Business

Lisbon will this week play host to Europe’s biggest annual tech conference, Web Summit, where industry leaders and lawmakers will weigh the pros and cons of Donald Trump’s ...

Amazon is developing smart eyeglasses for its delivery drivers to guide them to, around and within buildings, as it tries to smooth the final stretch of an order’s journey ...

Cyprus on Monday showcased its prospects as an investment destination at the 8th annual investment conference organised by the UK-Cyprus Enterprise Council in London. The conference also examined the opportunities ...

While Dogecoin seems ready for a near-term surge, Ripple confronts difficulties with its continuous SEC litigation as the bitcoin market develops. But other investors have switched their attention to a ...

Cyprus’ trade deficit narrowed to €5.6 billion for the first nine months of 2024, down from €6.78 billion in the same period of 2023, according to a report from the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). ...

The total number of government employees in Cyprus reached 54,884 in October 2024, according to a statistical service report released on Monday. This figure marks a significant year-on-year increase, largely due to ...

Hellenic Bank and bankers’ union Etyk have signed a new collective agreement, according to an official announcement released on Monday. “This agreement brings to an end a prolonged period of ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) on Monday announced that it will host a Ugandan delegation, in the context of Agritrade Uganda’s visit to Cyprus, for a ...

Two in three Cypriots place a high priority on adapting to climate change, according to the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) annual climate survey. “Climate change is an undeniable reality ...

Three contenders—Solana (SOL), Toncoin (TON), and Rexas Finance (RXS)—are under close observation as the bitcoin market develops. Solana battles to achieve the sought-after $330 mark before December while on ...

Raising a counterclaim is a procedural issue and depends on the party against whom a claim is raised before the rent control court. It is important that there is identification ...

The total number of registered vehicles in Cyprus increased by 11.5 per cent during the January-October period of 2024, reaching 42,930, compared to 38,503 in the same period of 2023, according to a report from ...

There is a disconnect between the perceived and actual cyber readiness among global enterprises, according to a survey by IT services firm Kyndryl. The survey, titled ‘Cyber Gauge 2024: Navigating the ...

German sportswear maker Puma’s (PUMG.DE) third-quarter sales missed expectations due to sluggish demand and as weaker currencies in markets like Mexico, Argentina and Japan weighed on its revenue ...

Swiss bank UBS (UBSG.S) announced that it has successfully piloted a blockchain-based payment system it has developed to improve the efficiency of cross-border transactions known as UBS Digital Cash. ...

New car registrations in the UK fell for the second time this year, dropping 6 per cent to 144,288 in October, according to a report based on industry data. The Society of ...

The UK’s financial regulator has laid out plans to ensure investors in bonds and derivatives markets have access to more information and that firms lower costs by making investment ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting November 4: Cyprus and Egypt are set to deepen maritime collaboration through a joint commission established during Deputy Shipping ...

By Maria Demertzis The private sector can cover at least half of the investment gap identified in Mario Draghi’s competitiveness report but will only do so if the EU’...

Physical Intelligence, a startup that is developing foundational software for robots, has announced that it has raised $400 million in early-stage funding from Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, OpenAI, venture capital firms ...

South Korea has ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O) to pay 21.62 billion won ($15.67 million) in fines after finding it had collected sensitive user data and given it to advertisers ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Saturday praised the signing of a maintenance, repair and overhaul offload agreement between GE Aerospace and the United Aerospace Maintenance Company (UAMCO) of Cyprus. He ...

Passenger traffic at Cyprus’ Larnaca and Paphos airports increased by 7.14 per cent in October 2024 compared to October 2023, according to the Transport Ministry. The ministry said this resulted in record traffic ...

A consortium of financial technology and cryptocurrency companies including Robinhood (HOOD.O), Kraken and Galaxy Digital (GLXY.TO) this week introduced a joint stablecoin pegged to the US dollar. The ...