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Spain’s government has approved a bill imposing massive fines on companies that use content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) without properly labelling it as such, in a bid to ...

Real estate agents and their assistants in Cyprus face uncertainty over their professional licences following a decision by the Cyprus Real Estate Agents Registration Council to revise the requirements for ...

Credit rating agency Moody’s has upgraded Greece to investment grade, raising its credit rating to Baa3 with a stable outlook from Ba1 with a positive outlook. “The upgrade reflects ...

Analysts covering the Bank of Cyprus have significantly raised their price targets following the release of the bank’s preliminary financial results for 2024. All recent revisions indicate a more optimistic ...

Eurozone finance ministers are worried that the change of policy under the new US administration to embrace cryptocurrencies could affect eurozone monetary sovereignty and financial stability, top officials said this ...

British consumer spending lost momentum last month after a bounce at the start of the year, despite households’ rising confidence in their personal finances and the broader economy, surveys of ...

IBM (IBM.N) has won a London lawsuit against US tech entrepreneur and philanthropist John Moores’ company LzLabs, which the IT giant accused of stealing trade secrets. IBM sued Switzerland-based ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis has held consecutive meetings with the ambassadors of Egypt and Qatar in Cyprus to discuss strengthening tourism cooperation between the countries. According to a ...

The Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) announced on Friday that George Pantelides, head partner at Deloitte and current deputy president of the federation, will assume the role of president ...

Cyprus’ wholesale trade sector recorded a slight increase of 0.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, according to a report released by the Cyprus ...

Analysts covering the Bank of Cyprus have significantly raised their price targets following the release of the bank’s preliminary financial results for 2024. According to a report from Stockwatch, all ...

Cyprus’ newly proposed national hydrogen strategy has been put forward for consultation, aiming to align the country with the European Union’s broader hydrogen goals. However, according to energy professor ...

The professional services sector remains one of the key pillars of the Cypriot economy, significantly contributing to its growth. Limassol has emerged as the main hub for financial, legal, and ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) on Friday released a statement detailing its actions for this year’s Global Money Week 2025 (GMW 2025). According to the announcement, these include a ...

The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) is set to host its mid-term meeting in India. Scheduled for April 9, 2025, in Mumbai, the meeting is part of the International ...

In the creatively charged atmosphere of Limassol-based Blackbook Agency’s headquarters, where each corner tells a story of innovation and bold vision, we caught up with founder and managing director ...

Tourism Deputy Minister Kostas Koumis this week announced a record-setting year for Cyprus’ tourism sector, with over 4 million visitors and revenues exceeding €3 billion. This growth has been fueled by a 6 ...

Global passenger demand experienced a robust increase in January, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), rose by 10 per cent compared ...

Alpha Bank’s senior leadership met with state officials and key business figures in Cyprus this week, in order to outline its growth strategy and expansion plans. According to an ...

Turkey expects to spend an additional 50.4 billion lira ($1.38 billion) on higher retirees’ allowances and maternity benefits this year, an impact analysis report showed on Thursday. A bill submitted to a ...

Spotify (SPOT.N) has announced that it paid $10 billion in royalties in 2024, the largest payout to the music industry in a single year. Nearly 1,500 artists earned over $1 million in royalties ...

Cooler inflation could allow Federal Reserve policymakers to resume interest-rate cuts later this year, with traders betting on three quarter-point reductions in the policy rate by the end of 2025, starting ...

Kazakhstan contributed more than a half of overall OPEC+ oil production rise in February, lagging behind its pledges to reduce production, OPEC data has shown. Kazakhstan has persistently exceeded its ...

DP World, a Dubai-owned ports and logistics company, reported a 28 per cent fall in annual profit on Thursday, partly due to higher finance costs, and highlighted that global trade uncertainties ...