Bank of Cyprus gives away Nissan Ariya
The Bank of Cyprus has wrapped up its summer campaign with Visa cards, combining electric mobility with the joy of coffee!
The grand prize winner of the contest is Elena ...
Police investigate arson at Nicosia school fire
Preliminary investigations suggest a fire at a Nicosia high school was deliberately set in rubbish bins, police said on Wednesday.
The alarm system at the school went off at around 7.10...
What to see and do this week at Larnaca Biennale
As Larnaca continues to unravel the Lines and Traces of this year’s Biennale, its artists present a diverse variety of parallel events that bring art and the process of ...
Best beaches in Cyprus – From golden sands to hidden coves
Cyprus has a coastline that changes character every few kilometres. From the sugar-soft sands of the east to the wild coves of the west, every stretch of shore tells a ...
Paypal shares surge 10 per cent on OpenAI partnership
PayPal (PYPL.O) said on Tuesday it entered into a deal with OpenAI that will allow ChatGPT users to buy products using the payment firm’s platform, sending its shares ...
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Trump announces trade breakthrough with South Korea on Asia trip
President Donald Trump began the final leg of his Asia trip in South Korea on Wednesday, optimistic about advancing an unresolved tariff deal with the country’s President Lee Jae ...
Oracle CEO dismisses fears of an ‘AI bubble’
Oracle CEO Mike Sicilia said on Tuesday that he is not concerned about an “AI bubble,” adding that there is real value in artificial intelligence as demand far outpaces supply.
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President to meet new UN Cyprus envoy for first time
President Nikos Christodoulides will meet the new head of the United Nations peacekeeping force (Unficyp) in Cyprus and special representative of the UN secretary-general Khassim Diagne for the first time ...
Sunny days ahead as temperatures reach 28 degrees
A weak low-pressure system is temporarily affecting Cyprus, with a weak high-pressure system expected to move in from Thursday, according to the meteorological service.
On Wednesday, weather conditions across most ...
Eurozone debt-to-income ratio falls to 81.5 per cent
The European Central Bank (ECB) announced this week that the net saving of the euro area economy increased in the four quarters leading up to the second quarter of 2025, while ...
Four in ten EU households face difficulty making ends meet
Approximately four in ten (17.4 per cent) of all households in the EU experienced difficulty or great difficulty to make ends meet in 2024, according to a report from Eurostat.
At the ...
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Israel says it will uphold Gaza ceasefire as strikes kill 104 people
The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it will abide by a ceasefire accord in Gaza, as health officials in the enclave said airstrikes had killed 104 people, with both sides ...
Greek banking sector turns corner with renewed investor confidence
Bank of America (BofA) Securities confirmed its positive stance on the Greek banking sector this week, stating the banks are undergoing a transitional period as markets focus on the trough ...
Foreign-owned businesses lead Cyprus’ service exports
Foreign-controlled companies were responsible for the majority of Cyprus’ service exports to countries outside the European Union in 2023, according to new Eurostat data on services trade by enterprise characteristics (STEC).
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Cyprus Business Now: property, maritime, banks, tourism, Keve, Evep, Evel
Cyprus’ property market has entered 2025 with renewed confidence and a sense of maturity. What began as a post-pandemic recovery has evolved into a steady, data-driven expansion fuelled by foreign investment, ...
Euro area banks unexpectedly tighten credit standards for firms
Euro area banks reported a small net tightening of credit standards for loans or credit lines to enterprises in the third quarter of 2025, with a net percentage of 4 per cent, ...
Eurozone inflation expectations for next 12 months decrease slightly
Median inflation expectations for the next 12 months decreased slightly in September compared with August 2025, according to the European Central Bank (ECB).
Compared with the previous month, median consumer perceptions of ...
Fed expected to cut interest rates while ending bond drawdown
As Wall Street’s expectations have rapidly shifted toward an imminent end to the Federal Reserve’s effort to shrink its bond holdings, some analysts also anticipate a return to ...
Barclays CEO sees ‘rich prospects’ in US consumer finance
Barclays will buy US personal loan originator Best Egg for $800 million, the British bank said on Tuesday, as it tries to add scale in its personal banking business in the ...
UK regulator confirms end to naming stock market short sellers
Britain’s financial markets watchdog on Tuesday confirmed that it will stop publishing the identity of stock market short sellers, as it set out details of a revised framework aimed ...
Amazon plans to cut up to 30,000 corporate jobs
Amazon (AMZN.O) is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs beginning yesterday, as the company pares expenses and compensates for overhiring during the peak demand of the pandemic, ...
Cyprus moves up a place to 30th in world rule of law index
Cyprus was ranked 30th out of 143 countries in this year’s edition of the World Justice Project (WJP)’s annual rule of law index, moving up a single place since ...
Our View: More than an app needed to solve problems in rental market
It was very interesting to read that a local company, by the name of Proper Property, has created the Tenant Credit Check Tool, which enables the owners of properties and ...
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Jamaica’s strongest-ever storm, Hurricane Melissa, turns to Cuba
Hurricane Melissa churned toward Cuba’s second-largest city with the force of a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday, hours after making landfall in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever cyclone on ...