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Intel (INTC.O) was set to erase nearly $25 billion in market value on Friday in what would be its worst selloff since 2000 after it suspended its dividend and slashed its ...

Alpha Bank Cyprus announced on Friday that more than 4,000 of its borrowers received over €3 million in benefits through the bank’s reward programme. The programme, which ran from August 1, 2023, to ...

Inflation in Cyprus stood at 2.1 per cent in July, according to a report released this week by the state’s statistical service, disrupting an upward trend that had persisted since ...

Eurobank Cyprus generated a net profit after tax of €105.7 million in the first half of 2024, according to the bank’s financial results released on Friday. Specifically, the bank’s financial ...

Cypriot food producers aiming to increase their export volumes can now take advantage of a new initiative designed to establish a stronger presence in the United States market. Specifically, Rovshan ...

The Environment Department this week announced an extension of the application deadline for a grant scheme aiming to encourage businesses in Cyprus to reduce their gas emissions. According to the ...

Cyprus’ retail trade turnover, excluding motor vehicles, recorded a significant increase in June 2024, according to a report released this week by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). According to the report, ...

Eurobank this week posted an adjusted net profit of €732 million for the first half of 2024, an increase of 22.2 per cent year-on-year, while reported net profit stood at €721 million. In addition, ...

Barclays (BARC.L) announced a new 750 million pound ($957 million)share buyback and upgraded its longer term earnings guidance on Thursday, driven in part by an upswing in trading income that ...

Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) (2010.SE), one of the world’s biggest petrochemicals companies, reported a close to 85 per cent jump in second-quarter net profit on Thursday, helped by higher ...

Partners in the Israeli Leviathan offshore gas project have approved a $429 million investment to expand the field and increase production, a statement from the group said on Thursday. The expansion ...

Shipping company Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) on Thursday raised its full-year guidance on the back of strong container market demand and the crisis in the Red Sea, but also said the ...

Larnaca and Paphos airports saw a 4.5 per cent rise in passenger numbers in the first seven months of 2024, compared to last year, according to Maria Kouroupi, Director of Aviation Development ...

The Bank of England cut interest rates from a 16-year high on Thursday after a narrow vote in favour from policymakers divided over whether inflation pressures had eased sufficiently. Governor ...

Eurobank announced on Wednesday evening that it had successfully completed its mandatory public offer to acquire up to 100 per cent of the issued share capital of Hellenic Bank. This resulted ...

Eurobank this week posted an adjusted net profit of €732 million for the first half of 2024, an increase of 22.2 per cent year-on-year, while reported net profit stood at €721 million. In addition, ...

Net new loans in Cyprus experienced a substantial increase in June 2024, reaching a total of €330.6 million, compared to €234.9 million in May, according to a report released this week by the ...

The Cyprus government’s surplus surged to €424.5 million in the January-June period, representing 1.3 per cent of GDP, compared to €62 million and 0.2 per cent of GDP during the same period in 2023, ...

The Bank of England will not publish rules for implementing tougher global bank capital requirements until after the summer, it said this week, raising questions about whether a July 2025 start ...

Saudi Arabia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 0.4 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter, preliminary data by the government’s statistical authority showed on Wednesday, driven by a 8.5 ...

Turkey wants to complete negotiations for a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council by the end of the year, the Turkish trade ministry said on Wednesday, after Ankara ...

The Cyprus government’s surplus surged to €424.5 million in the January-June period, representing 1.3 per cent of GDP, compared to €62 million and 0.2 per cent of GDP during the same period in 2023, ...

Benign inflation data and a cooling job market aside, US credit conditions featuring tepid loan demand and stiff terms may also be bolstering confidence among Federal Reserve officials that price ...

Inflation in Cyprus dropped to 2.6 per cent in July, reflecting a slowdown from the 3 per cent rate observed in both June and May, according to preliminary estimates released by Eurostat ...