Cyprus housing price index drops by 1 per cent in Q4-24
The Housing Price Index in Cyprus recorded a quarterly decline of 1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to the third quarter of the same year, according to a ...
CySEC fines firm €200,000 over possible regulatory breaches
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has imposed a €200,000 settlement on Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF) Colmex Pro Ltd for possible violations of investment services legislation.
The settlement, already paid ...
Cyprus Business Now: Tourism, Schengen, Conferences, Housing
The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) has announced its closure on several upcoming dates in line with public and bank holidays.
Investors and market participants have been informed that the exchange ...
Britain to relax EV targets as automakers reel from tariffs
Britain softened demands on automakers to switch to production of electric vehicles this week, seeking to alleviate pressure on an industry left reeling from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
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Tariff-driven Wall Street pain sparks investors to weigh more gloomy scenarios
A dramatic US stock slide is fanning fears of even more dire scenarios for the market, as investors weigh the potential for a prolonged global trade war and a much ...
Akamas proves popular destination for weddings
Over 800 civil weddings – mostly of foreigners – were celebrated in the Akamas municipality last year, with a higher number expected in 2025, civil marriage officer Maria Yiangou told the Cyprus Mail on ...
Our View: As cameras debate rumbles on, surveillance state only a matter of time
The debate on the placement of cameras in certain areas to cut down on crime versus the right to privacy seems almost moot in today’s digital age.
The justice ...
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Rice ignites Emirates with free kick brilliance in 3-0 Real Madrid rout, late Inter strike shocks Bayern
Arsenal’s Declan Rice pulled rank on his captain and the club’s set piece coach and it proved an inspired decision as he struck two sublime free kicks to ...
Russia and US to hold new round of consultations in Istanbul on April 10
The US State Department on Tuesday announced that American and Russian delegations will meet for a second time in Istanbul on April 10 to “solely” discuss stabilising bilateral embassy operations.
Speaking ...
Russia takes an American astronaut to the space station
A Russian spacecraft safely delivered an American astronaut Jonathan Kim and two Russian cosmonauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday, a flight hailed by Moscow as an example ...
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Tenstorrent to open office in Cyprus
Tenstorrent’s intention to establish an office and operate in Cyprus was announced by the company’s CEO Jim Keller on Tuesday, during a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides.
Government ...
US tells UN: we have no patience for bad faith talks on war in Ukraine
The United States “will have no patience for bad faith negotiation or violation of commitments” as it seeks to end the war in Ukraine, acting US Ambassador to the United ...
Cyprus explores partnerships with global tech leaders in Silicon Valley
A high-level Cypriot delegation held a number of strategic meetings in Silicon Valley with leading technology companies including Amazon (Zoox), Oracle, ServiceNow and Microsoft, as well as academic institutions such ...
Trump Nasa nominee says agency will prioritise Mars mission
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead Nasa will tell senators on Wednesday that the agency will prioritise a Mars mission, while noting that most US space programmes are over ...
Deputy ministry ‘dedicated to restructuring social services’
The deputy welfare ministry is “committed to the implementation of the project for restructuring the social welfare services,” it said on Tuesday.
It added that over the past two years, ...
13,000 Turkish Cypriots march against plan to legalise hijabs in schools
An estimated 13,000 Turkish Cypriots took to the streets of northern Nicosia on Tuesday evening to protest against the ruling coalition’s attempts to legalise the wearing of hijabs and other ...
Three arrested for Oroklini violence to be ‘immediately repatriated’
Cyprus will “immediately repatriate” three people arrested after an attempted eviction of a group of third-country nationals from a block of flats in the Larnaca suburb of Oroklini where they ...
EAC warns public over text message scam
Fake messages are being sent out asking people to settle unpaid electricity bills.
The messages are supposedly sent from the electricity authority (EAC) by sms, urging consumers to follow the ...
Meteorology dept staff against relocating to Nicosia
Workers at the Meteorology Department on Tuesday reiterated their strong objections to plans to relocate the department’s premises from Larnaca airport to Athalassa in Nicosia, going so far as ...
44 per cent say would emigrate for better life
A staggering 44 per cent of workers would consider moving to another country for better pay, Sek trade union said on Tuesday.
Presenting the findings of a survey it commissioned, Sek ...
Supreme Constitutional Court upholds €25,000 fine
The Supreme Constitutional Court on Tuesday upheld a prior ruling by a lower court which had voided a €25,000 administrative fine slapped on a brokerage firm executive by the Securities and ...
Cutting off PV users to be voted on by plenum on Thursday
A bill on small photovoltaic owners using the electricity they produce, forbidding switching off energy from renewable sources if that reaching the grid needs to be reduced, is being sent ...
Extra €5m earmarked for Cyprus’ cultural heritage committee
The European Commission has signed a new agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), allocating an additional €5 million to support the work of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage ...
Ukraine peace deal odds rise, says Goldman Sachs
US investment bank Goldman Sachs said bond pricing inferred that markets believed there was 70 per cent probability of a Ukraine peace deal, up sharply from before the November election of ...