Kyriacos Nicolaou

Cyprus authorities were recently alerted to 65 non-food products posing potential health and safety risks, the Consumer Protection Service said on Monday. The products were identified in the markets of various ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) announced on Monday that it has reached a €100,000 settlement with RoboMarkets Ltd over possible breaches of investment services and financial markets rules. CySEC ...

Alpha Bank S.A. repurchased 1,010,005 of its own shares for a total consideration of €4,672,857.51 between August 14, 2026 and August 21, 2026. The bank publicly announced the financial transactions on Monday, following up on ...

International gaming giant Allwyn AG repurchased 496,449 of its own shares for an aggregate consideration of €6,972,174.76 between August 17, 2026 and August 21, 2026. The company formally announced the share acquisition on Monday, as part ...

Cyprus had collected and spent exactly €5.43 billion by the end of July, according to a report from the Treasury, putting the execution of state revenue and expenditure at the same ...

Viva.com takes over Cyprus state electronic payments infrastructure Cyprus has awarded Viva.com a contract to provide electronic transaction processing services for the state, bringing a four-year procurement process ...

Cypriot investment firm Demetra Holdings Plc repurchased 3,396 of its own shares on August 21, 2026, as part of an authorised share buyback programme. The share acquisition was executed after previous authorisation was ...

Cypriot travel company Top Kinisis Travel Public Ltd announced on Monday that its board of directors will come together next month to examine its financial performance for the first half ...

Eurobank S.A. spent almost €5.88m repurchasing more than 1.3m of its own shares on Euronext Athens between August 17, 2026 and August 21, 2026. The lender announced the acquisition on Monday, as part ...

Low-cost carrier Wizz Air has become the official airline partner of Mountain Games Cyprus 2026, boosting European accessibility for the flagship sporting event taking place next month. The coordinator of the ...

Investors should focus less on whether to use funds, direct investments or co-investments and more on whether they have the expertise and infrastructure to manage private-market investments themselves, according to ...

The global foldable smartphone market is expected to grow by more than 20 per cent a year through 2028, with annual shipments projected to reach 36 million units as leading manufacturers introduce new ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) has updated the indicators it uses to assess domestically driven and cyclical inflation in the euro area, introducing methodological changes designed to make the measures ...

The European Union’s labour force is far more resilient to economic downturns than its US counterpart, although the headline stability masks much greater pain among young, less-educated and non-native ...

Global augmented reality display shipments are forecast to reach 21 million units by 2030, overtaking virtual reality display shipments at 19 million units, according to research firm Omdia’s latest forecast for the ...

Cyprus could strengthen its position as an international financial centre by using its European regulatory framework as a competitive advantage rather than treating regulation simply as a cost, according to ...

The growing use of stablecoins could make it much easier for people and businesses in emerging markets to access foreign currencies, potentially accelerating dollarisation and creating new challenges for policymakers, ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting August 17: Cyprus has broken into Europe’s ten largest video game industries by revenue, with more than 400 companies ...

Cyprus must look beyond the immediate public cost of the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) and consider whether the project can transform the country from an electrically isolated island into an ...

The way euro area banks fund themselves can significantly affect how quickly and fully changes in ECB interest rates reach businesses and households, according to a recent working paper by ...

Global wearable band shipments fell 2 per cent year on year in the second quarter of 2026, but the overall decline concealed a widening divide in consumer preferences, according to the latest ...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Union’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, this week launched a consultation on new annual reporting rules aimed at giving regulators ...

Africa’s smartphone market recorded its first year-on-year decline in three years in the second quarter of 2026, with shipments falling 7 per cent as rising device prices put growing pressure on ...

Plug and Play Cyprus has unveiled its first cohort of 10 startups, following the launch of its activities on the island in April as Cyprus continues to build momentum as an ...