Kyriacos Nicolaou

Greek systemic banks have been placed among the European banking sector’s strongest performers by UBS, which has issued a buy recommendation on all four major Greek banking groups and ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has launched a consultation on new rules covering investment firms whose assets exceed €30 billion, setting out how the threshold should be calculated and when firms ...

EU industrial production rebounded in 2025 after two consecutive annual declines, with the value of sold manufactured goods rising by 2.9 per cent in inflation-adjusted terms, according to a report from Eurostat. ...

Smartphone shipments across the Middle East excluding Turkey fell 19 per cent year-on-year to 10.6 million units in the second quarter of 2026, as rising prices, supply constraints and geopolitical uncertainty pushed vendors ...

Cyprus data expert says high-value services can rival software exports Cyprus can become a base for exporting high-value data expertise to technology companies across Europe and the United States as ...

Euro area consumers became slightly more optimistic about inflation and economic growth in July, although the latest European Central Bank (ECB) survey comes as Cyprus continues to face significantly stronger ...

The European Union recorded a €21.8 billion trade deficit during the second quarter of 2026, marking the bloc’s first negative balance since the middle of 2023, according to Eurostat. Goods imported from ...

Greece’s state budget recorded a €5.77 billion primary surplus in the first seven months of 2026, comfortably exceeding the €4.42 billion target, according to budget execution data released this week. The primary ...

The share of workers using artificial intelligence on the job has doubled in two years, reaching 52 per cent in 2026, while users report saving a median of three hours a week, ...

Satellite internet of things (IoT) connections are forecast to surge from 7.7 million in 2023 to 197.7 million by 2035, according to new research by Omdia, as businesses increasingly turn to satellite networks for ...

The global enterprise application market grew 13 per cent by mid-2026, but the latest figures show AI’s impact is being felt unevenly across software categories, according to IDC research. In ...

Demand in Limassol’s residential market is increasingly shifting toward homes that offer more than space and location, with buyers weighing wellness, community and daily convenience alongside traditional criteria such ...

The Association of Cyprus Banks (ACB) expanded its financial literacy initiatives during 2025 and the first half of 2026, supporting national efforts to improve financial education as Cyprus experienced strong economic growth ...

EU imports of goods from outside the bloc rose 9.9 per cent in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the previous quarter, while exports increased 5.4 per cent, according to Eurostat, as ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) is moving ahead with plans to build an integrated European market for tokenised assets, Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said on Wednesday, warning that fragmented ...

Cyprus faces three credit rating decisions in September Cyprus is due to receive three credit rating decisions in September, with DBRS Morningstar, Standard & Poor’s and Capital Intelligence Ratings ...

RIF offers Cyprus startups support to attend Slush 2026 The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) on Wednesday opened applications for up to 15 Cyprus startups to take part in Slush 2026 in Helsinki ...

Allwyn AG updated its 2026 financial calendar on Wednesday, confirming the publication date for its preliminary financial results covering the second quarter of 2026. The multinational lottery operator will release its Q2 2026 ...

Alpha Bank’s voting rights in Alpha Trust Holdings reached 100 per cent on August 24, 2026, after the Greek bank acquired the final 69,324 shares in the company through the completion of a ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has imposed a €100 administrative fine on Eurotrade Investment RGB Ltd for failing to submit a required regulatory form within the prescribed deadline. The ...

Lordos United Public Ltd announced on Wednesday that it will propose a €200,000 final dividend to shareholders at its annual general meeting on September 23, 2026, with the company also set to review ...

The Nicosia regional tourism board (Etap) will host a tourism event in Athens on October 2, 2026, as part of an effort to attract more visitors from Greece and promote the capital’...

Cypriot investment firm Demetra Holdings has clarified that the appointment of company official Ioannis Eirinarchos to the board of technology company Logicom was made in his personal capacity and does ...

Cyprus represents a leading example of how diversifying tourism markets can help absorb the loss of a major source of visitors, according to a new report examining how destinations have ...