bbf: presents corporate culture & real estate dynamics
The Cyprus Mail attended this week an exclusive networking event hosted by bbf: at Limassol’s Sky Tower, where a diverse panel of speakers shared their insights on “Trends in ...
Cyprus Business Now
The strengthening of innovative local businesses is a top priority for the government, stated Finance Minister Makis Keravnos during his visit to SignalGeneriX, a company specialising in the design and ...
After months of negotiation, a rare Russian compromise as Yandex changes hands
Before Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine two years ago, Russia’s Nasdaq-listed search engine giant Yandex (YNDX.O) was briefly worth $30 billion. This week, a consortium of domestic investors agreed ...
Nintendo hikes Switch forecast as hardware launch expectations rise
Nintendo (7974.T) on Tuesday raised its full-year Switch sales forecast to 15.5 million units from 15 million units previously, as the company squeezed sales out of the aging console over the year-end ...
Microsoft says will help 2 million Indians in small cities learn AI skills
Microsoft will provide 2 million people in India with AI skilling opportunities by 2025, CEO Satya Nadella said on Wednesday, adding that it is imperative for India and the United States to ...
Ertugruloglu: We have no expectations from UN envoy
The north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu said on Friday the north has “no expectations” from United Nations Envoy in Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin.
He was speaking to journalists in ...
Our View: No room for ifs and buts in anti-bribery law
If a private business found out that an employee was being bribed by an outside company to sign off on taking deliveries of fewer products than were invoiced, it would ...
Europe should look to the West Bank
By Luigi Scazzieri
Europeans have struggled to form a coherent response to the Israel-Hamas conflict that erupted after Hamas’ brutal attacks on October 7th. As the death toll has risen, ...
US, UK, EU urge probe into Pakistan election, express concerns
The United States, Britain and the European Union on Friday separately expressed concerns about Pakistan’s electoral process in the wake of a vote on Thursday and urged a probe ...
Chileans throng streets for former president’s funeral procession
A funeral procession for former two-time Chilean President Sebastian Pinera wound though Santiago on Friday, past La Moneda presidential palace as thousands of people lined streets and rooftops holding flags ...
Pakistan ex-PMs and bitter rivals Sharif and Khan both claim poll win
Former Pakistani prime ministers and bitter rivals Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan on Friday both declared victory in elections marred by delayed results and militant attacks, throwing the country into ...
Special counsel report on Biden is inaccurate, gratuitous -White House
The White House on Friday sharply criticized a report from a Department of Justice special counsel that suggested President Joe Biden was suffering memory lapses, saying it included inaccurate, gratuitous ...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy names new chief of staff after appointing new commander in chief
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday appointed Maj.-Gen. Anatoliy Barhilevych as Ukraine’s new chief of staff, replacing Serhiy Shaptala.
Zelenskiy, in his nightly video address, described Barhilevych as “an ...
UN against any forced displacement of civilians from Gaza’s Rafah
Palestinian civilians in Rafah in the Gaza Strip need to be protected, but there should not be any forced mass displacement, the United Nations said on Friday after Israel began ...
Building permits dip 5.8 per cent in 2023
Building permits decreased by almost six per cent in Cyprus between January and November last year, the statistic services reported on Friday.
The number of permits amounted to 6,583 compared to 6,989 ...
Electricity hike decision delayed
The Cyprus Electricity Authority (EAC) did not decide on electricity hikes on Friday, passing the responsibility to the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (Cera) for failing to decide on price adjustments.
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London police say chemical attacker presumed dead
London police said on Friday that a man suspected of injuring several people last week by throwing a corrosive chemical on them is now presumed to have drowned in the ...
Interior minister blasts local government reform
Local government reform has been grossly distorted by parliamentary amendments and is now rife with failures that will come with hefty costs across different municipalities, Interior Minister Constantinou Ioannou said.
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Teen reported missing found in another country
A teen boy was found in another European country, after being reported missing from his home in Cyprus in July, police said on Friday.
According to police, the 17-year-old boy ...
‘No magic solution’ for housing crisis
Housing problems will not be solved with the wave of a wand, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Friday.
He stressed housing is one of the biggest problems – if not ...
Almost 10% of Gaza’s under-fives now acutely malnourished
Almost one in ten of Gazan children under five are now acutely malnourished, overwhelmingly as a result of Israel’s war on the territory’s Hamas rulers, according to initial ...
Smuggled tobacco, sex toys found in Nicosia village
Smuggled sex toys, tobacco and other miscellaneous items from Turkey were found in a café and warehouse in a village south of Nicosia.
The two locations are owned by two ...
Research & Innovation Foundation sets the scene for new collaborations
The Research & Innovation Foundation (RIF) on Friday hosted its ‘Partner Day’ conference at the Hilton Hotel in Nicosia, in an effort to further foster collaboration between Cyprus’ research and ...
Draft bill for legal service and audit office ‘modernisation’ planned
A draft bill to modernise the legal service and the audit office will be brought in front of the legislature within the year, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Friday.
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