Cyprus Business News

By Ioannis Tirkides It is widely acknowledged by diplomatic observers and historians alike that the Conference on Cyprus held in Crans-Montana in July 2017 represented the high-water mark, the closest the ...

The Foreign Exchange (Forex) market is a critical pillar of global finance, but its accessibility to retail investors has created a confusing landscape. For many Cypriots seeking to understand online ...

Cyprus intensified preparations for its EU Council Presidency in 2026 as Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou wrapped up meetings in Stockholm this week, focusing on housing policy and civil protection. Ioannou held ...

Cyprus recorded slightly higher-than-average levels of online shopping in 2024, according to Eurostat data published on Friday, with more than six in ten people aged 16–74 ordering goods or services over the ...

The Index of Industrial Output Prices in Cyprus for October 2025 stood at 122.7 units, using 2021 as the base year set at 100 units, according to the Statistical Service (Cystat). The index remained ...

Cyprus’ betting market continued to expand in the second quarter of 2025, with total gross revenue from Class A and Class B operators rising by 4 per cent year-on-year to €298.1 million, the ...

Valentina Rzheutskaya, Executive Director of the Limassol-headquartered fintech Capital.com, set out a clear call for ethical, people-centred artificial intelligence during her keynote address at The Economist’s 21st Annual ...

Cyprus approved a legal amendment this week to cut VAT on the construction and renovation of buildings used for exempt educational services, reducing the rate to 5 per cent from 19 per ...

Total deposits and loans recorded notable increases in October 2025, according to deposit and loan statistics released on Thursday by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). The figures reflect the monthly ...

Cyprus’ decade-long economic rebound risks being overshadowed by a deepening housing crisis that is fast becoming a social issue with “increasingly larger dimensions”, the Cyprus Borrowers Association (Syprodat)  said in ...

Cyprus is moving ahead with the European Tourism Agenda 2030 through a series of targeted actions and incentives, Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis said at the Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) ...

Cyprus deepened its commercial ties with the United Arab Emirates this week as Energy Minister George Papanastasiou marked the launch of the Cyprus Business Council (CBC) in Dubai, describing it ...

Exness is joining forces with Nomad Bread & Coffee this Christmas to support the nonprofit organisation Little Heroes, as the two partners launch “Baked with Care”, a festive CSR initiative ...

The Foreign Exchange (Forex) market is a critical pillar of global finance, but its accessibility to retail investors has created a confusing landscape.  For many Cypriots seeking to understand online ...

Cyprus stepped up preparations for its EU Council Presidency as Finance Minister Makis Keravnos met this week with Salla Saastamoinen, deputy director-general of the European anti-fraud office (Olaf), to review ...

Cyprus’ hotel industry must shift its attention from headline arrival figures to the profitability that sustains investment and keeps units modern, hoteliers association (Pasyxe) president Thanos Michaelides said, as the ...

Cyprus’ Industrial Production Index reached 119.1 units in September 2025, using 2021 as the base year set at 100 units, according to the Statistical Service (Cystat). The index rose by 4.7 per cent compared with ...

The total sales of petroleum products in Cyprus rose by 4.7 per cent in October 2025 compared with the same month a year earlier, the state statistical service (Cystat) said on Thursday. ...

Cyprus handled 9,000 maritime passengers in 2024, one of the lowest totals in the EU and far below pre-pandemic levels, according to Eurostat. Traffic had reached 53,000 passengers in 2019, then fell to 5,000 in 2020 ...

Eurobank reaffirmed its long-standing role as a strategic partner of Cyprus’ tourism sector at the Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) annual tourism conference 2025, which focused on ‘Sustainable Tourism: The ...

The Cyprus Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Selk) has raised a series of concerns over the government’s six-bill tax reform package, submitting detailed notes to the House finance committee ...

Cyprus must reposition itself internationally by embracing sustainable tourism as a “one-way street” for the island’s future, according to the president of the Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos thanked China for its consistent support for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Cyprus during a farewell ceremony this week for Chinese Ambassador Liu Yantao. ...

Cyprus’ banks kept their lending criteria unchanged in the third quarter of 2025, with both businesses and households facing the same terms and conditions as in the previous quarter, according to ...