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Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting June 5: Cypriot firm Ask Wire on Thursday released a report examining the Paphos property market for 2022, including an ...

Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google and Microsoft (MSFT.O) are inserting ads into AI experiments without providing an option to opt out of participation, an approach that has already rankled ...

An emerging technology to fish for lobsters virtually ropeless to prevent whale entanglements is exciting conservationists, but getting a frigid reception from harvesters worried it will drive them out of ...

Meta Platforms (META.O) on Thursday introduced WhatsApp Channels, a feature that the social media giant said would help make the app a “private broadcast messaging product.” Users in Colombia ...

Construction costs and demand keep property prices high Housing prices in Cyprus continued their upward trajectory in the fourth quarter of 2022, driven by both increased construction costs and rising demand, ...

The total solvency ratio of the Cypriot banking sector remained stable at 21.2 per cent at the end of December 2022, the same level as in September 2022, which was the highest point ...

Erdoğan’s re-election as Turkish president means that Ankara’s relations with its Western allies will remain turbulent. The West should expect a bumpy ride. By Luigi Scazzieri On ...

Amazon (AMZN.O) should not pay 250 million euros ($268 million)in back taxes to Luxembourg as ordered by EU competition enforcers, an adviser to Europe’s top court said on Thursday, ...

AstraZeneca (AZN.L) said on Friday it had signed an agreement with Quell Therapeutics potentially worth more than $2 billion to develop cell therapies that could cure autoimmune diseases. The agreement ...

Crypto exchange Binance.US said on Thursday it is suspending US dollar deposits and that its banking partners are preparing to pause fiat dollar withdrawal channels as early as June 13, ...

Lebanon must take urgent action on comprehensive economic reforms to avoid “irreversible consequences” for its economy, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday. IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack told reporters that ...

Taiwan-based computer manufacturer Acer (2353.TW) supplied at least $70.4 million worth of computer hardware to Russia between April 8, 2022 and March 31, 2023, according to customs data seen by Reuters, after saying it would ...

Britain’s windfall tax on oil and gas producers will not be applied if prices drop to certain levels for six months in a row, the finance ministry said on ...

The number of registered unemployed individuals in Cyprus decreased to 10,357 at the end of May 2023, compared to both the previous month, as well as May of the previous year, according ...

Switzerland’s parliament has formally agreed to establish a parliamentary commission (PUK) to look into Credit Suisse’s (CSGN.S) collapse and rescue in a deal engineered by Swiss authorities, ...

Other US crypto exchanges are likely to be in the firing line after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week sued Coinbase and Binance, two of the world’s ...

The eurozone economy was in technical recession in the first three months of 2023, data from European statistics agency Eurostat showed on Thursday, after downward revisions of growth in both the ...

Luxury properties valued above €400,000 were the driving force in Paphos’ housing market in 2022 Cypriot firm Ask Wire on Thursday released a report examining the Paphos property market for 2022, including an ...

Turkey’s lira weakened 0.8 per cent to a record low on Thursday, extending losses after a heavy selloff in the previous session that was seen as a sign of the ...

Meta Platforms’ (META.O) Instagram, Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) YouTube, TikTok and Twitter could face regulatory action after European consumer group BEUC complained to the European Commission and consumer authorities ...

Ariana Resources, the AIM-listed mineral exploration and development company with mining interests in both Cyprus and elsewhere in Europe, this week released its financial results for 2022, posting a pre-tax profit ...

Non-profit organisation Junior Achievement Cyprus recently announced the successful completion of its StartUp Programme for 2023, which sought to support Cypriot startups and promote innovation on the island. “In the final ...

Zara owner Inditex (ITX.MC) said on Wednesday sales of its spring-summer collection jumped by 16 per cent over the past month, maintaining its strong run despite higher wage costs and ...

British retail sales growth slowed to a seven-month low in May as soaring food prices prompted shoppers to rein in spending on non-essential items and dashed hopes of a boost ...