Banking and Finance

Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Christodoulos Patsalides has stressed the importance of Cyprus’ active role within the Eurosystem, highlighting both the responsibilities and opportunities stemming from participation in Europe’...

The Bank of Cyprus (BoC) on Monday announced that investment firm Wellington Management Group LLP has crossed the 5 per cent threshold in voting rights, according to a TR-1 notification of ...

The Bank of Cyprus (BoC) has not yet made a decision on whether to establish a representative office in Greece, it emerged on Friday. According to a report by Philenews, ...

Hellenic Bank and Eurobank Cyprus this week announced that a unified schedule of rights and charges will take effect in Cyprus from November 3, 2025, as part of their ongoing merger, aiming ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) this week announced a new policy statement setting out the fees that financial entities must pay under the European Union’s Digital Operational ...

Compensation payments of about €44.36 million were made to 4,524 affected depositors and holders of securities from the 2013 banking crisis, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters at the ...

The Cyprus Development Bank (CDB bank) on Thursday issued a clarification regarding media reports suggesting that the company may be the subject of an acquisition. “There is nothing specific to ...

The Cyprus competition commission on Thursday confirmed reception of a notification that Alpha Bank S.A., either directly or through Alpha Finance Investment Services S.M.S.A., intends to ...

The Bank of Cyprus on Thursday announced that the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), its last remaining legacy shareholder, has sold its entire stake in the lender. The ...

Consumer credit costs in Cyprus rose in July 2025 while overall new lending volumes fell sharply, according to the latest statistics released by the Central Bank of Cyprus. The figures, published ...

Bank employees’ union Etyk has issued a circular addressing growing speculation surrounding a potential takeover of the Cyprus Development Bank (CDB bank), stressing that it is monitoring developments closely. Etyk ...

The Bank of Cyprus Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of a new member to its board of directors. The announcement was published on September 1, 2025, through the Cyprus Stock Exchange. ...

The merger between Hellenic Bank and Eurobank Cyprus began today, September 1, 2025, with the transfer of all assets and liabilities of Eurobank Cyprus to Hellenic Bank. At the same time, the ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) on Monday launched a new quiz designed to help investors assess their ability to recognise investment fraud. According to an official announcement, the ...

Hellenic Bank has received all necessary supervisory approvals to complete its merger with Eurobank Cyprus on September 1, according to the announcement, marking what it described as a new chapter for ...

Deposits of Cypriot businesses reached a historic €12.5 billion in July 2025, up from €11.7 billion at the end of last year and €9.18 billion in December 2019, according to Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) ...

Cyprus’ public debt is expected to fall close to 50 per cent of GDP by the end of 2025, well ahead of earlier targets that foresaw a drop below 60 per cent by ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a new report on the use of technology tools in anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) supervision, also known ...

Eurobank has acquired 1,334,684 of its own shares between August 11-14, according to an announcement released this week. The bank reported that the average purchase price per share was €3.45, with a ...

The National Bank of Greece has acquired 300,000 of its own shares during the period from August 7 to August 14, at a weighted average price of €13.1384 per share, with a total cost ...

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) on Wednesday announced that trading of the 13-week government bonds, 5th issuance of 2025, with the code TB13E25, will be suspended. Trading will be halted ...

Euromoney, an international magazine focused on banking, finance and financial markets, has named the Bank of Cyprus (BoC) the best bank in Cyprus in its 2025 awards for excellence. This marks ...

The non-performing loans (NPL) ratio of the Cypriot banking sector remained steady at 5.9 per cent in May, when compared with April 2025, the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) said in a ...

The Finance Ministry has formally designated the authorities responsible for ensuring compliance with the European Union’s digital operational resilience rules in the financial sector. The announcement, published in the ...