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British retailers reported the sharpest drop in sales volumes in eight months in March and they expect to see little improvement next month, an industry survey showed on Tuesday, showing ...

Large fund managers expect the bulk of Russia’s assets to remain closed to Western investors, despite a flurry of “exotic” trades betting on a rapprochement between Moscow and Washington. ...

The New Helvetia Hotel in Platres, which was recently awarded the ‘Historic Hotel of Cyprus’ label by the Deputy Ministry of Tourism, is preparing to reopen following its most extensive ...

Household spending has seen a significant increase, according to the latest Household Budget Survey (HBS) by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). Specifically, the service reported that the average annual consumption ...

The Cyprus Borrowers Association (Syprodat) released a statement on Monday saying that despite recent interest rate cuts by the European Central Bank (ECB), many borrowers have not noticed a decrease ...

The case for another European Central Bank interest rate cut is strengthening, ECB board member Piero Cipollone said on Monday, just days after another prominent policy dove made a similar ...

The Bank of England on Monday launched its 2025 bank capital stress test for Britain’s seven largest and most systemic banks and building societies. The results of the test, which ...

The Cyprus Borrowers Association (Syprodat) released a statement on Monday saying that despite recent interest rate cuts by the European Central Bank (ECB), many borrowers have not noticed a decrease ...

The Cypriot insurance industry is experiencing heightened merger and acquisition activity, mirroring developments in the banking sector, according to a report from Stockwatch. Major Greek banks have recently pursued acquisitions ...

The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (Selk) has expressed reservations over certain provisions in a set of tax law amendments currently under review by the House finance committee. ...

Hellenic Bank has completed its latest voluntary exit scheme, with 154 employees departing the bank between February 17 and March 11. The initiative, which cost the group approximately €24.2 million, is expected to yield ...

By Spyros Ierides, CFA Society Cyprus In today’s modern era of cutting-edge technologies and Artificial Intelligence (“AI”), financial advice can be just a click away. Undoubtedly, this has led ...

Cyprus-based alternative investment fund Cyreit has announced the sale of Irida Tower, a multi-storey commercial building in Larnaca. The fund, a subsidiary of Prodea Investments, said that it is offering ...

By Nestor Fylaktos Recently the Cypriot electricity system has made it a habit to curtail a significant portion of solar Photovoltaic (PV) generation during daylight hours, to the irritation of ...

Data Center Alley, a 30-square-mile stretch outside Washington D.C. and home to more than 200 data centers, consumes roughly the same electricity as Boston. So power company officials were alarmed ...

Cybersecurity has evolved from being a luxury to becoming a strategic priority for organisations, according to Minos Georgakis, Director of Advisory Services at PwC Cyprus. In a recent piece of ...

Financial technology firms and crypto companies are seeking to become state or national banks in a bid to expand their business under the Trump administration that they view as more ...

Bentley has posted its lowest annual revenue since the COVID pandemic struck in 2020 as the British luxury automaker faced a tough global market in 2024, but said it was pursuing “value ...

Cyprus has received a credit rating upgrade from Morningstar DBRS, which raised the country’s long-term foreign and local currency issuer ratings from BBB (high) to A (low), maintaining a ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting March 17: The Cyprus International Businesses Association (CIBA) has sent a letter to Finance Minister Makis Keravnos, raising a ...

In the closely watched sale of TikTok, the White House is playing the role of investment bank, with Vice President JD Vance running the auction. It is an unprecedented level ...

Tumbling stock markets and signs of tightening credit may make the Federal Reserve’s job even more difficult this week as US central bank policymakers try to weigh whether consumer ...

Alphabet (GOOGL.O) said this week it would buy Wiz for about $32 billion in its biggest deal as the Google parent doubles down on cybersecurity to sharpen its edge in ...

Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Christodoulos Patsalides on Friday highlighted the country’s economic transformation in recent years, while also outlining the challenges that lie ahead. Speaking at a ...