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Microsoft Corp on Tuesday reported its Azure cloud computing services grew 50 per cent, the second quarter of acceleration in a business that had begun to slow as the global pandemic ...

Cyprus is evolving, attracting new investment with business-friendly initiatives that have substantially increased the island’s appeal in today’s hi-tech world, and part of that is an ever-growing database ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that a “new cold war” could turn hot, and must be avoided, in a speech on Monday at World Economic Forum’s virtual “Davos Agenda” ...

The pandemic and lockdown has businesses all over Cyprus finding ways to work via online communications. Never has the need for a secure and efficient computer network been greater. But, ...

By Christos Karaolis, president of the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK The Covid-19 pandemic has shaken the global economic system and forced a radical re-think of the strategies ...

Netflix, with $25 billion in revenue, and $2.7 billion in profit in 2020, is promising us all plenty to watch in 2021. Netflix’s business model calls for setting aside short-term profit in order ...

The world’s 20 best-performing hedge funds earned $63.5 billion for clients in 2020, setting a record for the last 10 years during a chaotic time when technology oriented stocks led a dramatic rebound ...

“In business, authenticity matters; here, Cyprus has a strong voice, and that makes a difference,” comments Vicky Crease, a leader in the events industry with Cypriot roots in South Africa. “...

For PwC CEO Evgenios Evgeniou, Cyprus, coming out of the pandemic, has a critical need to make its business culture more creative and adaptive – in some senses, the Fourth Industrial ...

The pandemic has led to a mindset that is negative and unable to change. We often forget that our situation will not get better by chance but through our ability ...

United Airlines may make the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for employees, and other companies should do the same, United Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby told workers at a meeting on Thursday, ...

“Working in Cyprus, we create an island within an island. Our focus is implementing our own culture not benchmarking against other companies in our sector. We are able to find ...

CYPRUS wineries ended the year with 17.1 million litres in stock; only 9.823 million were consumed, according to the latest statistics compiled by the Department of Agriculture and shared with the Cyprus ...

“In terms of operating in the fintech industry, Cyprus has an opportunity, if it could adapt its regulatory approach. There is too much of a box-checking approach – you say that ...

“Cyprus is at a turning point in terms of technology. For the first time, there is a real opportunity for technology to become a substantial force to drive the economy ...

“In the 23 years Amdoc has been in Cyprus, we have seen a very positive development regarding local talent in the field of computer engineering. We have a great experience with ...

“We run a social community for investing, listed in Germany. But I can tell you that in Germany, it wouldn’t have been that easy to set up our operations, ...

RISE recently developed the Covid-19 contact tracing application which will be put to work in Cyprus within a few weeks of this publication. We’ll be able to identify if ...

“Cypriot companies must look abroad, and become ‘extrovert.’ Engagement in international markets is the only path to financial strength and sustainability but also to derisking. Our government sees attracting foreign ...

Tesla Inc chief and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday took to Twitter to promise a $100 million prize for development of the ‘best’ technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions. Capturing ...

The European Parliament on Thursday voted a resolution to reform and expand the official list of global tax havens. The resolution calls for screening EU Member States for acting effectively ...

EU countries are not pursuing a unified policy on the security of 5G networks, according to the European Court of Auditors (ECA). The news comes at the start last week ...

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it was referring its decision to indefinitely suspend the accounts of former US President Donald Trump to its independent oversight board. The suspension has attracted ...

Moody’s praised the sale of the Bank of Cyprus “Helix 2” package of non-performing loans in a note released on Thursday. “The sale will significantly reduce the bank’s stock ...