Banking and Finance

OPEC on Monday cut its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2024 reflecting data received so far this year and also lowered its projection for next year, marking the producer ...

Rising interest rates, which have led to increased borrowing costs, have consequently weighed heavily on mortgage demand in Cyprus, according to Delfi Partners’ analysis, which examined data for the first ...

General Motors and Barclays said on Monday they have signed a long-term credit card partnership agreement to let customers earn and redeem reward points on new Buicks, Cadillacs and other ...

Adobe on Monday said it has started publicly distributing an AI model that can generate video from text prompts, joining the growing field of companies trying to upend film and ...

Cyprus’ potential as a prime investment destination received a boost with last week’s inauguration of two major manufacturing facilities, the Olympus dairy plant in Nicosia and the Kassatly beverage ...

Rising interest rates that gave rise to increased borrowing costs have weighed heavily on mortgage demand in Cyprus, according to Delfi Partners’ analysis, which looked at data for the first ...

Britain on Sunday launched a first formal strategy for industry in seven years, as the new Labour government pledged greater stability and certainty for businesses on the eve of a ...

The Cyprus Statistical Service (CyStat) reported robust growth across key sectors of the economy in the first half of 2024, with manufacturing, construction, and tourism showing notable gains. Manufacturing production rose ...

JPMorgan Chase’s third-quarter profit beat expectations as strong investment banking performance and rising interest payments offset a hit from bigger loan loss provisions, sending its shares up before the ...

Oil prices softened on Friday but were set for a second weekly gain as investors weighed the impact of hurricane damage on U.S. demand against any broad supply disruption ...

The pound was pinned around a one month low on the dollar on Friday, getting little support from data that showed Britain’s economy returned to growth in August. Sterling ...

Volkswagen Group on Friday reported a 7 per cent decline in third-quarter global deliveries, showing how Europe’s car industry is facing tough challenges, including weak demand from China and high ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting October 7: Cyprus’ ambitions to transform itself into a tech hub are facing significant challenges, as tech firms warn ...

U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Friday, ahead of the third-quarter earnings season kickoff, after hotter-than-expected September inflation data solidified expectations for a 25-basis-point rate cut by the ...

Britain’s economy grew in August after two consecutive months of stagnation, providing some relief to finance minister Rachel Reeves ahead of the new Labour government’s first budget later ...

Spain’s largest fashion companies will start collecting discarded clothes from April next year as part of a voluntary pilot scheme to manage textile waste that anticipates EU regulations expected ...

IKEA annual sales fell 5% after the Swedish budget homeware retailer cut prices in a bid to attract more shoppers and maintain its share of a shrinking home furniture market, but ...

Some 400 women in shipping from 40 different countries are currently participating in the 50th Anniversary World Congress of the Women’s International Shipping and Trade Association (WISTA International), which began on ...

The biggest shareholder in Sainsbury’s, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), is selling 306 million pounds ($399 million) worth of shares in the British supermarket group, reducing its holding by about 5 per ...

The 7th annual ‘Young Entrepreneurship Awards’, organised by Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) with support from the Ministry of Energy, Commerce, and Industry and Hellenic Bank, celebrated young ...

The University of Cyprus’ Centre of Excellence “Koios” has launched the “SPARROW” (Solid Preparedness and Resilience for Robust Operations during disaster Wilderness) project, aaimed at enhanced disaster resilience for Europe. ...

Some 400 women in shipping from 40 different countries are participating in the 50th Anniversary World Congress of the Women’s International Shipping and Trade Association (WISTA International), which started on Thursday ...

CEO Elon Musk showcased on Thursday a long-awaited robotaxi with two gull-wing doors and no steering wheel or pedals and surprised with robovan, betting on a shift in focus from ...

The global economy could face losses of $14.5 trillion over a five-year period from a hypothetical geopolitical conflict which hits supply chains, insurance market Lloyd’s of London (SOLYD.UL) said ...