International

Global economic growth will reach just 2.8 per cent by 2030, a full percentage point below the historical average, unless major reforms are made to boost productivity and leverage technologies such as ...

Global goods trade should rebound this year, but more slowly than previously expected, after only its third decline in 30 years in 2023, the World Trade Organisation said on Wednesday. The Geneva-based ...

Commerce minister Giorgos Papanastasiou and the Republic’s Chief Scientist for Research, Innovation, and Technology, Demetris Skourides, were recently in Japan to promote Cyprus as a base for international business ...

An early Easter boosted food spending in Britain last month, lifting retail sales by the most since August, but the broader picture remained subdued as wet weather dampened demand for ...

Upgrading social housing is a central part of EU projects to make city life healthier and happier. By Gareth Willmer In the northeastern Italian city of Trieste, a construction project ...

New materials and designs can make a leading source of renewable energy both greener and cheaper. By Tom Cassauwers At first glance, the wind-turbine tower that rises from the green ...

Personal computing and console gaming revenue growth is expected to remain below pre-pandemic levels through 2026 as gamers record fewer hours of playtime, according to research firm Newzoo. The market is ...

Amazon Web Service (AWS) (AMZN.O) has expanded its free credits program for startups to cover the costs of using major AI models, the company told Reuters in an interview, ...

Traders and investors are looking to global interest rate cuts and a closely-fought US election to drag the world’s currency markets from their deepest lull in almost four years. ...

The United States and Britain this week announced a new partnership on the science of artificial intelligence safety, amid growing concerns about upcoming next-generation versions. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and ...

By Maria Demertzis The European Union faces huge investment gaps. For the climate and digital transitions alone, EU countries need to find or encourage annual investment of at least €481 billion ...

Intel (INTC.O) shares fell 5 per cent on Wednesday, as ballooning losses at its contract chip-making business signaled the company could take years to catch up with the profitability of ...

Global securities watchdog IOSCO on Thursday proposed detailed guidance on how regulators should supervise stock exchanges more closely to negate risks from changes in business practices. IOSCO, which groups financial ...

US layoff announcements rose 7 per cent in March to the highest since January 2023, led by technology and government-sector job eliminations, though cuts announced year to date are down 5 per cent ...

The dollar hit a one-week low on Thursday as recent economic data supported expectations for quick rate cuts in the US, while the battered yen was little changed against other ...

Cryptocurrency ether is struggling to keep pace with soaring big brother bitcoin. The no. 2 cryptocurrency, which commands less than a fifth of the $2.7 trillion crypto market, has not done poorly. ...

Growth in the United Arab Emirates’ non-oil business sector eased a little in March, a survey showed on Wednesday, with supply constraints from shipping disruption in the Red Sea contributing ...

British supermarket total sales rose by 5.4 per cent year-over-year in the four weeks to March 23 as slowing inflation encouraged shoppers to increase their purchases, industry data showed on Wednesday. The ...

Strong demand helped drive non-oil business activity in Saudi Arabia in March, with output accelerating to a six-month high, a survey showed on Wednesday. The seasonally-adjusted Riyad Bank Saudi Arabia ...

British lenders approved the highest number of mortgages in February since September 2022, when new lending slumped due to bond market turmoil caused by Liz Truss’ premiership, Bank of England data ...

Turkey’s annual inflation rate climbed to 68.5 per cent in March, data showed on Wednesday, underscoring a major reason for the massive losses sustained by President Tayyip Erdogan’s party ...

Fitch Ratings maintained Israel’s ‘A+’ sovereign credit rating on Tuesday and removed the country from “rating watch negative” (RWN) but said Israel’s war against Islamist group Hamas in ...

Russia’s Baltika Breweries has sued four Carlsberg subsidiaries for damages amounting to 6.24 billion Danish crowns ($902 million), Russian court filings showed, as the two parties fight over the future of ...

Google agreed to destroy billions of data records to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of people who thought they were browsing privately. Terms of the ...