A total of 23 bounced cheques with a value of €74,655 were issued in September 2025, according to data published by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). This compares to 16 cheques worth €52,891 in August.
The total number of legal and natural persons entered into the preliminary list of the Central Information Register (CIR) for issuing bounced cheques reached 13 in September, comprising nine legal entities and 4 individuals.
In the corresponding month of 2024, 23 cheques worth €72,185 had been recorded in the CIR.
Between January and September 2025, 184 bounced cheques worth €440,145 were recorded in the preliminary list, compared with 232 cheques worth €492,677 in the same period last year. These cheques involved 95 persons, of which 55 were legal entities and 40 individuals.
Meanwhile, the number of persons recorded in the CIR in September 2025 stood at seven, including one legal entity, five individuals, and one individual controlling legal entities.
During the first nine months of 2025, a total of 87 persons were entered into the CIR (30 legal entities, 23 individuals, and 34 individuals controlling legal entities), compared with 163 persons in the same period of 2024.
(Source: CNA)
