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The Research and Innovation Foundation (Idek) on Wednesday released a statement disclosing the list of 61 companies where students will have the opportunity to apply for internships, lasting six weeks, between ...

The value of Cypriot bonds held by the Eurosystem remained steady at €6.76 billion at the end of April, as the European Central Bank (ECB) persists in its effort to deleverage ...

Group CFO praises Cyprus as “dynamic and thriving tech hub” Cyprus-headquartered Capital.com, a global trading platform and fintech group, this week announced that total client trading volumes exceeded $1.2 trillion ...

Hotel occupancy rates in Cyprus are expected to be lower during the upcoming summer, compared to the same period in 2023, according to the president of the hotelier’s association (Pasyxe) ...

The biggest collective owners of UK shares have warned the London Stock Exchange (LSEG.L) against weakening its listing rules and governance standards to help attract fresh business, a letter ...

British house prices edged 0.1 per cent higher in April to stand 1.1 per cent up on a year earlier, figures from mortgage lender Halifax showed on Tuesday, a slight pick-up from ...

A team from the Financial Action Task Force, an international crime watchdog that “grey-listed” Turkey in 2021, held meetings with Turkish authorities last week ahead of its highly-anticipated report on the ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) on Tuesday announced that it recently hosted a meeting with the Latvian Central Bank (Latvijas Banka) at the offices of the commission in ...

Deputy Minister of Research Nicodemos Damianou recently addressed two investment incentives launched at the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, acknowledging that there is room for improvement. These ...

Hotel occupancy rates in Cyprus are expected to be lower during the upcoming summer, compared to the same period in 2023, according to the president of the hotelier’s association (Pasyxe) ...

The Easter holiday season saw restaurants, bars and other venues across Cyprus suffer a 50 per cent decline in business activity, compared to the previous year, according to Neophytos Thrasyvoulou, president ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis is currently visiting the United Arab Emirates to attend the Arabian Travel Market tourism exhibition, which is taking place in Dubai. “Over the last ...

British services companies reported the strongest upswing in activity in almost a year during April, despite a new surge in cost pressures, according to a survey that pointed to a ...

Global petrol demand growth could halve in 2024, squeezing second-half refinery margins, analysts said, driven by a shift to electric cars in China and the United States and a return to ...

France’s car industry will aim to ramp up electric car sales fourfold by 2027 under a strategy agreement to be signed with the government on Monday, just as the president ...

Britain’s financial watchdog will be asked next week to respond to growing political and industry criticism over its “naming and shaming” proposals, according to the parliament’s treasury committee. ...

Oil futures climbed on Monday after Saudi Arabia hiked June crude prices for most regions and as the prospect of a Gaza ceasefire deal appeared slim, renewing fears the Israel-Hamas ...

The disruption to container shipping traffic in the Red Sea is increasing and is expected to reduce the industry’s capacity between the Far East and Europe by some 15-20 ...

Strong demand for its retro-style Gazelle and Samba sneakers helped drive Adidas’ strong first-quarter growth, especially in its home market of Europe, the company has said, as it moves on ...

By Maria Demertzis We are only halfway through the implementation of the NextGenerationEU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RFF), so the final judgment on its success is still to come. However, ...

Two of Europe’s top airline groups, Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) and Air France-KLM (AIRF.PA), have announced cost cuts after labour disputes and high customer payouts linked to flight disruptions ...

Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years into expanding cloud services and artificial intelligence in Indonesia, including building data centres, according to chief executive Satya Nadella. Jakarta is ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting April 29: The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) recently announced its support for the adoption of the Net-Zero Industry Act ...

European car giants Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis all posted lower sales and first-quarter revenue this week as they geared up to launch new models, faced higher costs and were hit ...