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Israeli cybersecurity startup Wiz has ended talks with Google-parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O) on a reported $23 billion deal in which it would have become the US tech giant’s largest-ever acquisition, ...

Turkey’s central bank held its policy rate steady at 50 per cent on Tuesday as expected and repeated it remains highly attentive to inflation risks, even as it expects disinflation ...

The annual growth rate of Cyprus’ Composite Leading Economic Index (CCLEI) remained unchanged in June, according to a report released this week by the University of Cyprus’ Economics Research Centre (...

For the second consecutive month, the interest rate on short-term bonds issued by the Republic of Cyprus has declined, with increased demand compressing the offered yields. According to data released ...

The Cyprus Children’s and Young People’s Book Society, supported by Hellenic Bank, successfully wrapped up its innovative reading initiative titled ‘The Furry Book Club’. This year, both children ...

Limassol-based shipping company Intership Navigation on Tuesday announced the successful migration of its fleet, consisting of over 100 vessels and 3,000 seafarers, to Mintra’s Trainingportal Learning and Competency Management System. According ...

The Cyprus Consumers Association (CCA) this week reported a significant increase in consumer complaints during the first half of 2024, particularly in terms of passenger rights and organised travel. Complaints related ...

Chief Scientist Demetris Skourides this week used his presentation to the Cyprus Universities Rector Conference to lay out a vision for transforming Cyprus into a Regional Research, Innovation, and Technology ...

Commercial greenhouses in Europe are testing new energy and water efficiency technologies in support of the green transition. By Bárbara Pinho In the province of Almería in southeastern ...

Despite numerous challenges, the Cyprus real estate market has shown resilience in the first half of 2024, with a notable increase in activity, according to the Cyprus Real Estate Agents Registration ...

The EAC is moving forward with securing large plots of state land for building more photovoltaic (PV) parks, Electricity Authority director George Petrou said on Monday. “People have come forward ...

Apple is partnering with the philanthropic arm of real estate firm Sobrato and two other California-based groups to launch a fund with an initial investment of $50 million to support affordable ...

Meta Platforms has announced that it has decided to suspend use of generative artificial intelligence tools in Brazil in response to the government’s objections to its new privacy policy ...

EU antitrust regulators are asking industry participants if Google’s (GOOGL.O) multi-year generative artificial intelligence (AI) deal with Samsung (005930.KS) hinders rival chatbots on Samsung smartphones, according to an ...

Investment firm ECM Partners, whose Cypriot presence is based in Nicosia, and private fund manager Metric Capital Partners announced on Monday that they have agreed to sell a majority stake ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) recently kept interest rates at their current levels but indicated that the September meeting is “wide open” as it downgraded its economic outlook for the ...

Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia said on Thursday its operating profit fell 32 per cent in the second quarter because of continued weak demand for 5G telecom equipment but forecast a ...

European companies are seeing outsized gains and losses in their shares when they report earnings, a Reuters analysis shows, a trend that has more to do with the growing sway ...

Netflix likely added the fewest number of subscribers in five quarters during April-June as sharp gains following a crackdown on password sharing ebbed and viewer attention moved to summer sporting ...

Elevated levels of inflation and the impact of the war in Ukraine have forced companies across Europe to freeze hiring or cut jobs. Here are some layoffs announced since the ...

Outsized positions in artificial intelligence darling Nvidia (NVDA.O) have boosted portfolio managers’ returns this year but the bets stand to magnify risk if the chipmaker’s red-hot shares see ...

German sportswear maker Adidas is increasing its full-year earnings guidance after a better than expected second quarter, it said on Tuesday, in its second upgrade this year. The success of ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting July 15: Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Nicodemos Damianou used his participation at a recently held ...

No self-respecting board would pay a company’s CEO entirely in cash. Yet for directors themselves, at least in Europe, it’s the norm. Non-executive board members in London, Amsterdam ...