Business & Finance

Sunday 25 January | 12:29

Cyprus shipping minister to attend EU meetings and Athens MoU signing

Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanolis departed Cyprus on Sunday for a working visit to Brussels and Athens, covering the period from January 25 to January 30. According to an announcement by the ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Sunday 25 January | 08:30

Cyprus extends deadline for €67.5m agricultural investment schemes

The Agriculture Ministry has announced that an extension has been granted for the submission of applications regarding the Major Investment Measure and the Young Farmer Installation intervention. The decision to ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Sunday 25 January | 12:29

Cyprus shipping minister to attend EU meetings and Athens MoU signing

Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanolis departed Cyprus on Sunday for a working visit to Brussels and Athens, covering the period from January 25 to January 30. According to an announcement by the ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Sunday 25 January | 09:00

Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting January 19: Raids on betting agencies are being carried out by “undercover” agents as part of stepped-up checks by ...

By Souzana Psara

Sunday 25 January | 08:30

Cyprus extends deadline for €67.5m agricultural investment schemes

The Agriculture Ministry has announced that an extension has been granted for the submission of applications regarding the Major Investment Measure and the Young Farmer Installation intervention. The decision to ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Sunday 25 January | 10:30

EBA and ECB to implement fresh standards for environmental data reporting

The Joint Bank Reporting Committee recently published its Work Programme for 2026, outlining the primary priorities and deliverables designed to harmonise the European banking sector. In parallel with this release, the ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Sunday 25 January | 07:30

Cypriot firm to list new employee shares on CSE

Cypriot technology company NETinfo announced this week that 192,310 new ordinary shares issued as free shares to staff will be admitted to trading on the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE). The announcement ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Saturday 24 January | 08:00

Euro area gross debt rises as deficit hits 2.9 per cent of GDP

The euro area recorded an increase in gross debt equivalent to 4.5 per cent of quarterly GDP during the third quarter of 2025, according to data published by Eurostat this week. The ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Cyprus Business News

Sunday 25 January | 12:29

Cyprus shipping minister to attend EU meetings and Athens MoU signing

Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanolis departed Cyprus on Sunday for a working visit to Brussels and Athens, covering the period from January 25 to January 30. According to an announcement by the ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Sunday 25 January | 09:00

Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting January 19: Raids on betting agencies are being carried out by “undercover” agents as part of stepped-up checks by ...

By Souzana Psara

Sunday 25 January | 08:30

Cyprus extends deadline for €67.5m agricultural investment schemes

The Agriculture Ministry has announced that an extension has been granted for the submission of applications regarding the Major Investment Measure and the Young Farmer Installation intervention. The decision to ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Sunday 25 January | 07:30

Cypriot firm to list new employee shares on CSE

Cypriot technology company NETinfo announced this week that 192,310 new ordinary shares issued as free shares to staff will be admitted to trading on the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE). The announcement ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Saturday 24 January | 09:02

Cyprus Business Now: Eurobank bond, property sales, NPLs, shipping, Alpha Bank

Business & economy wrap-up from the day before Eurobank on Friday announced that it had successfully priced a €400 million issuance of fixed rate reset subordinated tier 2 notes, marking a major ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Saturday 24 January | 07:00

CTC board to approve 2024 financial results

The Cyprus Trading Corporation announced this week that its board of directors will convene at the end of the month to finalise key financial results. Specifically, in an announcement on ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Friday 23 January | 15:02

Shipping firm expands fleet with order for two new vessels

Safe Bulkers, Inc., the Limassol-linked dry-bulk shipowner listed on the New York Stock Exchange and an international provider of marine dry bulk transportation services, has entered into an agreement for ...

By Souzana Psara

Banking and Finance

Sunday 25 January | 10:30

EBA and ECB to implement fresh standards for environmental data reporting

The Joint Bank Reporting Committee recently published its Work Programme for 2026, outlining the primary priorities and deliverables designed to harmonise the European banking sector. In parallel with this release, the ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Friday 23 January | 17:02

Greek banks pivot to new revenue models as customer habits shift

Greek banks are currently designing new development models and orienting themselves toward fresh sources of revenue and profitability as their customer base changes rapidly. According to a report by Greek ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Friday 23 January | 13:48

Alpha Bank Cyprus loan portfolio sale to be reviewed by competition authority

The Cyprus Commission for the Protection of Competition announced on Friday that it had received a merger notification concerning the acquisition of a portfolio of non-performing loans from Alpha Bank ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Friday 23 January | 13:13

Eurobank attracts strong international demand for €400m bond

Friday 23 January | 12:45

Cyprus banks strengthen asset quality as non-performing loans fall further

Thursday 22 January | 17:02

National Bank of Greece approves new board member

Shipping

Sunday 25 January | 12:29

Cyprus shipping minister to attend EU meetings and Athens MoU signing

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Friday 23 January | 15:02

Shipping firm expands fleet with order for two new vessels

By Souzana Psara

Friday 23 January | 09:15

Cyprus shipping shows resilience amid global industry pressures

By Souzana Psara

Thursday 22 January | 13:00

Cyprus shipping minister outlines EU presidency goals during London visit

By Souzana Psara

Thursday 22 January | 11:01

Columbia Group announces strategic expansion in India

By Souzana Psara

Thursday 22 January | 10:56

Shipping firm relocates to Cyprus to fuel growth

By Souzana Psara

Startups and Innovation

Friday 23 January | 15:48

SOFTSWISS appoints first chief AI officer

International technology company SOFTSWISS has announced the appointment of Denis Romanovskiy as its first Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, elevating artificial intelligence to the C-suite level at the company. The company ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Friday 23 January | 08:10

Cyprus-based fintech rides record year for stablecoin adoption

Cyprus-based INXY Payments has reported a sharp global acceleration in stablecoin adoption across multiple industries, as the Limassol-headquartered fintech revealed that it had surpassed $2 billion in annual transaction volume. The ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Thursday 22 January | 12:09

Research and Innovation Foundation to overhaul grant management system

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) on Thursday announced the launch of a consultation process, regarding new rules for participation in its funding programmes. The foundation confirmed that these new ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Tuesday 20 January | 13:35

AI-driven approach to bus tracking takes first prize at Cyprus Transport Hackathon

A persistent flaw in Cyprus’ public transport tracking systems took centre stage at the first Cyprus Transport Hackathon, where a multidisciplinary team won first prize with an artificial-intelligence solution designed ...

By Souzana Psara

Tuesday 20 January | 10:35

CEO confidence in revenue growth sinks to five-year low, PwC finds

CEO confidence in revenue growth has fallen to a 5-year low, according to PwC’s 2026 Global CEO Survey, highlighting growing pressure from artificial intelligence, geopolitical risks and cyber threats. The ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Tourism

Tuesday 20 January | 10:17

Larnaca tourism outlook ‘very positive’ for 2026

The tourism outlook for Larnaca in 2026 is shaping up as “very positive”, according to the president of the Larnaca Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nakis Antoniou. This assessment is a ...

By Souzana Psara

Monday 19 January | 15:37

Kanika to build €53 million hotel on Sodap coastal site

Wine cooperative Sodap shareholders approved, by an overwhelming majority, the long-term rental of the organisation’s coastal plot in Kato Paphos, clearing the way for the construction of a five-star ...

By Souzana Psara

Monday 19 January | 13:49 Tourism

Israel and UK lead Cyprus tourism surge in December

Cyprus record a sharp rise in tourist arrivals in December 2025, driven primarily by visitors from Israel and the United Kingdom, according to data released on Monday by the Cyprus Statistical ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Property

Friday 23 January | 12:32

Cyprus real estate sales jump 15 per cent to hit €4.7bn in 2025

The Cypriot real estate market recorded a strong performance in 2025, with the total value of property transfers exceeding €4.7 billion and the number of sales documents rising by 15 per cent compared ...

By Souzana Psara

Thursday 22 January | 11:08

Bazaraki remains unchallenged as ‘No.1 real-estate choice in Cyprus’

Searching for property in Cyprus has gone fully digital—and new research confirms that Bazaraki is where everything happens. According to the latest research conducted by Pulse Market Research in ...

By CM Guest Columnist

Wednesday 21 January | 16:32 Real estate

Electronic auctions reshape property sales in Cyprus

Thirty-six per cent of published electronic property auctions in Cyprus are suspended following agreements reached between borrowers and lenders, the Cyprus Banking Association said during a press conference held to ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Wednesday 21 January | 09:40

Affordable housing or unchecked investment?

Affordable housing in Cyprus is not threatened by development itself, but by the absence of effective preventive control over property acquisitions by third-country nationals. In the vast majority of cases, ...

By George Coucounis

Energy

image Natural gas production from block 10 could start in 2030

Friday 23 January |

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Natural gas production from block 10 could start in 2030

Plans for further natural gas drilling in Cyprus’ gas-bearing blocks 5 and 10, as well as the prospect of expanding cooperation with US energy giant ExxonMobil, were discussed at the Presidential Palace ...

By Johanna Pauls

Friday 23 January | 12:13

Cyprus economy grows cleaner as emissions per euro fall sharply

Greenhouse gas emissions across the EU fell again, with Cyprus recording a sharp reduction in emissions relative to economic output, according to new Eurostat data. Specifically, Eurostat reported on Friday ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Wednesday 21 January | 13:04

Cyprus renewable energy use in transport slips

Renewable energy use in transport across the European Union edged higher in 2024, but Cyprus recorded a slight decline, according to a report from Eurostat released on Wednesday. The figures show ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Saturday 17 January | 07:30

EU carbon tax revenue triples in six years reaching €51 billion

Revenue from carbon dioxide related taxes across the European Union experienced a surge between 2017 and 2023, climbing from €15 billion to €51 billion. According to Eurostat, these levies, which are strictly applied to ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Market spotlight

Saturday 24 January | 10:00

City Friends Club removes nearly 200 tonnes of waste across Cyprus in 2025

By Press Release

Saturday 24 January | 09:30

‘Warm Embrace’: EKO implements heating oil scheme fourth year running

By Press Release

Thursday 22 January | 16:21

Cablenet: new standards in mobile connectivity with 5G Unlimited Plans launch

By Press Release

Thursday 22 January | 16:13

Lidl Cyprus presents new socioeconomic impact assessment for 2024

By Press Release

Thursday 22 January | 11:22

EUPP5: launch of European Presidency project on civil society, democracy

By Press Release

Cyprus 4.0

Wednesday 24 December 2025 | 15:30

She entered IT as an ‘experiment’. She stayed as a leader

A little over five years ago, Antonina Zinovenko, now manager of art department at Wargaming, stepped away from media and advertising and into IT, carrying no technical background whatsoever, only ...

By Souzana Psara

Wednesday 24 December 2025 | 12:10

Cyprus innovation on the rise: Broadening participation and opportunity

By Marilena Paraskeva Marilena Paraskeva is Head of Funding Programmes at the Research & Innovation Foundation Cyprus is steadily strengthening its position as a regional hub for research and innovation. ...

By CM Guest Columnist

Tuesday 23 December 2025 | 15:30

At the intersection of tech, communication and community: Artemis Pnevmatikou’s story

Her path was shaped less by long term plans and more by a curiosity that carried her across industries, until TechIsland offered a mission that immediately resonated with her. As ...

By Souzana Psara

Tuesday 23 December 2025 | 12:00

Why Cyprus tech needs more women CEOs and board members

Eurostat data shows Cyprus has seen rapid growth in ICT employment over the past decade, with the strongest gains among women. A Cyprus Mail report, citing Eurostat, puts average annual ...

By Panis Pieri

Monday 22 December 2025 | 15:30

How Tanya Romanyukha is helping Cyprus think bigger about tech

Tanya Romanyukha, General Manager of TechIsland and Leader of the Women in Tech Cyprus chapter, has spent the past decade building and connecting tech communities across Ukraine, the US, Europe ...

By Souzana Psara

image Liudmila Marochkina on leading technology through systems, not code

Monday 22 December 2025 | 12:00

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Cyprus shipping minister to attend EU meetings and Athens MoU signing

Cyprus extends deadline for €67.5m agricultural investment schemes

Cyprus shipping minister to attend EU meetings and Athens MoU signing

Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up

Cyprus extends deadline for €67.5m agricultural investment schemes

EBA and ECB to implement fresh standards for environmental data reporting

Cypriot firm to list new employee shares on CSE

Euro area gross debt rises as deficit hits 2.9 per cent of GDP

Cyprus Business News

Cyprus shipping minister to attend EU meetings and Athens MoU signing

Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up

Cyprus extends deadline for €67.5m agricultural investment schemes

Cypriot firm to list new employee shares on CSE

Cyprus Business Now: Eurobank bond, property sales, NPLs, shipping, Alpha Bank

CTC board to approve 2024 financial results

Shipping firm expands fleet with order for two new vessels

Banking and Finance

EBA and ECB to implement fresh standards for environmental data reporting

Greek banks pivot to new revenue models as customer habits shift

Alpha Bank Cyprus loan portfolio sale to be reviewed by competition authority

Eurobank attracts strong international demand for €400m bond

Cyprus banks strengthen asset quality as non-performing loans fall further

National Bank of Greece approves new board member

Shipping

Cyprus shipping minister to attend EU meetings and Athens MoU signing

Shipping firm expands fleet with order for two new vessels

Cyprus shipping shows resilience amid global industry pressures

Cyprus shipping minister outlines EU presidency goals during London visit

Columbia Group announces strategic expansion in India

Shipping firm relocates to Cyprus to fuel growth

Startups and Innovation

SOFTSWISS appoints first chief AI officer

Cyprus-based fintech rides record year for stablecoin adoption

Research and Innovation Foundation to overhaul grant management system

AI-driven approach to bus tracking takes first prize at Cyprus Transport Hackathon

CEO confidence in revenue growth sinks to five-year low, PwC finds

Tourism

Larnaca tourism outlook ‘very positive’ for 2026

Kanika to build €53 million hotel on Sodap coastal site

Israel and UK lead Cyprus tourism surge in December

Property

Cyprus real estate sales jump 15 per cent to hit €4.7bn in 2025

Bazaraki remains unchallenged as ‘No.1 real-estate choice in Cyprus’

Electronic auctions reshape property sales in Cyprus

Affordable housing or unchecked investment?

Energy

Natural gas production from block 10 could start in 2030

Cyprus economy grows cleaner as emissions per euro fall sharply

Cyprus renewable energy use in transport slips

EU carbon tax revenue triples in six years reaching €51 billion

Market spotlight

City Friends Club removes nearly 200 tonnes of waste across Cyprus in 2025

‘Warm Embrace’: EKO implements heating oil scheme fourth year running

Cablenet: new standards in mobile connectivity with 5G Unlimited Plans launch

Lidl Cyprus presents new socioeconomic impact assessment for 2024

EUPP5: launch of European Presidency project on civil society, democracy

Cyprus 4.0

She entered IT as an ‘experiment’. She stayed as a leader

Cyprus innovation on the rise: Broadening participation and opportunity

At the intersection of tech, communication and community: Artemis Pnevmatikou’s story

Why Cyprus tech needs more women CEOs and board members

How Tanya Romanyukha is helping Cyprus think bigger about tech

Liudmila Marochkina on leading technology through systems, not code

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