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Women in Germany earned 18 per cent less on average than men last year, due largely to a levelling-off in earnings after having children and taking part-time work, the Federal Statistics ...

National flag carrier Cyprus Airways has announced that it is set to double its fleet of Airbus A220 aircraft in 2024, with the introduction of two new planes. This was highlighted ...

The world’s 20 best-performing hedge funds generated $67 billion for investors in 2023, roughly triple what they returned in 2022, with activist TCI Fund Management leading the pack, according to data published by ...

Cyprus-based digital studio TheSoul Publishing, which has received wide-spread recognition for its globally engaging and original content, on Monday announced that Aleksandra Sulimko, previously the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), ...

Oil prices lost more ground on Monday as economic headwinds pressured the global oil demand outlook and offset geopolitical concerns in the Middle East and an attack on a Russian ...

Germany’s chemicals sector, Europe’s largest, is starting to feel the pinch from delayed shipments via the Red Sea, becoming the latest industry to warn of supply disruptions that ...

Spain received a record number of foreign tourists in 2023, 17 per cent more than the year before and up 1 per cent from the 84 million who came in the pre-pandemic year of 2019, ...

Tech shares helped power the S&P 500 to its first record high close in two years on Friday to confirm a bull market, while European stocks registered weekly declines ...

Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) wrapped up 2023 on a high note, with listed securities exceeding €4 billion, according to the CSE’s figures published for December. The General Index reached 136,01 points, representing ...

British retailers suffered the biggest drop in sales for almost three years during December, raising the risk that the economy slipped into recession late last year, official data showed on ...

Waymo, Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O), opens new tab autonomous driving unit, said on Friday it had applied to the California Public Utilities Commission to expand its driverless service in ...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) said on Friday it plans to invest 2.26 trillion yen ($15.24 billion) in Japan by 2027 to expand cloud computing infrastructure that serves as a backbone for artificial technology (...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting January 15: Contrary to expectations that accompanied the reduction in the consumption tax rates for motor fuels, fuel prices ...

Ford Motor (F.N), opens new tab said on Friday it would reduce production of its F-150 Lightning pickup truck, as demand for electric vehicles (EVs) slows. The No. 2 U....

Macroeconomic stabilisation policy for some time now has been navigating in the dark. This will only increase in the next decades as structural changes in the economy are big and ...

Most public transport fares in London will remain the same this year, in a move aimed at easing cost-of-living pressures and boosting the retail and hospitality sectors, the city’s ...

According to data published on Friday by Eurostat, Cyprus experienced a 14 per cent decrease in potato prices in 2023. Similar trends were observed in Belgium (18 per cent decrease) and Austria (4 per ...

Social media platform Reddit has drawn up detailed plans to launch its initial public offering (IPO) in March, moving forward with a listing it has been eyeing for more than ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (Keve) meeting and the government are looking at aligning strategies, on energy, natural gas, renewable energy sources and manufacturing. This was the subject of a ...

Cyprus Airways will target the Greek market in 2024 and the airline’s top brass were in Athens on Thursday to present plans to travel agents and journalists. The meeting inaugurated ...

The rate of inflation continued on a downward path in December, according to the Consumer Protection Service which monitors the prices of consumer products. Inflation in December was down to 1.6 ...

European stocks rose on Thursday as markets steadied after falling the previous day when traders lowered their expectations for major central banks to start cutting interest rates soon. A combination ...

President of the Hoteliers Association (Pasyxe) Thanos Michaelides, expressed satisfaction with the current bookings for the new tourist season, noting interest from both small and large markets. Given the challenges ...

U.S. edutech platform Coursera (COUR.N), opens new tab added a new user every minute on average for its artificial intelligence courses in 2023, CEO Jeff Maggioncalda said on Thursday, ...