#business

Sklavenitis Cyprus has finalised its acquisition of Papantoniou Supermarkets, following approval from the Commission for the Protection of Competition. The deal solidifies Sklavenitis’ position as a major supermarket chain on ...

The average gross monthly salary for employees in Cyprus reached €2,363 in 2023, reflecting a 7.3 per cent increase from 2022, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service. This follows a 7.1 per cent increase in 2022, ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) hosted a special session on Wednesday with various local business associations, according to an official announcement. The session focused on the digital euro’s ...

Passenger traffic at Cyprus’ Larnaca and Paphos airports rose by 7.14 per cent in October 2024 compared to the same month in 2023, according to the Transport Ministry. This increase supports projections that 2024 ...

Apartments remained the driving force behind Cyprus’ real estate market during the third quarter, despite overall signs of stabilisation, according to the RICS Cyprus property price index. The index, created ...

Hellenic Bank on Wednesday reported a profit after tax of €284 million for the first nine months of 2024, marking a 28 per cent increase from the same period last year. “During the ...

Cyprus is participating in the World Travel Market (WTM) conference in London this week, joined by nearly 55 co-exhibitors at the ExCel exhibition centre. According to an announcement by the Deputy ...

National investment promotion agency Invest Cyprus and TechIsland, Cyprus’ largest tech association, on Wednesday announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU). According to the announcement, the agreement aims ...

By Pavlos Loizou, CEO of Ask Wire  The real estate industry has long been known for its slow adoption of technology. Despite the significant advancements in PropTech—offering everything from ...

The Cyprus Borrowers Association (Syprodat) has issued a call for comprehensive government measures to address the rising cost of living, urging action that benefits all citizens without distinctions or limitations. ...

United Arab Emirates energy giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Co has expressed interest in Cyprus’ emerging natural gas sector, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou has said. “They expressed interest in the ...

The number of registered unemployed individuals in Cyprus saw a 15.7 per cent decrease in October 2024 compared to the same month last year, according to a report from the Cyprus Statistical ...

Britain’s services sector lost momentum in the run-up to the new government’s first budget in October, with business activity growing at the weakest rate in 11 months and the ...

The value of bounced cheques in Cyprus plummeted by 65 per cent in the period from January to October 2024, according to a report released this week from the Central Bank of ...

Intership Navigation and Interorient Shipmanagement on Tuesday announced that they have merged to form InterMaritime Shipmanagement. The new entity, which will include Intership’s sister company Donnelly Tanker Management, will ...

Cyprus’ Authority Of Cooperative Societies, led by Kypros Protopapas, has raised concerns about the complexities involved in establishing a new, nationwide cooperative bank. Speaking before the House finance committee this ...

The Bank of Cyprus claimed two prestigious Gold Awards at Bousias’ Cyprus HR Awards for 2023, according to an announcement released on Tuesday. The bank was awarded ‘Best Change Management Strategy &...

The CFA Society Cyprus this week announced the launch of the CFA Institute University Research Challenge at Athlos House. In the context of the competition, CFA Society Cyprus invited Cypriot ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) this week announced an ambitious transformation plan under its newly released strategy for 2025-2026. This initiative, outlined in a 13-page document, aims to create ...

Cyprus-based TheSoul Publishing has announced its acquisition of a majority stake in Mediacube, a certified partner of YouTube and Meta that provides fintech solutions to nearly ten thousand creators across 132 ...

Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Christodoulos Patsalides on Monday highlighted the importance of taking a forward-looking approach to assessing individual risks, combined with a thorough analysis of the prevailing ...

With any other president, promises of less regulation and lower corporate taxes would have Wall Street’s deal machine salivating at the prospect of a feeding frenzy. Not so with ...

Big-name retailers such as Walmart (WMT.N) are increasingly using analytics to blunt the impact of one of the most unpredictable performance variables of shopping: weather. Weather data, once used ...

The savings rate in Cyprus has experienced a decrease, according to preliminary estimates of key macroeconomic indicators from the national accounts for 2023. According to the data, the gross disposable income ...