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Global energy major BP (BP.L) has pledged to lift oil production by 44 per cent and gas output by 89 per cent from India’s largest field off its west coast, ...

Oil producer Saudi Aramco (2222.SE) and Algeria’s Sonatrach lowered January’s official selling prices (OSPs) for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by between 1.6 per cent and 6 per cent from December ...

Beer deliveries in Cyprus grew by 1.8 per cent in 2024, reaching a total of 42.9 million litres, according to figures released on Thursday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). Domestic beer deliveries ...

Rachel Reeves is facing her first major test as Britain’s finance minister after the government’s borrowing costs jumped sharply this week and the pound tumbled, potentially forcing her ...

Cyprus surpassed other European countries like Croatia, Bulgaria, and Slovenia in short-term rental growth during 2024, according to Eurostat. The EU’s statistical office reported this week that short-term bookings in ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) this week issued a warning to investors regarding ten websites that are not authorised to provide investment services or perform investment activities. The ...

Cyprus’ shopping malls reported record-breaking performance in 2024, with December emerging as a standout month for both footfall and sales. George Georgiou, general manager of Nicosia Mall, told local outlet Stockwatch ...

Eurozone retail sales grew less than expected in November, confirming that consumption remains in the doldrums and adding to a recent string of gloomy data about the health of the ...

Hellenic Bank on Thursday announced that its annual HB EmPOWERment Talks initiative successfully concluded for the second consecutive year. The bank explained that this series of talks aims to support ...

Cyprus is set to intensify its appeal to Chinese tourists, aiming to secure a greater share of one of the world’s largest outbound travel markets, Deputy Minister of Tourism ...

Limassol’s mayors and business leaders convened this week to discuss their demands for increased state funding and a “sharper strategic focus” from the government. They argued that Limassol, a ...

Oil prices were little changed on Thursday as investors weighed firm winter fuel demand expectations against large US fuel inventories and macroeconomic concerns. Brent crude futures were down 3 cents at $76.13 ...

British businesses expect to raise prices and reduce headcount in response to an increase in employers’ social security contributions that will take effect in April, a Bank of England survey ...

Apple (AAPL.O) clarified on Wednesday that it has never sold the data collected by its Siri voice assistant or used it to create marketing profiles, just days after settling ...

The Cairo business conference held alongside the summits between Cyprus, Egypt and Greece, highlighted economic ties and a shared vision for the region, the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (Keve) said ...

From China to Europe, Canada to Mexico, world markets are already reeling from Donald Trump’s promise to jack up tariffs when he becomes U.S. president in less than ...

Cyprus posted a historically high surplus of €1.42 billion between January and November 2024, equivalent to 4.2 per cent of GDP, according to preliminary data from the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). This marks ...

UK investors added a record 27.2 billion pounds ($34 billion) to their stock holdings in 2024, funds network Calastone said on Wednesday, as a surge in investments in index-tracker funds dominated. The net ...

OPEC oil output fell in December after two months of increases, a Reuters survey found, as a drop from the United Arab Emirates due to field maintenance and from Iran ...

Israeli cybersecurity firms raised $4 billion in 2024, more than double that of 2023, led by firms seeking to protect the cloud along with a surge in artificial intelligence, global venture capital firm ...

Sterling slid for a second day on Wednesday against a generally firmer US dollar, despite British long-term borrowing costs sitting at around their highest since 1998. Solid US data on Tuesday ...

Cyprus posted a historically high surplus of €1.42 billion between January and November 2024, equivalent to 4.2 per cent of GDP, according to preliminary data from the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). This marks ...

Syria and energy issues were the focus of Wednesday’s meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, sources said. Christodoulides arrived in Cairo on Wednesday ...

The Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA) on Wednesday released a statement saying that it views 2025 “as a year of strategic growth and opportunity in the investment funds sector”. “Cyprus’ investment ...