Kyriacos Nicolaou

Rail travel across the European Union reached a record high in 2024, though rail freight transport saw a slight decrease, according to Eurostat. Specifically, a total of 443 billion passenger-kilometres (pkm) were ...

Alpha Bank on Monday announced that it has completed the acquisition of substantially all assets and liabilities of AstroBank Public Company Ltd. This has resulted in the creation of Cyprus’ ...

The EU’s net foreign direct investment (FDI) position, in relation to the rest of the world, increased by 16.5 per cent in 2024 compared with 2023, according to Eurostat. This increase was ...

European Union agricultural output value dropped by 0.9 per cent in 2024, continuing a slight downward trend for the second consecutive year, according to Eurostat. The total value of EU agricultural output ...

Cyprus is expected to see a significant increase in winter holiday programmes from major British tour operators, according to Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis, who spoke after the conclusion ...

The Saudi Film Commission (SFC), a sector-specific commission of the Saudi Ministry of Culture, today unveiled a new state-of-the-art virtual production soundstage at JAX Film Studios, the Kingdom’s latest ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has published its latest bulletin titled “Cyprus Interest Rates in a European Context: Analysis and Comparison”, offering a comprehensive examination of Cypriot lending and ...

Services production in the euro area saw a slight increase in August 2025, while the European Union registered a decline, according to seasonally adjusted figures released on Friday by Eurostat. Monthly ...

Total expenditure on social protection benefits in the EU reached €4.92 trillion according to early estimates for 2024 released on Friday by Eurostat. This marks a 6.9 per cent increase compared with the ...

The government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, OpenAI, Inc., and Freedom Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: FRHC), the parent company of Freedom24, have signed a strategic agreement to expand the country’s ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has released a new retail investor guide on navigating digital finance safely to mark its participation in World Investor Week 2025.The guide was ...

Eurolife has entered a strategic partnership with the Karaiskakio Foundation, seeking to bolster research efforts and humanitarian work, as well as inspiring a culture of giving across Cyprus. “The goal ...

A number of publicly listed Cypriot firms on Friday announced upcoming meetings and key financial decisions, including scheduling board meetings to review mid-year results and ratifying a material transaction with ...

The volume of retail trade decreased marginally by 0.1 per cent in the euro area and remained stable in the European Union (EU) in September 2025, according to preliminary estimates by Eurostat. ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC), in collaboration with the Education Ministry, will hold an educational event on November 10 to mark World Savings Day, celebrated globally on October 31. The event, ...

Cypriot businesses are invited to a webinar on November 10, 2025, to discuss the evaluation of the European Union–Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EU-Japan EPA), officials announced. According to the announcement, circulated ...

Cyprus is expected to see a significant increase in winter holiday programmes from major British tour operators, according to Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis, who spoke after the conclusion ...

Negotiated wage growth is expected to slow in 2025 and beyond, according to the latest reading of the European Central Bank (ECB) wage tracker, which has been updated to include data ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has reached a settlement with investment firm Aquilla Nummus Ltd following an investigation into possible breaches of anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regulations. ...

Industrial producer prices decreased by 0.1 per cent in both the euro area and the EU in September 2025, compared with August 2025, according to Eurostat. This followed a larger monthly fall of 0.4 ...

ASBISc Enterprises Plc, a Cyprus-based distributor of ICT and IoT products across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, reported robust financial results for the third quarter and the nine months ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued a public warning to investors regarding a series of online platforms that are not authorised to provide investment services or perform ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve), as coordinator of the Enterprise Europe Network Cyprus, announced this week that the European Commission’s ENV Deforestation Team has scheduled online ...

The governor and senior officials of the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) presented the next steps in the transition to the second and final part of the digital euro project’...