Cyprus Business News

Alpha Bank Cyprus this week presented its future strategy during a corporate event held at at the Four Seasons Hotel in Limassol. According to an announcement released on Tuesday, the ...

Fitch Ratings has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of the Bank of Cyprus (BoC) to BBB- from BB+, assigning a positive outlook. This marks a significant milestone for ...

The Deputy Ministry of Shipping is advancing plans to construct new headquarters on the site of the former ‘Nemitsas’ factory in Limassol, following recently introduced public investment procedures. However, the ...

Banks in Cyprus and Greece have announced significantly improved profit distribution policies, reflecting their strengthened profitability over the past three years, according to a report from Stockwatch. Following the release ...

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus recorded a year-on-year increase of 7 per cent in February 2025, with an additional 32,865 visitors arriving on the island during the first two months of the year. This ...

Cyprus’ GDP is expected to grow by 3.2 per cent in 2025, slightly lower than the figure of 3.4 per cent reported for 2024, according to the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). This figure ...

Employment in the broader public sector in Cyprus increased by 1,476 individuals, a rise of 2 per cent, in the fourth quarter of 2024, when compared to the same period in 2023. According to ...

A Cyprus-Greece business forum, which took place in Nicosia this week, focused on the importance of enhancing trade and investment relations between the two countries. According to a statement by ...

Cyprus’ GDP is expected to grow by 3.2 per cent in 2025, slightly lower than the figure of 3.4 per cent reported for 2024, according to the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). This figure ...

The number of job vacancies in Cyprus rose by 8 per cent year-on-year during the fourth quarter of 2024, reaching 12,997 positions, according to data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). When ...

Cyprus aims to reduce conventional vehicle use from 97 per cent to 70 per cent by 2030, under its National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP), requiring the registration of 85,000 electric vehicles. However, with ...

Many hotels across Cyprus’ tourist areas have undertaken partial or extensive upgrades in recent years, despite challenges facing the tourism sector. Hotel industry representatives highlight that Cyprus relies on its ...

Two major investment funds, CarVal Investors and Caius Capital LLP, have significantly reduced their holdings in the Bank of Cyprus in recent months, marking a controlled divestment process, according to ...

The European Union (EU) is facing challenges that raise concerns about its competitiveness, according to Andreas Antoniades, Secretary-Director of the Nicosia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Evel). Antoniades points to ...

A Troika delegation, consisting of representatives from the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the European Central Bank (ECB), has arrived in Cyprus for a series of meetings ...

The Bank of Cyprus (BoC) on Monday announced that it has received the title of ‘Best Private Bank Cyprus 2025‘ by Global Banking & Finance Review magazine. The bank said that ...

The Cyprus International Businesses Association (CIBA) has sent a letter to Finance Minister Makis Keravnos, raising a series of questions regarding the proposed tax reform and its impact on foreign ...

That was the headline following the publication in December of a ‘Joint Employment Report (JER)’ by the European Commission (EC) that provides an annual overview of key employment and social ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting March 10: Out of 741 tourist units preparing to reopen in Cyprus, only 100 have secured a licence, accounting for just 13.5 ...

Real estate agents and their assistants in Cyprus face uncertainty over their professional licences following a decision by the Cyprus Real Estate Agents Registration Council to revise the requirements for ...

Analysts covering the Bank of Cyprus have significantly raised their price targets following the release of the bank’s preliminary financial results for 2024. All recent revisions indicate a more optimistic ...

The highly anticipated InvestPro Cyprus Limassol 2025, organized by Bosco Conference, is set to take place on April 7, 2025, in the business hub of Limassol, Cyprus. This event will bring together top ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis has held consecutive meetings with the ambassadors of Egypt and Qatar in Cyprus to discuss strengthening tourism cooperation between the countries. According to a ...

The Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) announced on Friday that George Pantelides, head partner at Deloitte and current deputy president of the federation, will assume the role of president ...