Archive March 2025

Tenders for commercial spaces in the redevelopment of the old GSP stadium in Nicosia remained unresolved on Tuesday with businesses eager to invest in the new urban park left waiting. ...

Alpha Bank Cyprus this week presented its future strategy during a corporate event held at at the Four Seasons Hotel in Limassol. According to an announcement released on Tuesday, the ...

Larnaca municipality is participating in the global ‘Earth Hour’ by turning off the lights for an hour on Saturday. On Saturday from 8.30 to 9.30pm the municipality invites everyone to participate ...

Fitch Ratings has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of the Bank of Cyprus (BoC) to BBB- from BB+, assigning a positive outlook. This marks a significant milestone for ...

Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor used a St. Patrick’s Day visit to President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday to criticize Ireland’s immigration policies, ...

Australia’s first openly gay soccer player Josh Cavallo said he receives multiple death threats every day and would find it difficult to encourage other footballers to come out due ...

Manchester United announced on Monday a rise of around 5% in season ticket prices at Old Trafford for 2025-26 in the latest effort to tackle the Premier League club’s financial ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will most likely reappoint Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar as his envoy to Cyprus to prepare the ground for a second meeting of the Cyprus problem, following ...

The Deputy Ministry of Shipping is advancing plans to construct new headquarters on the site of the former ‘Nemitsas’ factory in Limassol, following recently introduced public investment procedures. However, the ...

It is not very often that a play in English comes along and when it does, anglophone theatre lovers go wild. In April, one such production will enrich Nicosia’s ...

As cryptocurrency continues to redefine wealth-building opportunities, cloud mining has emerged as a hassle-free way to tap into digital assets without the steep costs or technical demands of traditional mining. ...

A private vehicle parked on a pavement outside the owner’s home in Lakatamia, Nicosia was set alight in the early hours of Tuesday resulting in extensive damage, the fire ...

In 1980, the World Health Organization declared smallpox eradicated, marking one of the greatest public health triumphs. This achievement demonstrates the power of public health—the science and art of preventing ...

The EU will not accept a two-state solution in Cyprus, European Council President Antonio Costa told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during a telephone conversation, about which he then briefed President ...

Talks on Cyprus in Geneva wrap up on Tuesday with bilateral meetings of the UN Secretary-General António Guterres with each delegation, followed by the informal enlarged meeting on the ...

Moody’s has upgraded the credit ratings of three Greek banks—Eurobank, National Bank of Greece (NBG), and Attica Bank—following its recent upgrade of Greece’s sovereign credit rating ...

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams departed the International Space Station early on Tuesday morning in a SpaceX capsule for a long-awaited trip back to Earth, nine months after ...

The warm weather of the past few days will start to subside as of Wednesday, with rain and temperatures lower than the seasonal average. Fine weather with passing clouds is ...

Banks in Cyprus and Greece have announced significantly improved profit distribution policies, reflecting their strengthened profitability over the past three years, according to a report from Stockwatch. Following the release ...

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus recorded a year-on-year increase of 7 per cent in February 2025, with an additional 32,865 visitors arriving on the island during the first two months of the year. This ...

Cyprus’ GDP is expected to grow by 3.2 per cent in 2025, slightly lower than the figure of 3.4 per cent reported for 2024, according to the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). This figure ...

Employment in the broader public sector in Cyprus increased by 1,476 individuals, a rise of 2 per cent, in the fourth quarter of 2024, when compared to the same period in 2023. According to ...

A Cyprus-Greece business forum, which took place in Nicosia this week, focused on the importance of enhancing trade and investment relations between the two countries. According to a statement by ...

Optimism was already building among economists on German and eurozone growth in a Reuters poll taken just before key political parties in Germany agreed a historic deal on debt, suggesting ...