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Cyprus startups urged to think globally from the outset Deloitte brought together more than 20 startups and scaleups in Limassol on September 17 for an event highlighting the growing strength and international ...

Cyprus recorded the second-largest annual decline in commercial flights in the EU in August, even as flight activity across the bloc continued to expand and the island’s tourism downturn ...

The Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) will host the opening event of the annual consortium meeting of the European TRIERES hydrogen project in Ayia Napa on September 22, 2026. The event will ...

Cyprus has emerged as one of Europe’s clearest examples of homes outgrowing the households inside them, with more than seven in ten people in rural areas living in properties ...

Cyprus and Greece reaffirmed their shared maritime priorities at a dinner hosted by the Cyprus Union of Shipowners (CUS) in honour of President Nikos Christodoulides in Athens on September 18. The ...

Cyprus’ tourism downturn is expected to ease further by the end of the year, with arrivals forecast to finish around 5 per cent below 2025 levels, Tourism Deputy Minister Kostas Koumis said ...

The Cyprus Real Estate Agents Association (Skek) highlighted the challenges facing the property market at the Cyprus Property Show 2026, with its vice-president Vasilis Artemiou pointing to geopolitical tensions, uncertainty and ...

International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) secretary general Thomas Kazakos has taken the industry’s push for free passage through international waterways to the UN Security Council, warning that commercial ships ...

Reflect and Plug and Play aim to strengthen Cyprus startup links Reflect Festival and global innovation platform Plug and Play have announced a strategic partnership aimed at connecting Cyprus and ...

Market research firm Omdia has highlighted a global shift in how audiences divide their attention between television and smartphones, with nearly three in four US TV viewers regularly using their ...

Cyprus put seafarers’ rights, shipping’s social role and the competitiveness of the European fleet under the same spotlight in Athens, as a three-day maritime programme moved from the people ...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has warned that stretched technology valuations and heightened geopolitical tensions are increasing vulnerabilities in EU financial markets, despite their continued resilience. The EU’...

Organisations with stronger artificial intelligence governance and data practices are significantly more likely to report higher returns from their AI investments, according to a new study by SAS and IDC. ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) will hold a round-table discussion in Nicosia on September 29, 2026, focusing on workers with care responsibilities and the support available to them, including ...

Global semiconductor revenue surged to a record $425 billion in the second quarter of 2026, with the unprecedented growth in memory chips driven by artificial intelligence demand expected to feed through to ...

Construction output across the European Union fell in July, although Cyprus continues to record strong building activity, with permits and construction costs both rising in recent months. Seasonally adjusted construction ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) has warned that euro area households are keeping too much of their wealth in cash and low-yield deposits, while Cyprus faces a particular challenge in ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting September 14: Cyprus has largely cleaned up its banking sector’s non-performing loans (NPLs), but a substantial private debt ...

Businesses still relying on Microsoft SQL Server 2016 are being advised to review their database infrastructure and licensing needs rather than automatically rushing into an expensive upgrade following the end of ...

The euro area recorded a €14.20 billion surplus in goods trade with the rest of the world in July 2026, up from €10.70 billion a year earlier, according to first estimates released by ...

Boston Dynamics, Hyundai Motor Group’s humanoid robot unit, is unlikely to pursue an initial public offering next year, a senior executive at ​the parent company with direct knowledge of ...

Moody’s Ratings has raised its outlook on Greece’s sovereign credit rating to positive from stable, while affirming the country’s Baa3 investment-grade rating, citing growing evidence that structural ...

S&P Global Ratings has upgraded Cyprus’ long-term credit rating to A, while maintaining a positive outlook for the country’s sovereign debt. The upgrade was welcomed by President ...

Cyprus’ short-term economic outlook returned to marginal growth territory in August, according to the latest Composite Leading Economic Index (CCLEI) from the Economics Research Centre of the University of Cyprus (...