Kyriacos Nicolaou

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) on Monday launched a public consultation on Cyprus’ proposed research and innovation funding portfolio for 2028 to 2034, with stakeholders invited to submit their views by ...

Alpha Bank S.A. purchased 1,772,090 of its own shares on Euronext Athens between September 28, 2026 and October 2, 2026, for a total consideration of €8,142,149.75, the lender announced on Monday. The transactions were executed ...

Cypriot investment firm Demetra Holdings Plc bought back 1,507 of its own shares on October 2, 2026, as part of its ongoing share buyback programme, according to an announcement issued on Monday. The ...

Nicosia is seeking to attract more visitors from Greece by promoting its culture, gastronomy, events and surrounding countryside as part of a year-round tourism offering, according to Nicosia regional tourism ...

Eurobank repurchased more than 1.05 million of its own shares between September 28 and October 2 at a total cost of €5.02 million, as part of its ongoing share buyback programme. The bank announced ...

Sustainable debt is becoming a more significant part of Cyprus’ financial market, although the country remains heavily dependent on a small number of government and banking issuances and has yet ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) recently released its risk dashboard for the second quarter of 2026, confirming that banks across the EU and EEA continue to operate from a position of ...

Services accounted for more than half of the EU’s business economy value added in 2024, with the sector also employing more than half of the bloc’s business workforce, according ...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) recently published its 2027 Work Programme, setting out plans to expand financial market supervision, simplify regulation and make greater use of data and artificial ...

The second ECT Forum will bring together academics, researchers, technology specialists and industry representatives in Nicosia on October 8 to examine how artificial intelligence and emerging technologies are changing the skills ...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, recently launched a new Union Strategic Supervisory Priority (USSP) to help embrace innovation while protecting ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting September 28: Cyprus is heading into the autumn with one of the strongest growth rates in the EU, but ...

Industrial 5G is entering a more mature phase as enterprises move beyond testing the technology and increasingly assess whether it can deliver measurable operational and financial gains, according to market ...

Global AI glasses shipments reached 4.2 million units in the first half of 2026, marking a 127 per cent year-on-year increase according to research firm Omdia. The market remains an emerging category with ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has launched a tender seeking insurance providers to supply coverage under contracts initially lasting three years. The tender, numbered 19/2026, covers the CBC’s insurance ...

The new appointments to the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) board were formally confirmed on Friday, with Panikos Vakkou taking up his duties as an executive board member and Marios ...

Low-cost airline Wizz Air launched its new Larnaca-Madrid route in September as part of its wider effort to expand its Cyprus network, with network director Andras Szabo saying the airline ...

The European Union imported 2.9 million tonnes of coffee from non-EU nations during 2025, marking a sharp increase in overall spend compared to a decade earlier, according to a report from Eurostat. ...

Global true wireless stereo shipments fell 0.7 per cent year-on-year to 82.1 million units in the second quarter of 2026, marking the first annual drop for the sector since mid-2023, technology research firm ...

Market intelligence firm IDC recently launched IDC Quanta, a tool designed to help security leaders strengthen investment cases with external research and peer benchmarks when seeking approval from company boards. ...

The Nicosia regional tourism board (Etap Nicosia) used an event in Athens on Friday to promote the capital as a destination for Greek visitors, highlighting its cultural attractions, business links, ...

The National Bank of Greece purchased 1,218,453 of its own common shares between September 22, 2026, and September 29, 2026, as part of the initial tranche of its ongoing share buyback programme, the lender announced ...

Alpha Bank will unveil its nine-month financial results for 2026 on October 30, 2026, while initiating a board committee restructuring following a director’s departure, the Greek lender confirmed in announcements released this ...

The Cyprus Fiscal Council on Friday called for a shift away from broad tax cuts as a response to inflation, arguing in a presentation covering developments through August 2026 that support ...