Non-performing loans (NPLs) in the Cypriot construction and real estate sectors are amongst the highest in Europe with construction NPLs standing at 75 per cent and real estate NPLs standing at 39 per cent at the end of March.
The percentage of non-performing loans (NPLs) linked to the Cyprus construction industry are the highest in Europe according to a press release issued by the European Banking Authority.
Cyprus is the seventh most popular European country for Britons seeking to relocate or buy a second property with Paphos being the most popular region according to search statistics collected by Rightmove.
Britons buying homes abroad have fallen by a quarter compared to a year ago since the EU referendum said Moneycorp's chief executive Mark Horgan in an interview with Reuters news agency.
Construction activity in Cyprus suffered the biggest decline in production year-on-year in Europe during the first quarter of 2015 according to statistics published in yesterday's Eurostat newsrelease.