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Bank cards remain the most widely used payment method in Cyprus by total transaction volume, according to the Central Bank of Cyprus’ (CBC) latest payment statistics report. The report, which ...

The retail trade turnover index in Cyprus increased by 5.8 per cent in December 2024 compared to the same month in the previous year, according to data released by the Cyprus Statistical ...

China on Tuesday imposed tariffs on some U.S. imports in a swift response to new U.S. duties on Chinese goods, raising the stakes in a showdown between the ...

Interest rates on deposits and loans in Cyprus and Greece vary significantly, with Cypriot banks generally offering lower deposit rates than their Greek counterparts, In addition, according to a report ...

The government on Monday announced the launch of a fast-track process for the issuance of building licences for certain types of residential units, saying the step would also go some ...

Hedge funds last week jettisoned global stocks and added bets they would decline, said Goldman Sachs (GS.N), just before US President Trump announced tariffs that sent global markets tumbling. ...

US companies will look to the Middle East and India for more aluminium and to Chile and Peru for copper as they seek to circumvent sweeping tariffs imposed by US ...

Old gripes about the concession agreement at Limassol port came to the fore in parliament on Monday during a review of the budget of the Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) for 2025. ...

With UN Assistant Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo due to visit Cyprus within a week, it is not clear yet whether the two Cypriot leaders will have a second meeting beforehand on ...

Cyprus’ Foreign Minister, Constantinos Kombos, has reaffirmed the government’s strong commitment to restarting meaningful negotiations on the Cyprus problem. He delivered this message in a meeting with United Nations ...

The introduction of foreign language programmes in Cyprus’ public higher education institutions was the focus of a heated discussion on Monday. The meeting, held at the headquarters of the democratic ...

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ordering the US Treasury and Commerce Departments to create a sovereign wealth fund and said it may purchase TikTok. “We’...

The Holy Synod of the church of Cyprus has urged the Metropolitan of Paphos to take a clear stance on controversial publications linked to his Metropolis. The statement followed the ...

Gloria Gallery will host the seventh solo exhibition by Andreas Karousios. Titled Erotic Painting – Squares, the exhibition will run at the Nicosia gallery from February 4 to 25. The Athienou-born artist will ...

Nicosia criminal court on Monday agreed to hear by videoconference the testimony of a key prosecution witness in the ongoing trial relating to Cyprus’ now-defunct citizenship-by-investment programme. In the case ...

A 64-year-old man died following an industrial accident in Limassol on Monday morning. The victim, identified as Evanthis Nikolaou from Limassol, was at a factory in the Moni industrial area ...

U.S. President Donald Trump will pause new tariffs on Mexico for one month after Mexico agreed to reinforce its northern border with 10,000 National Guard members to stem the flow ...

Costas Cleanthous, through the Cleanthous Foundation, has pledged over €10 million to establish a paediatric oncology clinic adjacent to Makarios Hospital. This substantial investment, which was announced by president Nikos Christodoulides, ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that ignoring the Soviet Union’s role in liberating Nazi German death camps such as Auschwitz and not inviting surviving family members of Soviet troops ...

Two women are recovering in hospital after falling from a moving car in Limassol early on Monday morning. The women, aged 44 and 45, were sitting on the back of a convertible ...

Workers at Sagro Aquaculture in Cyprus have gone on an indefinite strike over unpaid wages. The strike began on Monday, with employees demanding urgent action from the ministry of labour. ...

Parliament on Monday continued reviewing legislation to regulate the matter of multiple pensions paid out to state officials, although no details of the discussion were later disclosed. The House finance ...

The dollar surged on Monday, pushing its Canadian counterpart and the Mexican peso to multi-year lows while China’s yuan slumped to a record trough in offshore trade after US ...

Two men were on Monday handed prison sentences of 45,376 and a half years each in Turkey for operating a ponzi scheme which funnelled part of its earnings through northern Cyprus. ...