International

Germany must seek new partners in light of a changing global order, the country’s economy minister said on Tuesday, referring to deteriorated relations with the United States that have ...

Many US companies have sought to reassure investors that tariffs are “manageable,” but early earnings-season comments suggest profit margins are at risk with consumers balking at higher prices. Bellwethers including ...

Britain’s biggest banks, including HSBC (HSBA.L) and ​NatWest (NWG.L), are set to follow their European counterparts and raise profit targets when they report annual earnings in the ...

Telecom operators worldwide are scaling capital investment in AI infrastructure, amid surging demand for AI compute capacity and sovereignty requirements that favour local providers and homegrown solutions. According to a ...

Global smartphone shipments increased by 2.3 per cent year-over-year to 336.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation. Despite the memory shortage crisis ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism have completed the transfer of all AML/CFT mandates and functions. This handover ...

Alpha Bank’s IQonomy initiative delivered measurable social value in 2024 by strengthening financial literacy among vulnerable groups, according to social impact measurement studies conducted by HIGGS. The studies assessed the ...

Greek shipping companies are facing significant financial strain following the implementation of the European Emissions Trading System, with costs already being passed on to passengers through higher ticket prices. According ...

The Joint Bank Reporting Committee recently published its Work Programme for 2026, outlining the primary priorities and deliverables designed to harmonise the European banking sector. In parallel with this release, the ...

The euro area recorded an increase in gross debt equivalent to 4.5 per cent of quarterly GDP during the third quarter of 2025, according to data published by Eurostat this week. The ...

Saudi Arabia’s National Infrastructure Fund and Humain, the kingdom’s artificial intelligence company, announced a financing agreement of up to $1.2 billion this week to support the expansion of AI ...

The Gates Foundation and OpenAI are setting up a $50 million partnership to help African countries use artificial intelligence to improve their health systems. The partnership, called Horizon1000, plans to work ...

Greek banks are currently designing new development models and orienting themselves toward fresh sources of revenue and profitability as their customer base changes rapidly. According to a report by Greek ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will hold the 2026 edition of the World Legal Symposium (WLS) from February 17 to 19 in Warsaw, Poland, with the event hosted by LOT Polish Airlines ...

The National Bank of Greece has announced the election of Michalis Haralabidis as a non-executive member of its board of directors. Haralabidis was elected during a board session held on ...

Greek lender Alpha Bank on Thursday announced its financial calendar for 2026 outlining key dates for results announcements, dividend distributions, share buybacks and workforce restructuring initiatives. The bank said it will ...

Life at sea remains defined by long hours, isolation, limited shore leave and poor connectivity, conditions that would be considered unacceptable in many shore-based professions. For an industry that relies ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has renewed its agreement with CFM International through February 2033, a move aimed at strengthening competition in the market for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) ...

Production in construction across both the euro area and the EU fell by 1.1 per cent in November 2025 compared with the previous month, according to the latest figures released by Eurostat. ...

The EU’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council on Tuesday decided to launch an excessive deficit procedure for Finland after its state deficit breached the limits set under EU fiscal ...

Inflation in the euro area has largely been brought back under control after one of the most severe price shocks in recent history, with the European Central Bank now entering ...

Global PC shipments rose strongly in Q4 2025 and across the full year as demand for notebooks and desktops remained resilient despite mounting supply pressures, according to new research released by ...

The global smartphone market expanded in Q4 2025 as leading vendors drove growth across major regions despite rising component costs beginning to pressure parts of the industry, according to new research ...

The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a second thematic note regarding sustainability-related claims, seeking to provide greater clarity on ESG strategies for the financial sector. The note concentrates ...