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Britain is proposing to build new gas plants to improve energy security and risks facing blackouts without them, the government said on Tuesday.
As part of efforts to meet climate ...
MPs heard on Tuesday that out of some 230,000 registered companies, so far only 140,000 have updated their records regarding their ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs), the rest facing hefty fines if they ...
Elon Musk said on Monday his artificial intelligence startup xAI would open-source its ChatGPT challenger “Grok” this week, days after he sued OpenAI for abandoning its original mission in favor ...
The Famagusta Tourism Board (Etap) and businesspeople of the district were at the “ITB BERLIN 2024” international tourism exhibition, held last week, in an effort to promote bookings in Germany.
Giorgos ...
The Cyprus economy has showcased its strong resilience, in a particularly difficult period recording, “comparatively one of the highest growth rates in the European Union,” said Dr Giorgos Mountis, CEO ...
Finance minister Makis Keravnos expressed satisfaction with the eurozone’s fiscal policy orientation for 2025, as Cyprus’ conservative fiscal approach was already in line with it.
He added that the joint ...
Eurozone finance ministers decided to gradually phase out energy support measures in 2024 in favour of fiscal prudence, aimed at reducing government deficits.
The gradual abolition of energy support measures was ...
Producer group OPEC and the International Energy Agency, the world’s most closely watched forecasters of oil demand growth, are further apart than they have been for at least 16 years ...
Bitcoin hit a record high on Monday above $71,000, as the surge in the biggest cryptocurrency showed no signs of slowing down.
Britain’s financial watchdog on Monday became the latest ...
According to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) report ‘Registration of Motor Vehicles’ for the period January-February 2024, vehicle registrations increased by 45 per cent.
Furthermore, the share of electric vehicles has reached 3.1 ...
European stock indexes fell from recent record highs on Monday, and Wall Street looked set for losses, as traders grappled with an uncertain economic outlook and waited for U.S. ...
Opposition party Akel on Monday reiterated their call on government to make moves to drive down electricity costs for households and businesses, while demanding that light be shed on the ...
Cyprus saw a significant reduction in its trade deficit, which stood at €566.5 million in January 2024, according to the Cyprus Statistics Service Cystat.
This was a marked decline compared to €1.419.9m ...
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The Deputy Minister of Shipping, Marina Hadjimanoli said Cyprus was committed to attracting young people to the maritime profession as well as more women as part of its effort to ...
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos is in Brussels for the Eurogroup meeting at which ministers are set to discuss macroeconomic developments and prospects in the Eurozone.
Their focus will be on ...
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MicroStrategy, led by pro-Bitcoin Michael Saylor, plans to sell $600 million in convertible senior notes to fund additional Bitcoin purchases. The Nasdaq-listed firm already owns 193,000 Bitcoin. Saylor believes Bitcoin is ...
REALTYon, the only event in Cyprus dedicated to the entire property industry, is returning for its second edition, with a further-reaching direction and an exciting agenda of topics.
Scheduled to ...
International Business Machines (IBM.N) has said that its initial testing of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools from Adobe (ADBE.O) has resulted in productivity improvements.
IBM said it was ...
British digital bank has raised 340 million pounds ($431.26 million) at a 4 billion pound ($5.07 billion) valuation, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
The round was led by CapitalG, a fund ...
India has asked tech firms to seek its approval before the public release of artificial intelligence (AI) tools that are “unreliable” or under trial, noting they should also be labelled ...
Amazon’s AWS (AMZN.O) said on Tuesday that customers who want to transfer their data to another cloud service provider will not have to pay any network fees globally.
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Analysts at global investment bank JPMorgan have noted three primary catalysts for the crypto boost, naming Ethereum (ETH) as a significant reason for the surge in crypto retail interest. The ...
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Bitcoin NFTs have surged by 80%, reaching $168.5 million to overtake Ethereum NFTs.
Two top Pepe whales have bought over 840 billion PEPE tokens as its price continues to climb.
Over 211 million ...