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British grocery sales growth slowed over the last month as shoppers held back spending in anticipation of upcoming Christmas festivities and Black Friday promotions, industry data showed this week. Market ...

Meta Platforms (META.O) plans to offer Instagram and Facebook users in Europe the option to receive “less personalized ads,” the tech giant has announced, in an effort to allay ...

Investment in Norwegian oil and gas projects will rise to a record this year and may increase further in 2025 as inflation pushes up the costs of development, a national statistics ...

Property prices in Limassol surged in 2024, with apartment prices up by over 20 per cent and house prices rising by 30 per cent, according to a report from Nicosia-based firm Landbank Analytics. ...

Audio-streaming giant Spotify (SPOT.N) forecast fourth-quarter profit above Wall Street estimates this week, betting on cost cuts and strong subscriber growth in the crucial holiday season. Its shares that ...

Netflix (NFLX.O) said this week its ad-supported tier had reached 70 million monthly active users globally, nearly doubling from about six months earlier as customers seek more affordable options. The ...

Shares in Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), the world’s top memory chip maker, fell earlier this week to their lowest level in more than four years amid worries about the impact ...

The 12th Energy Symposium tackled the energy crisis, regional turbulence, and the urgent global shift to renewables. Titled “The Big Decisions on Energy”, the event was held with the support ...

Fintech and trading platform Capital.com on Friday announced that it has introduced a regional leadership model to bolster growth and innovation in its regulated markets. According to the announcement, ...

Cyprus recorded a record-breaking €3.2 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) for 2023, according to Invest Cyprus, the agency tasked with driving investments to the island. This figure was reported during the ...

The Bank of Cyprus Holdings (BOCH) this week announced the repurchase of 65,000 ordinary shares of €0.10 each. These purchases, effective as of November 14, took place on the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) ...

Aegean Airlines on Friday posted €1.38 billion in revenue for the first nine months of 2024, according to an official announcement. Increased passenger numbers and strategic investments supported this performance, though external ...

AstroBank has appointed Natasa Pilides, former Minister of Energy, Commerce, and Industry, as an independent member of its board of directors. According to an announcement released on Friday, the appointment ...

EMBIO Diagnostics, a Cypriot startup based in Nicosia and specialising in rapid diagnostic technologies for food safety and air quality, has secured €2.5 million in funding to drive international growth and ...

ARIS, a Cyprus-based accelerator founded in partnership with Deloitte Cyprus, has announced a strategic shift to focus on promoting and empowering start-up and scale-up success stories. Established in 2018 in Limassol, ...

Property prices in Limassol surged in 2024, with apartment prices up by over 20 per cent and house prices rising by 30 per cent, according to a report from Nicosia-based firm Landbank Analytics. ...

The director general of the Finance Ministry and the Interior Minister reassured the House internal affairs committee about recent concerns regarding the regulations for facilitating strategic development projects. During a ...

A European Central Bank rate cut last month was seen as an insurance move against unexpectedly low inflation but policymakers appear divided on the risk of excessively low price growth, ...

If US President-elect Donald Trump delivers on a pledge to hit European imports with tariffs, Hungary will feel the effects “exponentially” because of its German trade links, a top business ...

The euro has fallen to one-year lows, reviving talk the currency could hit the $1 mark. Donald Trump’s US election win raises the prospect of a hike in tariffs that ...

Hellenic Bank has underscored the importance of long-term investment strategies in navigating a highly volatile market environment. Speaking at the first Where to Invest Forum 2024, organised by the bank as ...

Cyprus’ economy grew steadily in the third quarter of 2024, with GDP rising by 3.9 per cent year-on-year, according to a flash estimate released on Thursday by the state’s statistical service. ...

The director general of the Finance Ministry and the Interior Minister reassured the House internal affairs committee about recent concerns regarding the regulations for facilitating strategic development projects. During a ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) has announced a new funding cycle under its PhD in Industry programme. According to an official announcement released on Thursday, the new programme will ...