265,100 women worked as scientists and engineers in 2025, representing 46% of the total workforce in these occupations.

Across the EU, women made up more than half of all scientists and engineers in 10 regions. Four were located in Spain, two in Portugal and one in Greece. The remaining regions were Poland’s Makroregion centralny, Sweden’s northernmost region and France’s outermost regions.

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Most of these areas had relatively small numbers of scientists and engineers overall. Spain’s Noreste region was the largest, with 102,700 women in these occupations, accounting for 51% of its total workforce.

Women’s Representation Varies Across Europe

The figures highlight considerable regional differences in both the number of women working in science and engineering and their share of the overall workforce.

Cyprus remains below the EU average, with women accounting for 37.8% of scientists and engineers. However, this share is broadly comparable to that of Île-de-France, one of Europe’s largest centres of scientific and engineering employment.