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Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) has agreed to pay $8.9 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that talc in its iconic Baby Powder and other products caused cancer, ...

ECB executive committee member and chief economist Philip Lane met with Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Constantinos Herodotou on Wednesday, after being invited by the latter to the island ...

Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google released on Tuesday new details about the supercomputers it uses to train its artificial intelligence models, saying the systems are both faster and more ...

UBS Group AG (UBSG.S) will on Wednesday seek to reassure shareholders that its unexpected takeover of rival Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN.S) in the biggest bank rescue since ...

Young people in Cyprus are excelling at “doing business”, Junior Achievement said, noting that over 300 students participated in the recent 10th trade fair of the student enterprise programme. There, young ...

The Cypriot fund has made a follow-up investment after having partnered with the startup in 2019 The Kinisis Ventures (KV) Fund I has made a follow-on investment of €200,000 in Threedium’s ...

More than 7,000 properties, whose total value exceeds €1.5 billion, are currently available on the market from banks, property management companies and debt buyers, according to a sectoral analysis report by Cypriot ...

The House Finance Committee this week reviewed proposed legislation that would introduce additional relaxations in the 50 per cent tax exemption policy for highly paid expatriate workers returning to Cyprus. According ...

DBRS Morningstar has confirmed the BBB rating with a stable outlook for Cyprus in both domestic and foreign currency over the long term, according to a report recently published by ...

Bahrain on Monday said it was introducing a new “golden licence” offering benefits to companies bringing large-scale investment projects to the small Gulf state as it seeks to reduce its ...

Even as bitcoin flies high, investors are keeping their options open, judging by a record race to derivatives. Open interest for bitcoin options and futures has spiked over the past ...

Mumbai resident Shivam Vahia cannot remember the last time he left home to shop. He spends about 30,000 rupees ($364) a month buying necessities like groceries, clothes and gadgets, all by tapping ...

In separate speeches last year, the leaders of France and Germany warned their citizens of hard times ahead as the global economy encountered challenges ranging from trade conflicts through to ...

Oil prices posted gains in Asian trade on Tuesday after OPEC+ plans to cut more production jolted markets the previous day, with investors’ attention shifting to demand trends and the ...

Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) will face shareholder anger on Tuesday at what will be its final annual general meeting after the bank was rescued last month by Swiss rival UBS (...

Storied Cypriot soft drinks company KEAN on Tuesday released a statement notifying the public that its board has reached an agreement in principle to sell the company’s shares to ...

Cyprus can take advantage of soaring copper prices, the result of pronounced shortages across the world, helping to increase supply through new projects on the island, according to Mark Rachovides, ...

A surprise production cut by Saudi Arabia and other Middle East producers has caught the energy industry flat-footed and will lift global prices with little room for a coordinated response ...

Turnover in Cyprus’ retail trade sector rose during February 2022, both in terms of value and volume, according to a report released on Monday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). According ...

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (8306.T) will postpone the issuance of Additional Tier-1 (AT1) bonds to mid-May or later from late April, a spokesperson said on Monday, after the Swiss ...

Eurobank Cyprus on Monday announced that it has been voted as the best bank for international private banking in Cyprus for 2023, an award bestowed upon the bank by Euromoney magazine ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday released a statement responding to an announcement by failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX EU (Cyprus) saying that it will commence processes for the ...

After weathering recession and military conflicts, Israel’s high-tech sector could be facing its biggest test yet as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) removes a key funding source ...

Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ oil producers on Sunday announced further oil output cuts of around 1.16 million barrels per day, in a surprise move that analysts said would cause an ...