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The Cyprus Union of Bank Employees (ETYK) has renewed its collective agreement with card payments and processing company JCC until 2022. The trade union explained that since the Bank of Cyprus ...

US technology company Microsoft has acquired content moderation platform and profanity filter Two Hat. Two Hat’s content moderation platform utilises artificial intelligence (AI) to classify, filter and escalate human ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday outlined the government’s Action Plan, aimed at establishing Cyprus as “a prosperous, reliable and competitive business hub.” “We are keen on providing the conditions ...

Taking place over November 10-12 at the Cyprus International Fair in Nicosia, the Eastern Mediterranean Energy Conference and Exhibition (EMC) will focus on a wide range of crucial issues related ...

Cyprus Deputy Minister of Shipping Vasilis Demetriades travelled to Glasgow on Friday to take part in the shipping industry’s official COP 26 sideline event, entitled ‘Shaping the Future of Shipping’, ...

Royal Caribbean International is expected to continue using Limassol as a home port for some of its cruises in 2022, port management company DP World Limassol said on Thursday. DP World ...

The Ministry of Finance said that the recently released data on unemployment ‘confirms that the Cypriot economy has entered a growth phase’. The total number of unemployed people fell sharply ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) released a statement this week refuting any suggestions that the investment sector is experiencing an employee number contraction. This relates to publications in ...

Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA) and Invest Cyprus’ seventh iteration of the International Funds Summit drew international attention to the island’s progress and potential as a fund management and ...

Alpha Bank Cyprus has announced the appointment of Michael Colakides as its new chairman of the board of directors. “The choice of Michael Colakides, who has served successfully in leadership ...

The Cyprus property market is suffering from a misalignment between what is primarily available and what is being sought after by property seekers, a report from independent real estate asset ...

Retail trade experienced a boom in Cyprus during August, both in terms of value and volume. According to data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat), the Turnover Value Index ...

The government’s policy priorities remain the same despite the adverse effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Minister of Finance Constantinos Petrides said at the 7th International Funds Summit on Monday. “...

The Human Resources Development Authority (HRDA) of Cyprus has appointed a new director general, with Yiannis Mourouzides having taken over the position on November 1. The appointment was confirmed following a ...

The Pancyprian Robotex Robotics Competition made its return earlier this month following two years of cancellations due to the pandemic and its resulting restrictions. Organised by the Cyprus Computer Society (...

The Cypriot economy is expected to grow more than previously expected according to a report by the University of Cyprus Economic Research Centre. According to the report, Cyprus’ real GDP ...

The Beau Rivage Hotel in Larnaca has begun to be demolished, a process estimated to take somewhere between two and three months to be completed. As confirmed by NCH Managing ...

The International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) high-level conference on Covid-19 took place earlier this month, with the conference exploring the issues around the aviation industry’s recovery, as well ...

According to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat), industrial production marked a year-on-year increase of 9.3 per cent in the period of January – August 2021. According to the Cystat data, the Industrial Production ...

Quant Insight (Qi), a new quantitative financial market analytics and trading insights provider, announced on Wednesday that it has opened its new headquarters in Limassol. The company also has offices ...

The total amount of non-performing loans (NPLs) decreased by approximately €8 million in July over the previous month. This has resulted in a reduction of the NPLs index to 17.4 per cent ...

Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Christodoulos Angastiniotis has accused labour unions of making demands that are both unrealistic and unfeasible for businesses. “Unions must realise the severity of ...

Hellenic Bank has released new eco-friendly credit and debit cards made out of biodegradable material. Available since Monday, October 25, in Mastercard form, the new cards require 82 per cent less PVC (...

Approximately one in five (21 per cent) people in Britain have a foreign holiday booked at the moment, easyJet’s ‘Taking The Temperature’ report has revealed. Moreover, roughly a quarter of ...