#business

The US trade deficit widened to a record high in March as businesses boosted imports of goods ahead of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, which dragged gross domestic product ...

Britain’s services sector, accounting for much of the economy, shrank in April for the first time since October 2023 and at the fastest pace in more than two years, according ...

Individual investors are likely to see a growing array of financial products containing private credit heading their way in the coming months and years, financial executives said at the Milken ...

British new car registrations fell more than 10 per cent year-on-year in April, with Tesla’s (TSLA.O) UK sales plummeting 62 per cent, dragged by weak consumer confidence and tax increases, ...

Cyprus in recent years has taken strides in advancing intellectual property rights and processes, key to driving innovation, the commerce minister said on Tuesday. George Papanastasiou was addressing the annual ...

Ford Motor suspended its annual guidance on Monday because of uncertainty around US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, saying the levies would cost the company about $1.5 billion in adjusted earnings ...

Deposit interest rates in Cyprus declined in March 2025 for both households and businesses, reflecting a softening trend in returns on short-term savings, according to the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). ...

Leptos Calypso Hotels Public Ltd, a member of the Leptos Group, recorded a significant financial turnaround in 2024. Specifically, the company on Tuesday posted a consolidated net profit of €3.25 million, recovering ...

Tesla’s (TSLA.O) new car sales in Britain plummeted 62 per cent year-on-year in April to their lowest in over two years, even as demand for electric vehicles rose, data ...

The number of unemployed persons registered at district labour offices across Cyprus stood at 8,118 at the end of April 2025, according to the latest data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service (...

Cyprus recorded over 1.15 million passengers at its two airports in April 2025, crossing the one million threshold for the first time in a single month, the Transport Ministry said on Tuesday. ...

Credit rating agency Moody’s on Tuesday upgraded the long-term deposit ratings of the Bank of Cyprus to A3 from Baa1, reflecting continued strengthening of the bank’s financial position. ...

The Cyprus Real Estate Agents Registration Council recorded 125 convictions for illegal real estate brokerage in 2024, according to an announcement released on Tuesday. The number of convictions, the council explained, “reinforces ...

Commissioner for Gender Equality Josie Christodoulou said this week that substantial equality between men and women in all areas of work is not only fair, but also necessary. During a ...

Residential properties in Cyprus sold under foreclosure in the final quarter of 2024 lost significant value, with six primary residences auctioned off at an average discount of 26.7 per cent from their ...

The Industrial Turnover Index in Cyprus continued its upward trend in February 2025, reflecting positive momentum across several key sectors of the economy. According to data released, the index reached 130.4 units, ...

Limassol businesses are still grappling with staffing shortages, rising costs and red tape, according to the latest business barometer published this week by the Limassol Chamber of Commerce and Industry (...

Volkswagen’s premium brand Audi on Monday kept its full-year guidance, with the caveat that any impact from US tariffs was not included, after its first-quarter revenue rose 12.4 per cent ...

Work on the second phase of development at Larnaca and Paphos airports is officially underway, with the projects expected to boost the combined annual capacity of the two hubs to ...

Turkish monthly inflation climbed to 3 per cent in April, data showed on Monday, partly due to a plunge in the value of the lira following the arrest of President Tayyip ...

Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N) shareholders mourning the departure of legendary investor Warren Buffett anticipate the conglomerate he built over 60 years will retain its long-term focus and culture but worry about ...

Oil prices fell more than 2 per cent on Monday after OPEC+ decided over the weekend to further speed up oil output hikes, spurring concerns about more supply coming into a ...

The total value of all real estate transactions in Cyprus reached a record-high €5.71 billion in 2024, reflecting a modest one per cent increase compared to 2023, according to a report released on ...

The European Union will on Tuesday announce a roadmap to phase out the bloc’s remaining gas ties with Moscow, but in the absence of sanctions it will be difficult ...