UK regulator to ease path for retail investors to buy bonds
Britain’s financial watchdog has laid out plans to make it easier for retail investors and wealth managers to buy corporate bonds and for companies to raise capital from these ...
Hundreds flee Santorini as quakes continue to disrupt life
Hundreds of people left Santorini on ferries and planes on Tuesday to reach safety in Athens as a series of quakes kept shaking the famous Greek tourist island.
Hundreds of ...
Cypriot banks expected to focus on lending amid ECB rate cuts
Cypriot banks are expected to prioritise new lending in 2025 and beyond, as they seek to offset the impact of lower interest rates and capitalise on a historically low loan-to-deposit ratio.
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Maresca hails huge win as Chelsea hit back to beat West Ham
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca labelled his team’s 2-1 win over West Ham United a huge result as they came from a goal down on Monday to boost their hopes ...
List of major signings in the mid-season transfer window
The following is a list of major signings during the 2024-25 mid-season transfer window, which closed on Feb. 3 (transfer fees reported by club or media, includes add-ons):
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Nico Gonzalez: ...
Former top UK Cyprus official ‘sceptical’ about any will for solution
The pursuit of a solution to the Cyprus problem is not high in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s order of priorities, former UK special representative for Cyprus Lord David ...
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Live music in the city
Jazz, blues and pop rock tunes will sound throughout Nicosia this week as local musicians present new performances to please music lovers. Here is where to catch live music in ...
More arrests made over handball hooliganism
The total number of arrests made over incidences of fan violence at a handball match in Limassol last week has now risen to four, the police said on Tuesday.
They ...
Cyprus and Oman sign MoUs to boost maritime cooperation
Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanolis strengthened Cyprus’ maritime ties with Oman by signing two crucial Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) this week in Muscat.
These agreements focus on maritime cooperation and ...
Procedures underway to open new Tala palliative care centre
Procedures are underway to open a new palliative care centre in the Paphos district village of Tala, the village’s mukhtar Yiannakis Kokkinos said on Tuesday.
Speaking to the Cyprus ...
US manufacturing rebounds in January; inputs prices paid measure surges
US manufacturing grew for the first time in more than two years in January amid strong orders, but a measure of prices paid by factories for raw materials rose solidly, ...
OPEC+ rolls over oil policy, ditches US government data
OPEC+ agreed to stick to its policy of gradually raising oil output from April on Monday and removed the US government’s Energy Information Administration from the sources used to ...
Today’s weather: Clouds gather ahead of a cold snap and overnight snow
Clouds will gather in the skies above Cyprus on Tuesday ahead of a cold snap which is set to hit the island on Wednesday and beyond.
The skies will be ...
Cypriots prefer cards over cash for transactions, says CBC
Bank cards remain the most widely used payment method in Cyprus by total transaction volume, according to the Central Bank of Cyprus’ (CBC) latest payment statistics report.
The report, which ...
Retail sales in Cyprus up 5.8 per cent in December
The retail trade turnover index in Cyprus increased by 5.8 per cent in December 2024 compared to the same month in the previous year, according to data released by the Cyprus Statistical ...
Trade war begins between the world’s top two economies as China announces retaliatory tariffs after US levies take effect
China on Tuesday imposed tariffs on some U.S. imports in a swift response to new U.S. duties on Chinese goods, raising the stakes in a showdown between the ...
How Cyprus and Greece stack up on interest rates
Interest rates on deposits and loans in Cyprus and Greece vary significantly, with Cypriot banks generally offering lower deposit rates than their Greek counterparts,
In addition, according to a report ...
Cyprus Business Now: building permits, cruise sector, borrowers association
The government on Monday announced the launch of a fast-track process for the issuance of building licences for certain types of residential units, saying the step would also go some ...
Global hedge funds dump everything but real estate stocks, says Goldman Sachs
Hedge funds last week jettisoned global stocks and added bets they would decline, said Goldman Sachs (GS.N), just before US President Trump announced tariffs that sent global markets tumbling.
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US metal buyers likely to turn to Mideast, Chile as tariffs bite
US companies will look to the Middle East and India for more aluminium and to Chile and Peru for copper as they seek to circumvent sweeping tariffs imposed by US ...
Public ‘paying price’ for Limassol port deal
Old gripes about the concession agreement at Limassol port came to the fore in parliament on Monday during a review of the budget of the Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) for 2025.
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Our View: Political point scoring over crossing points
With UN Assistant Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo due to visit Cyprus within a week, it is not clear yet whether the two Cypriot leaders will have a second meeting beforehand on ...
Cyprus reaffirms commitment to peace talks in UN meeting
Cyprus’ Foreign Minister, Constantinos Kombos, has reaffirmed the government’s strong commitment to restarting meaningful negotiations on the Cyprus problem. He delivered this message in a meeting with United Nations ...
Debate over foreign language programmes in public universities sparks controversy
The introduction of foreign language programmes in Cyprus’ public higher education institutions was the focus of a heated discussion on Monday. The meeting, held at the headquarters of the democratic ...