Banking and Finance

Vice Chairman of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) George Karatzias on Thursday reaffirmed the commission’s support for the country’s collective investment sector, outlining a number of ...

Barclays (BARC.L) laid out a three-year plan to revive its flagging share price on Tuesday, including axing 2 billion pounds of costs, returning 10 billion pounds ($12.6 billion) to shareholders and investing ...

An increasing number of customers are using the Bank of Cyprus’ digital channels, for both banking and insurance products, leading to a large increase in digital sales of insurance plans, ...

The Bank of Cyprus on Monday released its financial results for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, posting a profit after tax of €487 million, with new lending reaching €2 billion in total. “2023 ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting February 12: In a recent development, Cyprus’ Research and Innovation Foundation on Monday announced that it is joining forces ...

The Alpha Bank Group’s role in supporting the continued growth of Cyprus’ economy was discussed in a series of important meetings, according to an announcement released by the bank ...

The Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA) this week held its annual general meeting (AGM), which sought to highlight the significant role and contributions of the investment funds sector in driving ...

Freedom Holding Corp. (FRHC), the founder of Freedom Finance Europe, on Friday released its financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2023, ending on December 31, 2023, reporting an impressive ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has announced that it has reached a settlement agreement, worth a total of €200,000, with Fintailor Investments Ltd, a Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF). The ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Monday released an announcement addressing recent media reports, concerning the European Banking Authority’s (EBA) peer review report on the supervision of creditors’ ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting February 5: Recently, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) reached settlement agreements with two Cypriot companies, namely the ...

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Global shares hit their highest in over a year on Wednesday, supported by relatively robust earnings and a retreat in the dollar, although trouble among US regional banks and scepticism ...

Bank of Spain governor Pablo Hernández de Cos on Tuesday said that the European Central Bank (ECB) will proceed with cutting interest rates, without, however, specifying the timeline for ...

UBS (UBSG.S) said on Tuesday it would restart share buybacks and lifted cost-cutting targets, saying the integration of fallen rival Credit Suisse was on track, but higher expenses made ...

By year’s end Cyprus should have a national financial sanctions implementation unit, bringing the island up to speed with best practices in combating illicit finance, the finance ministry said ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting January 29: In maritime affairs, the Cyprus Shipping Chamber (Kne) announced on Monday that it is marking 35 years of ...

The Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) approved on Friday Eurobank’s bid to acquire Hellenic Bank’s share capital. The decision was taken with a majority vote in ...

New lending in Cyprus remained stable during 2023, a reflection of an economic environment dominated by high interest rates, which also pushed loan restructurings to historically unprecedented levels. According to a ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus issued a warning on Friday regarding an entity by the name of “Neo Business Bank”, saying it does not hold the relevant licences to operate ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) this week released a quarterly report showing that the interest rate on household deposits with a maturity of up to one year increased to 2.29 ...

The attorney-general’s office said Thursday it has appealed a ruling by Limassol district court that found in favour of depositors with now-defunct Laiki (Popular) Bank whose uninsured savings got ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos and Cyprus Central Bank (CBC) governor Constantinos Herodotou held a meeting on Thursday, discussing a potential decrease in interest rates by the European Central Bank (ECB) ...