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Apple (AAPL.O) shares fell nearly 3 per cent in premarket trade on Friday after the iPhone maker trimmed its share buyback program and CEO Tim Cook warned of additional tariff-related ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday announced the publication of its 2025 directive on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing. The newly adopted directive aims to modernise ...

Cyprus’ retail trade sector saw robust growth in March 2025, with both the value and volume of turnover rising by 5.6 per cent compared to the same month last year. According to ...

Cyprus’ archbishopric this week announced a public tender for the lease and development of two land parcels located in Geroskipou, Paphos. According to the announcement, the tender was officially launched ...

Cyprus recorded €92.7 million in high-value property transactions in March 2025, with Nicosia taking the lead thanks to a single €29.3 million office sale, according to real estate analytics firm Ask Wire. According ...

Cyprus recorded a general government surplus of €580.6 million in the first quarter of 2025, according to preliminary data published by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Friday. The surplus represents 1.6 per ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has reached a €20,000 settlement with ZFN Europe Ltd in relation to a possible violation of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets ...

Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Limited Company on Friday announced the repurchase of 295,526 of its own ordinary shares between April 25, 2025, and May 1, 2025. The shares, each with a nominal value of €0.10, ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve), in collaboration with the embassy of Hungary in Cyprus, will host a business-to-business (B2B) event highlighting innovative Hungarian technologies in agriculture ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) on Friday announced the launch of a public consultation for its upcoming funding programme titled “AI in Gov’t”. According to the announcement, the ...

Mastercard (MA.N) beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit this week as customers kept up spending on its card network despite the economic uncertainty sparked by a global trade ...

The Bank of England is expected to lower interest rates by a quarter point on May 8 as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs darken the global growth outlook, and some ...

The International Monetary Fund has announced that it now expects Middle East and North Africa economies to grow by just 2.6 per cent in 2025 as uncertainties stemming from a global trade ...

Tesla (TSLA.O) chair Robyn Denholm on Thursday denied a Wall Street Journal report that said board members had reached out to executive search firms to find a new replacement ...

Saudi Arabia’s economy grew in the first quarter, supported by activity in the non-oil sector as the kingdom pushes on with diversifying away from hydrocarbons. Real gross domestic product (...

A stablecoin launched by Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto venture is being used by an Abu Dhabi investment firm for its $2 billion investment in crypto exchange Binance, one ...

Oil prices fell on Thursday, extending a steep decline the previous session due to signs that Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest crude exporter, could raise production and data showing ...

Cyprus Seeds and The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics organized on April 29th 2025, an inspirational speech, “A Scientist Stepping into Entrepreneurship”, by Dr. Mary Lynne Hedley. The event, which ...

British house prices fell by 0.6 per cent in April, a sharper fall than forecast and their biggest monthly decline in more than 18 months, as a discount on property transactions ended, ...

The digital euro will serve as a complement to cash, not a replacement, and is designed to preserve the stability of the financial system while embracing innovation, said Stelios Georgakis, ...

The Index of Industrial Output Prices in Cyprus rose by 0.2 per cent in March 2025, reaching 121.9 units, based on 2021 as the reference year set at 100 points, according to official data released ...

The average gross monthly earnings of employees in Cyprus rose by 5.3 per cent in 2024, reaching €2,487, according to provisional data released on Wednesday by the state statistical service. In terms of ...

South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) warned on Wednesday US tariffs could cut demand for products such as smartphones, making it difficult to predict future performance. Samsung said it ...

The US economy contracted in the first quarter, weighed down by a deluge of goods imported by businesses eager to avoid higher costs, underscoring the disruptive nature of President Donald ...