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By Brian Lait I have studied both Islam and Judaism closely for many decades. Indeed, as a young man I attended prayers in a mosque when I worked in the ...

By Gavin Jones Refugeedom is an emotive, complex subject which brings out the best and worst in people and has done so ever since I can remember. The statistics are ...

Cyprus, the sun-soaked Mediterranean island, has long been known for its pristine beaches and ancient ruins. But in recent years, a new attraction has been drawing a different kind of ...

By Simone Tagliapietra A report on the future of European competitiveness, prepared by former Italian prime minister Mario Draghi and long awaited in Brussels, is finally out. It is expected ...

Good news on the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) front, but priority must now shift to implementing measures that will bring electricity prices down between now and 2030, when the GSI is ...

By Jarrett Renshaw and Heather Timmons Global pop star Taylor Swift’s support for Kamala Harris may have boosted the Democratic vice president’s hopes of attracting young voters, but ...

By James Oliphant Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump will battle each other next week in their first televised debate, a high-stakes clash that could give the winner an ...

By Jon Richardson Russia’s announcement this week that it is revising its nuclear weapons doctrine has raised questions about what this means – and whether it marks a significant escalation ...

By George Markides, George Kassinis, Andreas Soteriou Over the past two decades, financial technology (FinTech) has transformed the established financial sector by introducing more efficient and innovative methods of providing ...

By Savvakis C Savvides The sad truth is that politicians and government officers involved in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreements is that by circumventing what needs to be evaluated and assessed ...

By Kyriaki Stinga and Dorina Mastora There is an ongoing concern that AI might eventually take over human roles. However, as compliance officers in the legal field, we believe that ...

By Dr Dipesh Shah  The government of India implemented a major financial sector reform by establishing the country’s maiden International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in GIFT City, Gujarat. The ...

By Ioannis Tirkides When the Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate from a range of zero to 0.1 per cent to 0.25 per cent, arguably to stem the yen’s ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Over the last 15 years, particularly after the financial crisis of 2008, the role of central banks (CBs) in developed economies has expanded and become even ...

By Antonis Antoniou The tax environment is a factor of particular importance in shaping the competitiveness of any country. And in countries like Cyprus, with limited natural resources and relying ...

By Theo Theophanous On July 21, 2024, Melbourne’s Federation Square was filled with more than 2,000 Greeks and Greek Cypriots and their supporters. The event was to commemorate the beginning of the ...

By Peter Greste The photo of returning prisoners in an American plane, all grinning from ear to ear, says it all: the joy, the relief and the success of an ...

By Ioannis Tirkides A common thread runs through many of the elections taking place around the world this year: a rise in populism and nationalism, a move towards protectionism and ...

By Stefanos Stefanou, Akel general secretary In your editorial ‘Akel’s approach threatens ruin of public hospitals’ (Cyprus Mail, July 12), you commented on the positions I expressed in a press ...

By Christina Anagnostopoulos Misinformation about Vice President – and now presidential candidate – Kamala Harris that first spread during the 2020 election has been resurfacing after she announced her 2024 bid for the Oval ...

By Amin Saikal The Middle East is on the brink of a possibly devastating regional war, with hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah reaching an extremely dangerous level. Washington has engaged ...

View from Brussels By Theodosis Pipis The “Fidias Phenomenon” has turned a number of heads here in Brussels. The moment I let someone know that I am from Cyprus the ...

By Charles Ellinas Earlier in July, the EU published its ‘European Innovation Performance Scoreboard 2024’ and in June the IMF published its new ‘AI Preparedness Index Dashboard’. Both put Cyprus in ...

Friday’s global IT outage – caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike – wrought havoc on business operations around the world. Severe disruptions were reported in multiple countries, ...