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British house prices increased by 3.5 per cent in the 12 months to April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday, slowing from the 4.1 per cent rise in March. London ...

Saudi Arabia has allocated $7.8 billion worth of investments for Expo 2030, state news agency SPA reported earlier this week. “I highlighted the Kingdom’s investment of $7.8 billion in the Expo and ...

Cyprus has recorded a drop of five positions in the competitiveness ranking of the IMD World Competitiveness Centre for the third consecutive year, falling from the 40th position to the 45...

The German economy will contract more than previously expected this year as sticky inflation takes its toll on private consumption, the Ifo Institute said on Wednesday while presenting its forecasts. “...

Payments company Mastercard (MA.N) on Wednesday launched a global project to recycle credit and debit cards as part of a plan to save the billions of cards in circulation ...

British inflation defied predictions of a slowdown and held at 8.7 per cent in May, putting yet more pressure on the Bank of England a day before it is expected to ...

Britain’s public sector net debt surpassed 100 per cent of gross domestic product in May as borrowing came in higher than expected, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday. ...

Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Philippos Hadjizacharias this week described the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) as a fundamental pillar for knowledge and research on the island. ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) this week announced that its business mission, led by Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis, departed on Tuesday for the city of ...

British grocery inflation eased slightly for the third month in a row in June, industry data showed on Tuesday, providing a modicum of comfort for consumers worn down by a ...

The European Commission plans to propose measures this year to address security risks posed by outbound investments as well as reinforcing export controls on goods that have both civilian and ...

Turkey raised monthly minimum wage by another 34 per cent beginning on July 1, the government said on Tuesday, bringing it to a net 11,402 lira ($483) for the second half of the year ...

Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Constantinos Herodotou on Tuesday addressed the annual general meeting of the Association of Cyprus Banks, touching on domestic economic developments, the resilience of the ...

The Association of Cyprus Banks has always played a “creative and productive part” in the island’s banking sector developments, particularly amidst the challenges of the past few years, Finance ...

When Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos visits South Korea this week he will find an entertainment industry that has achieved global fame through hits such as “Squid Game” and “The Glory”, ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is working on a platform for central bank digital currencies (CDBCs) to enable transactions between countries, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday. “CBDCs ...

A quarter of workers surveyed by PwC expect to change jobs in the next 12 months, up from 19 per cent last year, as they are increasingly left cash-strapped in a cooling ...

Intel (INTC.O) will spend more than 30 billion euros ($33 billion) to develop two chip-making plants in Magdeburg as part of its expansion push in Europe, a deal Chancellor Olaf Scholz ...

Buoyed by a swift economic rebound post-COVID, Dubai is racing to attract people and capital to drive long-term growth, betting it can avoid past debt crises that dented its global ...

Construction material prices in Cyprus remained stable in May, according to a report published by the state’s statistical service on Monday. According to the data cited in the report, ...

Britain’s main manufacturing trade body Make UK revised up its outlook for this year on Monday thanks to strong demand for aircraft and electronics, but said it still expects ...

British supermarket Morrisons said on Monday it was cutting the prices of 47 products by an average of over 25 per cent, in another sign that a surge in inflation might be ...

The German government and Intel (INTC.O) are expected to ink a deal over the US chipmaker’s planned factory in Dresden, capping months of talks over subsidies needed for ...

Asking prices for British homes fell in June for the first time in six years, indicating an earlier-than-usual summer slowdown amid mortgage market turmoil and expectations of further Bank of ...