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Cyprus Industrial Production Index Sees Steady Growth in June 2025 Amid Sectoral Shifts

Overview Of June 2025 Performance

According to the latest data from the Cyprus Statistical Service, the Industrial Production Index reached 115.9 units in June 2025, using 2021 as the base year. This figure represents a 0.8% annual increase over June 2024, while the first half of 2025 has recorded a cumulative rise of 3% when compared to the same period last year. The index, which is benchmarked against the average monthly production of 2021, indicates that production levels in June 2025 were 15.9% above the reference level.

Sectoral Shifts And Growth Dynamics

The manufacturing industry was a key contributor to this growth, registering a 4% increase over the previous year. Notably, the production of other non-metallic mineral products surged by 12.9%, while rubber and plastic products, as well as electronic and optical products alongside electrical equipment, climbed by 10.5% and 8.7% respectively. Wood and cork products, excluding furniture, also experienced solid gains of 8.3%.

Conversely, sectors like textiles, wearing apparel, and leather products, as well as paper and paper products including printing, faced notable declines, each falling by 9.4%. The electricity supply sector was not immune, suffering a significant drop of 18.2%.

Extended Trends Through The First Half Of 2025

Analyzed from January to June 2025, manufacturing segments such as electronic and optical products, and electrical equipment, led the recovery with a 12.7% increase, while water collection, treatment, and supply grew by 9.6%. Additionally, sectors like other non-metallic mineral products, mining and quarrying, and wood and cork products continued to expand with gains of 9.0%, 8.2%, and 7.8% respectively.

However, certain sectors exhibited deceleration. Manufacturing segments related to paper products and textiles, as well as activities in refined petroleum products, chemicals, chemical products, and pharmaceuticals, experienced subtle declines ranging from 1.3% to 13.5%. Furthermore, machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, and other transport equipment dropped by 1%, rounding out a mixed picture of sectoral performance.

Conclusion

The June 2025 figures underscore a landscape of steady overall growth in Cyprus’s industrial production, coupled with divergent trends across sectors. While manufacturing continues to drive expansion, notable contrasts in performance highlight the complex interplay of market forces within diverse industries. Decision-makers and industry observers will be closely monitoring these shifts as they inform strategic planning in an evolving economic environment.

Cypriot Startup LIVIA Wins Europe’s Top Youth Entrepreneurship Competition

A Cypriot university team has won the European GEN-E 2026 youth entrepreneurship competition with LIVIA, a smart agriculture platform that combines satellite data, autonomous drones and artificial intelligence to help farmers improve irrigation, detect disease earlier and reduce pesticide use.

Alongside first place, the team received the FedEx Access Award, expanding its access to investors, entrepreneurs and industry experts across Europe.

Initially developed for vineyards, LIVIA analyses individual plants and turns complex data into practical recommendations. The team is now preparing its first functional product and pilot projects in Cyprus, with plans to expand into additional crops and international markets.

From An Idea To Smart Agriculture

LIVIA began with a simple question: how could satellite data create practical value in everyday life? After exploring applications ranging from meteorology to marine biology, the team identified agriculture as the sector with the greatest potential.

Recognising the limitations of satellite imagery alone, particularly in resolution and update frequency, the founders integrated autonomous drones into the platform to provide more detailed field data.

Designed as a modular system, LIVIA can continuously incorporate new data sources and capabilities. Its initial focus is irrigation management, early disease detection and plant health monitoring, with vineyards serving as the first use case because of their importance to Cyprus and the team’s own experience.

Turning Data Into Decisions

Satellite imagery provides continuous monitoring of crops, while autonomous drones capture high-resolution images whenever greater precision is needed.

Artificial intelligence then combines those datasets with information collected by growers, including IoT sensors and field observations, to generate tailored recommendations for irrigation, disease prevention and resource management.

By analysing each plant individually, the platform enables precision agriculture rather than field-wide recommendations.

Building A Hardware And Software Startup

Developing LIVIA has required balancing advanced software with specialised hardware, including drones, multispectral cameras and charging stations, all while operating with limited resources.

Although the startup participates in the Bank of Cyprus IDEA programme and has secured non-equity funding, integrating multiple data sources into a reliable AI system remains its biggest technical challenge.

The Role Of Junior Achievement

Participation in the JA StartUp Programme helped transform the original concept into a business proposition through mentoring, coaching and pitch preparation.

Support continued after LIVIA won the national competition, with the Junior Achievement Cyprus team helping the founders prepare for the European final in Latvia.

European Recognition

Winning GEN-E 2026 and the FedEx Access Award marked the team’s biggest milestone to date and created new opportunities to connect with investors, entrepreneurs and industry experts across Europe.

The founders are now focused on completing their minimum viable product, launching pilot projects in Cyprus and expanding the platform to new crops and international markets.

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