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Britain’s payments regulator on Wednesday provisionally proposed a cap on cross-border interchange fees charged by Mastercard (MA.N) and Visa (V.N) on transactions made between the UK and ...

With Zara-owner Inditex (ITX.MC) and H&M (HMb.ST) set to disclose their most recent sales results, investors will be focused on one major question: how are the ...

The Paphos Regional Tourism Board (Etap) announced this week that it has approved its budget and action plan for 2024, with the decision having been taken during the most recent meeting ...

There was a notable upswing in government employment in November 2023, reaching a total of 54,404 individuals, marking an increase of 867 individuals, reflecting a rise of 1.6 per cent compared to the same ...

A COP28 pledge by energy majors to reduce their emissions is not enough to convince many sustainable fund managers to include the companies in their portfolios because it omits pollution ...

Netflix is set to pull ahead of Disney+ in the race for US advertising dollars next year as price hikes and a password-sharing crackdown pull more viewers to its ad-supported ...

KuCoin, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has agreed to block New York users from its platform and pay $22 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the state ...

The Nicosia Regional Tourism Board (Etap) this week announced that the EduTourism initiative, which aimed at boosting educational tourism to amplify appreciation for cultural and natural heritage, concluded in November ...

Cyprus witnessed a substantial increase in imports in the period from January to October 2023, rising by €1.23 billion when compared to the same period in 2022, according to a report released this ...

British wage growth slowed more than expected in the three months to the end of October, official data showed, but pay is probably still increasing too quickly to persuade the ...

“Fortnite” maker Epic Games has prevailed in its high-profile antitrust trial over Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O), which alleged the Play app store operated as an illegal monopoly, in a ...

If 2022 was the year that “broke bitcoin”, 2023 has been the year of trauma recovery. Bitcoin has bounced pluckily in the face of depressed crypto prices, low trading volumes and tough ...

Cyprus National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre, in conjunction with the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF), this week announced the launch of a new support scheme that aims to strengthen cybersecurity in ...

Alpha Bank Cyprus on Monday released a statement underlining its prominent participation at the 11th Banking Forum & FinTech Expo, where Miltos Michaelas, the bank’s CEO, represented the organisation. ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Monday released a report revealing that a total of 33 bounced cheques, valued at €60,851, were issued in November 2023. This has led to the registration ...

Cyprus witnessed a remarkable 58.5 per cent surge in total registrations of motor vehicles in November 2023, compared to the same month of the previous year, while also marking an annual increase ...

The unemployment rate in Cyprus plunged to its lowest level in 53 quarters, settling at 5.8 per cent of the labour force in the third quarter of 2023, marking a significant decline, according ...

The Cyprus Institute of Labour, associated with the Pancyprian Federation of Labour (Peo), released a comprehensive report on Monday, delving into the economic and employment landscape for 2023. The findings of ...

The European Central Bank’s continual balance sheet offloading in its battle against inflation has kept the value of Cypriot bonds held within the Eurosystem at €6.75 billion, according to a ...

Oil prices rose on Monday, extending gains for a second session as US efforts to replenish strategic reserves provided some support, although concerns of crude oversupply and softer fuel demand ...

Global Futures and Options (GFO-X), a digital assets trading platform, said on Monday that Britain’s M&G Investments (MNG.L) has led a $30 million second round of funding ...

Quality Street maker Nestle and Cadbury owner Mondelez (MDLZ.O) are seeing higher sales of confectionery in Britain this holiday season driven by cash-strapped shoppers seeking cheaper gifts. Shoppers hit ...

The Ministry of Finance on Monday announced that the Republic of Cyprus and France ratified an updated double tax treaty, first announced on Friday, in an effort to eradicate double ...

Electric vehicle drivers hoping to top up their batteries at one of Repsol’s (REP.MC) 1,600 Spanish charging stations might well be disappointed, with nearly half lying dormant because they ...