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Cypriots remain determined to squeeze in at least one more meaningful experience before the year ends, according to a new Mastercard survey covering 20 countries, including Cyprus. Despite the calendar closing ...

Deloitte Cyprus has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Vaios Makrygiannis as Partner and Transfer Pricing Leader, effective December 1, 2025, the firm said. Makrygiannis joins from Deloitte Greece, where ...

Marios Tsiakkis has taken on a new role as a Non-Executive Director at Baker Tilly South East Europe, almost a year after stepping down from the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce ...

Cyprus’ Deputy Minister of Shipping Marina Hadjimanolis is in London this week for the 34th General Assembly of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), where she will lead the Cypriot delegation ...

European businesses expect the upcoming Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU to deliver concrete progress on competitiveness and regulatory simplification, according to Fredrik Persson, president of BusinessEurope, during ...

For many, the word ‘forex‘ evokes images seen on social media: luxury cars, quick fortunes, and charismatic influencers touting guaranteed trading success. This high-octane portrayal, focused on rapid wins and ...

Seasonally adjusted production in construction decreased by 0.5 per cent in the euro area in September 2025 compared with August 2025, while it remained stable in the EU, according to Eurostat. In the ...

The Emirates Shipping Association brought the UAE’s maritime community together on Thursday evening for Latitude 25° at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Terrace, an event aimed at reflecting on a busy ...

Researchers are developing reusable and environmentally friendly electronics for the healthcare, consumer and manufacturing sectors, replacing scarce materials with circular alternatives to build a sustainable future. By Michael Allen Europe’...

Market intelligence firm IDC unveiled its top technology predictions for 2026 to 2030 at the IDC FutureScape 2026 event in Singapore earlier this month, outlining how Asia Pacific is shifting from the AI ...

Big tech firms are now locked in what analysts call the next platform war, centred on AI agents and partner ecosystems, according to a piece of analysis from Omdia.  Hyperscalers ...

British house prices in September were 2.6 per cent higher than a year earlier, the smallest annual rise since May and down from an upwardly revised increase of 3.1 per cent in ...

Investors pulled roughly $523 million from BlackRock’s flagship iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT.O) on November 18, according to data from Farside Investors, marking the fund’s largest single-day withdrawal since its ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting November 17: The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) on Monday released a statement summarising the recently-held annual ...

Household final consumption expenditure in the EU, when corrected for inflation, grew by 1.5 per cent in 2024 compared with 2023, according to Eurostat. This increase was stronger than in 2023, when the growth ...

Researchers across Europe are deploying advanced automation in rail transport and making it smarter, cleaner and more reliable for passengers and freight. By Michaela Nesvarova Close to the beautiful coastline ...

Spain’s parliament will investigate Meta for possible privacy violations of its Facebook and Instagram users, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said this week. “In Spain, the law is above ...

The European Commission proposed this week streamlining and easing a slew of tech regulations, including delaying some provisions of its AI Act, in an attempt to cut red tape, head ...

Adobe (ADBE.O) and Qualcomm (QCOM.O) have announced that they are partnering with Humain, the artificial intelligence firm backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, to help the ...

An automatic cost-of-living adjustment, or CoLA, is effectively a system of wage indexation designed to address inflation, yet there is no universal application nor a unified model for its implementation. ...

Cyprus business & economy wrap-up from the day before President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday addressed the BusinessEurope Council of Presidents in Nicosia, stressing that the Cyprus Presidency of the Council ...

The Open University of Cyprus took part in and supported one of the most advanced and realistic international cybersecurity exercises, Crossed Swords 2025, through its Cybersecurity and Telecommunications Research Laboratory, known ...

Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced its equities trade tape detailing pre- and post-trade data will be operational by 2027, as it launched a consultation on the design and ...

Tourism must deliver tangible benefits across local communities, Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis said on Friday. He added that the government is “continuing this year to support the promotion ...