Banking and Finance

International credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) this week upgraded the long-term credit rating of the Bank of Cyprus to BB+ with a positive outlook. This ...

International credit rating agency Moody’s this week announced that it has initiated a review for a possible upgrade of all ratings and assessments of Hellenic Bank. According to the ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) this week revised its forecast for the country’s GDP growth in 2024 to 3 per cent, up from the 2.8 per cent predicted in March, primarily ...

The Republic of Cyprus on Tuesday announced the appointment of investment banks Citi, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs Europe, and HSBC as advisors for the issuance of a new €1 billion 7-year ...

AstroBank CEO Aristides Vourakis on Tuesday was elected as president of the Association of Cyprus Banks for the next two years, with Antonis Rouvas, interim CEO of Hellenic Bank, stepping ...

Cypriot state officials on Tuesday used their attendance at the annual general meeting of the Association of Cyprus Banks to call for a reduction in lending rates and a narrowing ...

Cypriot investment platform Sophic, which is provided by Athlos Capital, has secured over 80 per cent of the latest issuance of Treasury Bills by the Republic of Cyprus for its clients, ...

The newly-established Cyprus Financial Literacy and Education Committee (CyFLEC) is set to implement the national strategy for enhancing financial literacy in Cyprus, according to an announcement released on Tuesday by ...

Standard Chartered on Monday lost a bid to cut from a London lawsuit allegations that it broke US sanctions against Iran in a more widespread way than it has previously ...

Lawmakers on Monday quibbled on whether Cyprus looks set to face fines from Brussels for failure to transpose into domestic law an EU directive regulating the transfer of loans from ...

Freedom Holding Corp. (FRHC), the parent company of Freedom24, this week reported record-breaking results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. During this period, the holding company’s revenue doubled to $1.6 ...

The Finance Ministry is contemplating a return to financial markets in the near future, aiming to capitalise on the Cypriot economy’s positive momentum, which has been further reinforced by ...

By Kyriacos Shimillas, Pronomia Loyalty Scheme Product Manager at Bank of Cyprus At Bank of Cyprus, we are constantly striving to innovate and provide unique value to our customers. As ...

PwC Cyprus announced on Thursday that nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) of companies report a very high or extremely high level of confidence in their readiness to comply with the forthcoming ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) and the Department of Accounting and Finance at the University of Cyprus (UCY) on Thursday jointly launched an educational initiative aimed at enhancing ...

Panagiotis Polydoros, Country Manager of Mastercard for Greece, Cyprus, and Malta, used a press conference held this week in Nicosia to underscore Mastercard’s confidence in Cyprus and its vision ...

Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Christodoulos Patsalides on Wednesday opposed the imposition of a windfall tax, emphasising that such a tax would harm the economy by disrupting the necessary ...

The international use of the euro remained broadly stable in 2023, with its share across various indicators of international currency use staying above 19 per cent. This stability, close to the average ...

Eurobank Cyprus on Wednesday announced that it will soon proceed with the culmination of an initiative to support and reward its up-to-date mortgage customers by reducing the final interest rate ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) on Tuesday announced the official release of its regulatory sandbox, with the presentation of the launch taking place during an online event. In ...

Eurobank on Monday, June 10, purchased an additional 503,934 shares in Hellenic Bank at a total cost of €1.29 million, increasing its stake to 55.42 per cent, with this purchase being made at €2.56 per ...

Hellenic Bank actively supports various initiatives to enhance financial literacy, including the ‘Financial Alphabet’ programme, the final event of which was hosted at the bank’s headquarters in Nicosia. According ...

The European Central Bank’s (ECB) decision to cut interest rates by 0.25 per cent on Thursday is expected to have a positive impact on the Cypriot economy, Professor Sofronis Clerides, ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday cut interest rates for the first time in five years, a significant move amidst a backdrop of economic uncertainty. The ECB lowered its ...